Texas is on the road for the second match of the Tampa Bay Rays VS Texas Rangers series this night in the AL Wild Card Round. The Rangers lost 1-0 to the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, costing them the AL West title, while The Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 12-8 on the road to close the regular season.
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Predictions And Betting Preview For Tampa Bay Rays VS Texas Rangers MLB Regular Season
- Venue: Tropicana Field, Tampa Bay, USA.
- When: Wednesday, 4th October, 2023
- Time: 20:08 GMT
- Teams to play: Rays and Rangers.
- MLB Expert Picks: MONEYLINE 1.655
Odds by 1XBet and BetMGM.
Betting On The Tampa Bay Rays
- 1XBet Spread: -1.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 1.655
- 1XBet Over/Under: Over 7.5
- BetMGM Spread: -1.5
- BetMGM Moneyline: 1.66
- BetMGM Over/Under: Under 8
The Tampa Bay Rays emerged victorious in their last five games in the regular season as they defeated the Blue Jays in the regular season finale Sunday afternoon. Tampa Bay concluded the regular season 99-63 and second in the AL East, two matches behind the Baltimore Orioles for the top spot.
Zach Eflin will mount the mound for Tampa Bay in what is his first postseason start after 31 regular season outings. Eflin ended the regular season 16-8 with a 3.50 ERA, a 1.024 WHIP, 24 walks and 186 strikeouts over 177.2 innings of work this season. He secured a win in his last start against the Boston Red Sox, which was last Tuesday.
Betting On The Texas Rangers
- 1XBet Spread: +1.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 2.433
- 1XBet Over/Under: Under 7.5
- BetMGM Spread: +1.5
- BetMGM Moneyline: 2.25
- BetMGM Over/Under: Over 8
The Texas Rangers lost three of four to the Seattle Mariners on the road to conclude the regular season and they missed the playoff seeding as a result. They closed the regular season 90-72 on the year, ending on a tie with the Houston Astros ontop of the AL West. Texas lost the tiebreaker to Houston as they were defeated 9-4 in the season series.
Nathan Eovaldi will pitch for the Rangers this Wednesday, making his first start of the postseason after 25 regular season appearances. Eovaldi ended the season 12-5 with a 3.63 ERA, a 1.139 WHIP, 47 walks and 132 strikeouts over 144 innings of work. He suffered a loss in his last start against Seattle on the road Friday night.
MatchPlug Prediction For Tampa Bay Rays VS Texas Rangers
Going against a Tampa Bay Rays lineup that delivered 233 homers this season is going to prove a daunting task for the Texas Rangers. The Rays may get the advantage for this match, as they secure the victory here.
Prediction: Tampa Bay Rays Moneyline.
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