Rays Vs Rangers: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – June 1, 2022

The Texas Rangers (24-24) host the Tampa Bay Rays (28-21) on Wednesday at 8:05 PM ET. Jeffrey Springs gets the starting nod for Tampa Bay (-121 to win), and Jon Gray is Texas’ (+103) choice to start.

The insights in this article reflect odds as of June 1, 2022 at 7:24 PM ET.

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Rays vs Rangers Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Rays Probable Starter Jeffrey Springs

• Springs (2-2) gets the starting nod for the Rays in his sixth start of the season. He’s put together a 1.62 ERA in 33 1/3 innings pitched, with 33 strikeouts.
• The left-hander last pitched on Friday against the New York Yankees, when he tossed 6 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up five hits.
• In 13 games this season, the 29-year-old has amassed an ERA of 1.62, with 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .172 against him.
• Springs has one quality start under his belt this season.
• He meets a Rangers offense that ranks 14th in the league with 211 runs while batting .234 as a squad. It has a collective .380 slugging percentage (20th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 55 home runs (10th in MLB).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 1, 2022 at 7:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Rangers Stats vs Springs

Rangers Probable Starter Jon Gray

• Gray (1-2) will take to the mound for the Rangers and make his eighth start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up five earned runs in 6 2/3 innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Oakland Athletics.
• The 30-year-old has an ERA of 5.56, a 2.462 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.324 in seven games this season.
• He has one quality starts in seven chances this season.
• The Rays rank 18th in MLB with 203 runs scored this season. They have a .233 batting average this campaign with 48 home runs (16th in the league).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 1, 2022 at 7:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Rays Stats vs Gray

Rays Betting Trends

• The Rays have won 22 of the 36 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (61.1%).
• In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -121 or shorter, Tampa Bay has a record of 21-13 (61.8%).
• The Rays have a 54.8% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Tampa Bay has combined with opponents to go over the total 23 times this season for a 23-24-2 record against the over/under.
• The Rays have a 22-27-0 record ATS this season (covering 44.9% of the time).

Rangers Betting Trends

• The Rangers have won 18, or 51.4%, of the 35 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Texas is 15-13 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +103 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Rangers, based on the moneyline, is 49.3%.
• Texas’ games have gone over the total in 20 of their 48 chances.
• The Rangers are 30-18-0 ATS in their 48 games with a spread this season.

Rays Players to Watch

• Wander Franco has accumulated a team-best slugging percentage (.421) and leads the Rays in hits (48). He’s hitting .270 with 11 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 10 walks.
• Franco ranks 47th in batting average, 117th in on base percentage, and 65th in slugging among the qualifying hitters in baseball.
• Yandy Diaz has a .374 OBP to lead his team. He has three doubles, three home runs and 24 walks while batting .255.
• Diaz’s batting average ranks 73rd among qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 21st, and he is 136th in the league in slugging.
• Manuel Margot is batting .327 with five doubles, a triple, three home runs and nine walks.
• Randy Arozarena is batting .260 with 12 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 11 walks.

Rays Batting Stats (2022)

Rangers Players to Watch

• Corey Seager has an OPS of .740, fueled by an OBP of .302 and a team-best slugging percentage of .438 this season.
• Seager ranks 110th in batting average, 123rd in on-base percentage and 52nd in slugging percentage among all qualified batters in MLB.
• Adolis Garcia is slugging .436 while driving in 31 runs and batting .227 this season.
• Garcia is currently 118th in batting average, 150th in on-base percentage and 55th in slugging percentage among all qualified players.
• Marcus Semien has collected 37 base hits, an OBP of .266 and a slugging percentage of .274 this season.
• Jonah Heim has been key for Texas with 28 hits, an OBP of .331 plus a slugging percentage of .468.

Rangers Batting Stats (2022)

Rays vs Rangers Player Props

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