Streaking Rangers Visit Yankees
The Texas Rangers have turned things around and take a four-game winning streak into Yankee Stadium on Friday. The Rangers’ season started off badly and many projections had them finishing last again in the American League West. However, their string of victories against the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies changed their fortunes.
However, they open a series against the New York Yankees, one of the best teams in MLB. With this interesting game, let’s examine the MLB spreads, stats, and MLB lines for the Rangers vs Yankees.
Rangers on Hot Streak
Call it luck or finding their stride. Either way, the Texas Rangers are winning games. During their four-game winning streak, their bullpen has only surrendered one earned run in 14.1 innings. That marks a huge turnaround from a relief corps that was struggling earlier in the season.
The offense during those games has been solid as well, scoring 18 runs on 31 hits. However, not everything for them has been perfect. Their first two wins of the streak saw them commit an error in each game.
If the Rangers want a fighting chance in this series, they need to eliminate those mistakes.
Yankees Return Home
The Evil Empire appears to be back in New York. Holding the best record in the majors, the New York Yankees look to keep ahead of their contenders. However, the Yankees are coming off a narrow loss to the Toronto Blue Jays that snapped an 11-game winning streak.
During the winning streak. New York’s pitching held opponents to an average of 2.82 runs per game while the offense averaged 7.18 runs. So everything was firing on all cylinders with the Yankees.
With Gerrit Cole (2-0 3.00 ERA) starting on Friday, they have a pitcher who is locked in on the mound. His last two games saw him give up zero runs while striking out 15 and walking three batters. Look for him to throw another gem.
Rangers vs Yankees Head-to-Head
The New York Yankees are a -230 sportsbook favorite in this matchup. While this is the first meeting between both teams in 2022, last season saw the Yankees go 6-1 against the Texas Rangers. The Rangers haven’t won a season series matchup against the Yankees since 2016, when they went 4-3.
Rangers vs Yankees Game Information
- Game: Rangers (10-14) vs Yankees (18-7)
- Location: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
- Day/Time: Friday, 7:05 p.m. ET
- Rangers vs Yankees Live Stream: MLB.TV
Rangers vs Yankees Betting Lines
| Team | Run line | Moneyline | Total | Team Total |
| Texas Rangers G. Otto -R |
+1½ -115 | +190 | 7 -110o | 2½ -115o
2½ -115u |
| New York Yankees G. Cole -R |
-1½ -105 | -230 | 7 -110u | 4½ +115o
4½ -145u |
Rangers vs Yankees Prediction
During the New York Yankees’ 11-game winning streak, they were 9-2 against the spread, a tremendous improvement from their 6-8 start against the spread. What’s even better for people wanting to cash-in on the Yankees is their 5-1 record ATS after a loss.
The Texas Rangers have gotten better ATS and have a record of 13-11, which was aided by their current four-game winning streak. They are also 5-4 ATS when coming off a win. So while the Rangers are seeing improvement, the Yankees are showing dominance.
When betting online and making your MLB picks and parlays, pick the Yankees at -1½ for -105 while you can. As good as the Yankees have looked, the run line for the odds is a steal. For anyone looking at player props, if there’s a strikeout prop for Cole around six strikeouts, take the over on it.
