Yankees Vs Rangers: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – May 8, 2022

The New York Yankees (18-7) host the Texas Rangers (10-14) on Sunday to start a three-game series, with the first pitch at 1:35 PM ET at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees enter the matchup following a series win over the Blue Jays, and the Rangers are coming off a series win over the Phillies. Gerrit Cole starts for New York (-203 to win) while Texas (+170) will counter with Dane Dunning.

The betting facts in this article use the latest odds as of May 8, 2022 at 1:25 PM ET.

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Yankees vs Rangers Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Yankees Probable Starter Gerrit Cole

• Cole gets the start for the Yankees, his sixth of the season. He is 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA and 27 strikeouts through 24 innings pitched.
• The right-hander last appeared on Saturday, April 30 against the Kansas City Royals, when he tossed 6 2/3 scoreless innings while giving up five hits.
• In five games this season, the 31-year-old has a 3.00 ERA and 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Cole is trying to prolong a second-game quality start streak in this game.
• The opposing Rangers offense has a collective .224 batting average, and is 26th in the league with 180 total hits and 20th in MLB play with 104 runs scored. It has the 26th-ranked slugging percentage (.340) and ranks 21st in home runs (21) in all of MLB.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 8, 2022 at 1:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Rangers Probable Starter Dane Dunning

• The Rangers will hand the ball to Dunning (1-1) for his sixth start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, April 30, when he gave up one earned run and allowed three hits in 7 2/3 innings against the Atlanta Braves.
• The 27-year-old has pitched in five games this season with an ERA of 3.81, a 3.25 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.269.
• In five starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in one of them.
• The Yankees rank seventh in MLB with a .244 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks first in the league (.421) and 35 home runs.
• Among qualified pitchers this year, the 27-year-old’s 3.81 ERA ranks 46th, 1.269 WHIP ranks 48th, and 9 K/9 ranks 21st.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 8, 2022 at 1:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Yankees Betting Trends

• The Yankees have gone 17-7 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 70.8% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -203 or shorter, New York has gone 9-2 (81.8%).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Yankees’ implied win probability is 67%.
• New York has played in 25 games with over/under set, and has combined with opponents to go over the total 10 times (10-15-0).
• The Yankees have a 15-10-0 record against the spread this season (covering 60% of the time).

Rangers Betting Trends

• This season, the Rangers have been the underdog 20 times and won nine, or 45%, of those games.
• Texas has played as an underdog of +170 or more twice this season and split those games.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rangers have a 37% chance to win.
• Texas and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 10 of their 24 opportunities.
• The Rangers are 13-11-0 ATS in their 24 games with a spread this season.

Yankees Players to Watch

• Anthony Rizzo has four doubles, nine home runs and 11 walks while batting .242.
• Among qualified hitters in MLB action, Rizzo ranks 88th in batting average, 45th in on-base percentage, and 11th in slugging.
• Aaron Judge has six doubles, nine home runs and nine walks while batting .293. He leads his team with 27 hits and has a club-high .652 slugging percentage.
• Among the qualifying hitters, Judge ranks 28th in batting average, 43rd in on-base percentage, and fifth in slugging.
• DJ LeMahieu is hitting .294 with five doubles, two home runs and seven walks.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa has six doubles and five walks while hitting .282.

Yankees Batting Stats (2022)

Rangers Players to Watch

• Adolis Garcia has 18 hits, which is tops among Texas hitters this season, while batting .200 with nine extra-base hits.
• Garcia ranks 137th in batting average, 136th in on-base percentage and 82nd in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters in MLB.
• Corey Seager is slugging .398 while driving in 12 runs and batting .258 this season.
• Seager ranks 63rd in batting average, 91st in on-base percentage and 84th in slugging percentage in the big leagues.
• Jonah Heim is batting .364 with a .697 slugging percentage and 10 RBI this year.
• Nate Lowe is slashing .293/.350/.370 this season and leads the Rangers with an OPS of .720.

Rangers Batting Stats (2022)

Yankees vs Rangers Player Props

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