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The Texas Rangers (16-15) host the Washington Nationals (15-15) Thursday to close out a three-game series. The Rangers are favored (-197) to win the rubber match, which starts at 2:35 PM ET from Globe Life Field.
Texas’ Nathan Eovaldi gets the start, and he’ll go against Washington’s Mitchell Parker.
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Rangers and Nationals Betting Trends
The Rangers have put together an 8-8 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 50% of those games).
Texas has played three times as moneyline favorites with odds of -197 or shorter, and fell in each game.
The Nationals have been underdogs in 28 games this season and won 14 (50%) of those contests.
Washington is 4-4 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +164 or more on the moneyline.
The Rangers have combined with opponents to go over the total 13 times this season for a 13-17-1 record against the over/under.
The Nationals and their opponents have hit the over in 13 of their 30 games with a total this season.
Rangers Stats & Insights
The Rangers are the 15th-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 4.5 runs per game (139 total).
Texas is ninth-best in MLB play with 34 total home runs.
The Rangers’ .248 batting average is 10th-best in MLB.
Texas’ hitters strike out 7.7 times per game, the ninth-fewest strikeouts in MLB.
The Rangers pitching staff is eighth in MLB with a collective 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
Texas’ 3.74 team ERA ranks 12th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Nationals Stats & Insights
The Nationals rank 21st in the majors with 119 total runs scored this season.
Washington has hit 27 homers this season, which ranks 24th in the majors.
The Nationals’ .231 batting average ranks 21st in the league this season.
Washington has shown good bat-to-ball skills at the plate this season with the sixth-best strikeout rate (7.8 per game) among MLB offenses.
The Nationals average the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.1) in the majors this season.
Washington has the 21st-ranked ERA (4.17) in the majors this season.
Rangers Key Players to Watch
Eovaldi (1-2) takes the mound for the Rangers in his seventh start of the season. He has a 3.00 ERA in 36 2/3 innings pitched, with 36 strikeouts.
Marcus Semien has been key for Texas with five home runs, 20 RBI and a batting average of .256 this season.
Adolis Garcia leads Texas in home runs with eight and runs batted in with 25.
Josh Smith is batting .318 to lead Texas this season.
Evan Carter has collected 21 hits this season and has an OBP of .312. He’s slugging .453 on the year.
Nationals Key Players to Watch
The Nationals will hand the ball to Parker (2-0) for his fourth start of the season.
C.J. Abrams has accumulated a team-best batting average of .284, and leads the Nationals in home runs (seven) and runs batted in (17).
Jesse Winker is batting .257 with six doubles, three home runs and 15 walks.
Jacob Young is batting .314 with four doubles and a walk.
Luis Garcia is hitting .294 with seven doubles, a home run and five walks.
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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