Texas Rangers vs. Baltimore Orioles MLB Betting Preview | August 1

Marcus Semien is only two hits away from his 100th of the season as his Texas Rangers (46-55) ready for a matchup against the Baltimore Orioles (51-51) on Monday at 8:05 PM ET. The Rangers are favored (-171) over the Orioles (+146). Texas has Jon Gray starting things off, while Baltimore counters with Spenser Watkins.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Rangers vs. Orioles

• Game Day: Monday, August 1, 2022
• Game Time: 8:05 PM ET
• Location: Arlington, Texas
• Stadium: Globe Life Field

Rangers Stats & Trends

Rangers Batting

• The Rangers are ninth in baseball with 126 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
• The Rangers’ .239 batting average ranks 20th in MLB.
• The Rangers are 24th in baseball with a .301 on-base percentage.
• The Rangers strike out 8.8 times per game to rank 23rd in the league.
• The Rangers have hit 60 home runs at home this season (1.3 per game).
• The Rangers are averaging 2.7 extra-base hits per game while slugging .396 at home.
• At home this season the team averages 7.8 hits per game and is batting .234.

Rangers Key Batters

• Corey Seager leads Texas with 92 hits and an OBP of .325 this season.
• Among the qualifying batters in MLB, Seager’s batting average ranks 90th, his on-base percentage ranks 85th, and he is 31st in slugging.
• Semien is batting .241 with 19 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 34 walks.
• Semien is 108th in batting average, 124th in on-base percentage and 95th in slugging in the major leagues.
• Semien brings a four-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is batting .286 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBI.
• Adolis Garcia is batting .247 with a .460 slugging percentage and 63 RBI this year.
• Nate Lowe leads Texas in slugging percentage (.453) thanks to 33 extra-base hits.
• Lowe takes a seven-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 games he is hitting .325 with three doubles, a triple, three home runs and six RBI.

Orioles Stats & Trends

Orioles Batting

• The Orioles’ 104 home runs rank 15th in Major League Baseball.
• The Orioles rank 24th in MLB with a .233 team batting average.
• The Orioles have an on-base percentage of .301 this season, which ranks 24th in the league.
• The Orioles rank 25th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.8 whiffs per contest.
• In 53 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 58 homers, an average of 1.1 per contest.
• In 53 road games this season, they’re slugging .391 with 166 hits going for extra bases.
• They are averaging 7.9 base hits per game and batting .231 on the road this season.

Orioles Key Batters

• Cedric Mullins has a .381 slugging percentage, which leads the Orioles.
• Including all qualifying players in the big leagues, Mullins is 75th in batting average, 98th in on-base percentage and 115th in slugging percentage.
• Anthony Santander leads his team with 90 hits.
• Santander ranks 71st in batting average, 55th in on-base percentage and 49th in slugging percentage in MLB.
• Austin Hays is batting .258 with 24 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 23 walks.
• Trey Mancini has a .347 OBP to pace his team.

Rangers vs. Orioles Probable Pitchers