Texas Rangers (33-38) vs New York Mets (33-37)
Game Info: Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 8:05 pm (Globe Life Field)
Michael Lorenzen (4-3) (2.86) vs Luis Severino (4-2) (3.46)
Betting Odds: Texas Rangers -110 / New York Mets +100 --- Over/Under: 8 Click Here for the Latest Odds
The New York Mets and Texas Rangers meet Tuesday in MLB game 1 action at Globe Life Field. Here’s a New York Mets vs Texas Rangers Prediction. This article will include a New York Mets vs Texas Rangers Pick.
New York Mets Betting Preview
The New York Mets have won 6 straight games, which includes wins over the Marlins and Padres. The New York Mets have scored 30 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 8 games. The New York Mets have won 8 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Francisco Lindor leads the New York Mets with 69 hits and 36 RBI, while Pete Alonso and Starling Marte have combined for 131 hits and 67 RBI.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 33-39 on the year after losses to the Dodgers and Mariners. The Texas Rangers have scored 7 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 6 of their last 7 games. The Texas Rangers have lost 6 of their last 8 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Marcus Semien leads the Texas Rangers with 75 hits and 40 RBI, while Josh Smith and Corey Seager have combined for 123 hits and 58 RBI.
New York Mets vs Texas Rangers Pick Pitching Matchup
Luis Severino gets the ball for the New York Mets, and he is 4-2 with a 3.12 ERA and 60 strikeouts this season. Severino has allowed 14 hits and 2 runs in his last 14 innings. Severino has a 4.11 ERA and .223 allowed batting average in 30.2 road innings. Severino is 2-2 with a 2.89 ERA and 28 strikeouts in his career against the Texas Rangers.
Michael Lorenzen gets the ball for the Texas Rangers, and he is 4-3 with a 2.86 ERA and 47 strikeouts this season. Lorenzen has allowed 16 hits and 3 runs in his last 17.2 innings. Lorenzen has a 3.42 ERA and .220 allowed batting average in 23.2 home innings. Lorenzen is 2-1 with a 2.29 ERA and 23 strikeouts in his career against the New York Mets.
Why the New York Mets will win
- The Mets have won each of their last nine night games after playing the previous day.
- The Rangers have lost each of their last four games.
- The Mets have covered the run line in each of their last six night games against AL West opponents.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 10 night games against NL East opponents that held a losing record.
- The Rangers have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four games.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Corey Seager has hit a home run in three of his last five home appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Marcus Semien has scored at least one run in six of the Rangers' last seven games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Corey Seager has recorded at least one Single in six of his last seven appearances against the Mets after playing the previous day.
- Josh Jung has recorded at least one RBI in three of his last four home appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Josh Jung has recorded at least one hit in each of his 10 previous appearances at Globe Life Field against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Josh Jung has recorded at least one total base in each of his 10 previous appearances at Globe Life Field against NL opponents that held a losing record.
New York Mets Player Prop Facts
- Pete Alonso has hit a home run in six of the Mets' last nine road games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Francisco Lindor has recorded a Double in six of the Mets' last eight road games against AL West opponents.
- Pete Alonso has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Mets' last six road games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Francisco Lindor has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Mets' last six road games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Pete Alonso has scored at least one run in nine of the Mets' last 10 road games against AL West opponents.
- Brandon Nimmo has recorded at least one Single in each of his last seven road appearances against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Brandon Nimmo has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 road appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Texas Rangers rank 6th in the league for strikeouts against this season (554).
- The Texas Rangers rank T7th in the league for hits allowed this season (556).
- The New York Mets are one of only 4 teams in the league to rank top 10 in both strikeouts and on-base percentage this season.
- The New York Mets rank T6th in the league for home runs allowed this season (66).
New York Mets vs Texas Rangers Prediction
The Texas Rangers have to have the edge at home with Michael Lorenzen, as he's been great up to this point, with an ERA under three. However, we're getting even money with a hot Mets team that's won 6 straight games and has picked things up offensively. Luis Severino has also been solid this season, and we know what he's capable of from a raw talent standpoint. This is kind of the ball we expected from the Mets before the season, and it's important they keep it up, as it could change how they approach the MLB trade deadline. I'll ride the hot hand and take the Mets at the betting price.
Randy’s Pick New York Mets +100
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The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
Randy has covered sports betting for over a decade, well before it was cool to do so.
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