The Texas Rangers (1-3) host the Toronto Blue Jays (3-1) on Tuesday at 8:05 PM ET. The Rangers are () on the moneyline against the Blue Jays (). Toronto’s Tanner Roark and Texas’ Dane Dunning will start this matchup.
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Blue Jays vs Rangers Betting Odds
Pitching Matchup
The probable pitchers for both teams have not made a start this season. Here are their stats from last season:
| Roark (TOR) | Pitcher | Dunning (TEX) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 – 3 | W/L | 2 – 0 |
| 47.2 | IP | 34.0 |
| 6.80 | ERA | 3.97 |
| 1.740 | WHIP | 1.120 |
| 7.7 | K/9 | 9.3 |
| 4.3 | BB/9 | 3.4 |
Blue Jays Probable Starter Tanner Roark
- Roark will take the mound to start for the Blue Jays, his first this season.
- The 34-year-old righty last appeared Sunday, Sept. 27 against the Orioles, when he started and went four innings.
- Roark and his team finished with a 2-1 record in games he appeared in when they were the moneyline favorite a season ago.
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 6, 2021 at 2:04 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Rangers Stats vs Roark
| Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Guzmán | 4 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .500 |
| Charlie Culberson | 4 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1.750 |
| David Dahl | 3 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .667 | 1.667 |
| Joey Gallo | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Jose Trevino | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
Rangers Probable Starter Dane Dunning
- Dunning will make his first start of the season for the Rangers.
- The last time the 26-year-old pitched was on Thursday, Oct. 1 against the Athletics. The righty threw scoreless two-thirds of an inning as the starter in that matchup.
- The righty did not pitch as the moneyline underdog in any games last season.
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 6, 2021 at 2:04 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Blue Jays Stats vs Dunning
| Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Semien | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Blue Jays Betting Trends
- Last season the Blue Jays were the seventh-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 5.0 runs per game (302 total).
- The Blue Jays won 17 of the 25 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (68%).
- Toronto went 11-6 in games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -129 or shorter (64.7%).
- In the 56 games oddsmakers set an over/under for Toronto, it combined with opponents to go over the total 27 times (27-26-3).
Rangers Betting Trends
- The Rangers won 17, or 35.4%, of the 48 games they played as underdogs last season.
- Texas was 14-28 last season when entering a game as the underdog by +108 or more on the moneyline.
- Games involving Texas went over the total set by bookmakers in 31 of 60 chances last season.
Blue Jays Players to Watch
- Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit .308 a season ago with 14 doubles, 11 home runs and 14 walks.
- Gurriel ranked 17th in hits (64), 16th in BA (.308), and 19th in SLG (.534) among qualified hitters in MLB play.
- Teoscar Hernandez powered out 16 home runs a season ago while slugging .579.
- Hernandez ranked seventh in HR among qualified hitters in MLB.
Blue Jays Batting Stats (2020)
| Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 221 | .262 | 34 | 9 | 33 | .326 | .788 |
| Cavan Biggio | 220 | .250 | 41 | 8 | 28 | .375 | .807 |
| Randal Grichuk | 216 | .273 | 38 | 12 | 35 | .309 | .790 |
| Marcus Semien | 211 | .223 | 28 | 7 | 23 | .305 | .679 |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | 208 | .308 | 28 | 11 | 33 | .348 | .882 |
| Teoscar Hernández | 190 | .289 | 33 | 16 | 34 | .340 | .919 |
| Bo Bichette | 123 | .301 | 18 | 5 | 23 | .323 | .835 |
| Danny Jansen | 120 | .183 | 18 | 6 | 20 | .313 | .671 |
| Joe Panik | 120 | .225 | 18 | 1 | 7 | .340 | .640 |
| Rowdy Tellez | 113 | .283 | 20 | 8 | 23 | .341 | .881 |
Rangers Players to Watch
- Nick Solak finished last season with two home runs, 23 RBI and a batting average of .268.
- Solak’s hitting stats were not among league batting leaders in MLB among qualified hitters in MLB.
- Isiah Kiner-Falefa collected 59 hits, posted an OBP of .329 and a .370 SLG.
- Kiner-Falefa did not rank among the top hitters in the majors among qualified hitters in the majors.
Rangers Batting Stats (2020)
| Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | 211 | .280 | 28 | 3 | 10 | .329 | .699 |
| Nick Solak | 209 | .268 | 27 | 2 | 23 | .326 | .670 |
| Joey Gallo | 193 | .181 | 23 | 10 | 26 | .295 | .673 |
| Leody Taveras | 119 | .235 | 20 | 4 | 6 | .316 | .719 |
| Brock Holt | 95 | .211 | 12 | 0 | 5 | .283 | .557 |
| David Dahl | 93 | .183 | 9 | 0 | 9 | .222 | .469 |
| Ronald Guzmán | 78 | .244 | 10 | 4 | 9 | .314 | .750 |
| Jose Trevino | 76 | .250 | 10 | 2 | 9 | .280 | .714 |
| Nate Lowe | 67 | .224 | 10 | 4 | 11 | .297 | .730 |
| Eli White | 48 | .188 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .231 | .460 |
Blue Jays vs Rangers Player Props
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