Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers MLB Betting Preview | September 18

The Tampa Bay Rays (81-64) host the Texas Rangers (63-82) at 1:10 PM ET on Sunday at Tropicana Field. The Rays are favored (-196) to break the 1-1 tie and take the series over the Rangers (+164). Tampa Bay’s Jeffrey Springs and Texas’ Glenn Otto pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Rays vs. Rangers

• Game Day: Sunday, September 18, 2022
• Game Time: 1:10 PM ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field

Rays Stats & Trends

Rays Batting

• The Rays rank 24th in baseball with 128 home runs. They average 0.9 per game.
• The Rays’ .243 batting average ranks 14th in the majors.
• The Rays rank 20th in the league with a .311 on-base percentage.
• The Rays strike out 8.5 times per game to rank 17th in baseball.
• The Rays average 0.9 homers per home game this season (66 total at home).
• The Rays have a .390 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.8 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The team is batting .242 with 569 hits (7.8 per game) at home this season.

Rays Key Batters

• Yandy Diaz has 134 hits this season and a team-best OBP of .400.
• Among qualified hitters in MLB, Diaz’s batting average ranks 17th, his on-base percentage ranks fifth, and he is 71st in slugging.
• Diaz will look for his fourth straight game with a hit in this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with a home run, a walk and three RBI.
• Randy Arozarena leads Tampa Bay in slugging percentage (.450) and total hits (142) this season.
• Arozarena’s batting average ranks 51st among qualified players, his on-base percentage 66th, and his slugging percentage 50th.
• Harold Ramirez has collected 108 base hits, an OBP of .354 and a slugging percentage of .418 this season.
• David Peralta has 12 home runs, 53 RBI and a batting average of .256 this season.
• Peralta brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with three walks and two RBI.

Rangers Stats & Trends

Rangers Batting

• The Rangers have hit 179 homers this season, which ranks eighth in the league.
• The Rangers rank 15th in MLB with a .242 team batting average.
• The Rangers have an on-base percentage of .305 this season, which ranks 23rd in the league.
• The Rangers rank 23rd with an average of 8.8 strikeouts per game.
• They have averaged 1.2 home runs per game in their 74 road contests this season.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .392 in away games this season with 206 extra-base hits.
• They are averaging 8.4 base hits per game and batting .241 on the road this season.

Rangers Key Batters

• Marcus Semien has 29 doubles, five triples, 23 home runs and 47 walks while hitting .251.
• Including all qualified players in the majors, Semien’s batting average places him 77th, his on-base percentage ranks 109th, and he is 62nd in slugging.
• Semien enters this game on a six-game hitting streak. In his last 10 games he is batting .356 with five doubles, a triple, two home runs and eight RBI.
• Corey Seager has 20 doubles, a triple, 30 home runs and 56 walks while hitting .242.
• Seager’s batting average is 95th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 90th, and he is 51st in slugging.
• Nate Lowe has 165 hits with a .365 on-base percentage and a .508 slugging percentage, all club-bests for the Rangers.
• Adolis Garcia is hitting .251 with 29 doubles, five triples, 25 home runs and 37 walks.

Rays vs. Rangers Probable Pitchers