The Texas Rangers (62-71) are -195 favorites for their Thursday matchup with the Chicago White Sox (31-103). Nathan Eovaldi gets the ball for the Rangers and will look to earn his 10th win of the campaign.
Texas’ Eovaldi gets the start, and he’ll go against Chicago’s Nick Nastrini.
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The Rangers have put together a 39-31 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 55.7% of those games).
Texas has a 5-3 record (winning 62.5% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -195 or shorter.
This season, the White Sox have won 26 out of the 125 games, or 20.8%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Chicago has entered 64 games this season as the underdog by +164 or more and is 10-54 in those contests.
In the 131 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Rangers, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 57 times (57-69-5).
The White Sox and their opponents have hit the over in 59 of their 133 games with a total this season.
Rangers Stats & Insights
The Rangers have the No. 23 offense in MLB action scoring 4.2 runs per game (555 total runs).
Texas is 21st in MLB with 140 total home runs.
The Rangers’ .238 batting average ranks 21st in the majors.
Texas’ hitters strike out 7.8 times per game, the eighth-lowest average in the majors.
The Rangers pitching staff ranks 14th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
Texas’ 4.28 team ERA ranks 23rd among all MLB pitching staffs.
White Sox Stats & Insights
The White Sox are among the lowest scoring teams in the league, ranking last with just 415 total runs (3.1 per game) this season.
Chicago has hit just 108 homers this season, which ranks last in the majors.
The White Sox have a team batting average of just .221 this season, which ranks 29th among MLB teams.
Chicago ranks 19th in strikeouts per game (8.7) among MLB offenses.
The White Sox strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 18th in MLB.
Chicago has pitched to a 4.90 ERA this season, which ranks 29th in baseball.
Rangers Key Players to Watch
Eovaldi tries for his 10th win when he gets the start for the Rangers, his 24th of the season. He is 9-7 with a 3.79 ERA and 128 strikeouts in 133 2/3 innings pitched.
Corey Seager is batting .277 with 29 home runs and 73 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Texas hitters this season.
Marcus Semien has 129 hits and an OBP of .314 to go with a slugging percentage of .398 this season.
Josh Smith has 111 hits this season and a slash line of .264/.351/.410.
Adolis Garcia is batting .224 with an OBP of .286 and a slugging percentage of .400 this season.
White Sox Key Players to Watch
Nastrini will make his first start of the season for the White Sox.
Andrew Vaughn paces the White Sox with 15 home runs and 59 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .241.
Andrew Benintendi is batting .214 with 17 doubles, 14 home runs and 33 walks.
Gavin Sheets is hitting .240 with 24 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 38 walks.
Nicky Lopez is hitting .238 with 12 doubles, three triples and 32 walks.
Rangers and White Sox Injuries
Rangers: Josh Sborz: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Tyler Mahle: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Latz: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Max Scherzer: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Evan Carter: 60 Day IL (Lumbar), Jacob deGrom: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Carson Coleman: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cole Winn: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
White Sox: Mike Soroka: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Drew Thorpe: 15 Day IL (Flexor), Steven Wilson: 15 Day IL (Back), Jordan Leasure: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Max Stassi: 60 Day IL (Hip), Jimmy Lambert: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jesse Scholtens: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Mike Clevinger: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Dominic Leone: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Yoรกn Moncada: 60 Day IL (Abductor)
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