Rangers Vs Red Sox: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – May 13, 2022

The Texas Rangers (13-17) are looking for continued production from a batter on a roll when they match up against the Boston Red Sox (11-20) on Friday at 8:05 PM ET at Globe Life Field. Brad Miller is on a two-game home run streak. Dane Dunning takes the mound first for Texas (-119 to win), and Nick Pivetta is Boston’s (+101) choice to start.

The betting insights in this article use the latest odds as of May 13, 2022 at 7:24 PM ET.

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Rangers vs Red Sox Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Rangers Probable Starter Dane Dunning

• Dunning makes the start for the Rangers, his seventh of the season. He is 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 32 innings pitched.
• In his most recent time out on Sunday, the right-hander tossed 6 2/3 innings against the New York Yankees, allowing one earned run while surrendering two hits.
• The 27-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.38, with 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in six games this season.
• Dunning is trying to continue a second-game quality start streak in this outing.
• He will face a Red Sox offense that ranks 28th in the league with 107 runs while batting .229 as a squad. It has a collective .345 slugging percentage (26th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 18 home runs (28th in MLB).
• This season, the 27-year-old ranks 33rd in ERA (3.38), 38th in WHIP (1.188), and 20th in K/9 (8.7) among qualifying pitchers.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 13, 2022 at 7:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Red Sox Probable Starter Nick Pivetta

• Pivetta (0-4) will take to the mound for the Red Sox and make his seventh start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings against the Chicago White Sox while allowing five hits.
• The 29-year-old has pitched to a 6.07 ERA this season with 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 4.4 walks per nine across six games.
• He has one quality starts in six chances this season.
• The Rangers are batting .219 this season, 26th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .343 (27th in the league) with 29 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 13, 2022 at 7:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Rangers Betting Trends

• The Rangers have won 42.9% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (3-4).
• Texas has a record of 3-4 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -119 or shorter (42.9%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rangers have an implied win probability of 54.3%.
• Texas has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 12 times this season for a 12-15-3 record against the over/under.
• The Rangers have an 18-12-0 record ATS this season (covering 60% of the time).

Red Sox Betting Trends

• This season, the Red Sox have won five out of the 17 games, or 29.4%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Boston has a record of 5-10, a 33.3% win rate, when they’re set as an underdog of +101 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Red Sox have a 49.8% chance to win.
• Games involving Boston have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in nine of 31 chances this season.
• In 31 games with a spread this season, the Red Sox are 15-16-0 ATS.

Rangers Players to Watch

• Corey Seager has a team-best OBP (.302) and slugging percentage (.430), while leading the Rangers in hits (27). He’s hitting .237 with a double, seven home runs and 11 walks.
• Among the qualified hitters, Seager ranks 98th in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks 108th and he is 61st in slugging.
• Jonah Heim is hitting .333 with three doubles, three home runs and nine walks.
• Adolis Garcia is hitting .202 with four doubles, two triples, four home runs and eight walks.
• Miller is batting .239 with a double, five home runs and three walks.

Rangers Batting Stats (2022)

Red Sox Players to Watch

• Rafael Devers leads Boston with 40 hits and a team-best slugging percentage of .508.
• Among all qualified hitters in the big leagues, Devers’ batting average is 15th, his on-base percentage is 57th, and he is 23rd in slugging percentatge.
• Xander Bogaerts has a slash line of .345/.397/.466 this season and a team-best OPS of .863.
• Among all qualified hitters, Bogaerts’ batting average puts him third, his on-base percentage is 12th, and he is 38th in slugging.
• Alex Verdugo has collected 24 base hits, an OBP of .260 and a slugging percentage of .333 this season.
• J.D. Martinez is batting .298 with a .337 OBP and 15 RBI for Boston this season.

Red Sox Batting Stats (2022)

Rangers vs Red Sox Player Props

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