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Expect a display of power when Adolis Garcia (8 HR) and the Texas Rangers (15-14) take on C.J. Abrams (7 HR) and the Washington Nationals (14-14) at Globe Life Field at 8:05 PM ET live on BSSW. Garcia and the Rangers are -163 favorites on the moneyline for the matchup.
Jon Gray takes the mound for Texas while MacKenzie Gore is Washington’s starter for the contest.
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Rangers and Nationals Betting Trends
The Rangers have been favored on the moneyline 14 total times this season. They’ve finished 7-7 in those games.
Texas has a 2-2 record (winning 50% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -163 or shorter.
This season, the Nationals have won 13 out of the 26 games, or 50%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Washington is 7-8 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +136 or more on the moneyline.
The Rangers have played in 29 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 12 times (12-16-1).
The Nationals and their opponents have hit the over in 12 of their 28 games with a total this season.
Rangers Stats & Insights
The Rangers rank 14th in runs scored with 132, 4.6 per game.
Texas is ninth in MLB play with 32 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
The Rangers rank 10th in MLB with a .248 batting average.
Texas’ hitters strike out 7.6 times per game, the sixth-fewest strikeouts in baseball.
The 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rangers pitching staff ranks sixth in MLB.
Texas has a 3.94 team ERA that ranks 15th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Nationals Stats & Insights
The Nationals have scored the 19th-most runs in the league this season with 117 (4.2 per game).
Washington ranks 20th in Major League Baseball with 27 home runs.
The Nationals rank 19th in MLB with a .237 team batting average.
Washington ranks eighth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.1 Ks per contest.
The Nationals have an eight K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in the majors.
Washington pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.20 ERA this year, which ranks 21st in MLB.
Rangers Key Players to Watch
The Rangers are sending Gray (0-1) to make his sixth start of the season. He is 0-1 with a 2.92 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 24 2/3 innings pitched.
Garcia leads Texas in home runs with eight and runs batted in with 25.
Marcus Semien has collected 30 hits this season and has an OBP of .315. He’s slugging .429 on the year.
Josh Smith’s batting average of .304 leads all Texas hitters this season.
Evan Carter has collected 19 hits this season and has an OBP of .311. He’s slugging .461 on the year.
Nationals Key Players to Watch
Gore (2-2) will take the mound for the Nationals, his sixth start of the season.
Abrams leads the Nationals with seven home runs and 17 runs batted in, while putting up a team-best batting average of .297.
Jesse Winker is hitting .277 with six doubles, three home runs and 15 walks.
Jacob Young is hitting .328 with four doubles and a walk.
Luis Garcia has seven doubles, a home run and five walks while batting .293.
Rangers and Nationals Injuries
Rangers: Max Scherzer: 15 Day IL (Back), Austin Pruitt: 15 Day IL (Knee), Cody Bradford: 15 Day IL (Back), Brock Burke: 60 Day IL (Hand), Jacob deGrom: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tyler Mahle: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Joshua Jung: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Carson Coleman: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Foscue: 60 Day IL (Oblique strain)
Nationals: Joey Gallo: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Lane Thomas: 10 Day IL (Knee), Victor Robles: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Robert Garcia: 15 Day IL (Influenza), Josiah Gray: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Mason Thompson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cade Cavalli: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jose Ferrer: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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