Judge’s Last Chance

The Texas Rangers host the New York Yankees on Monday, October 3rd at Globe Life Field. The game starts at 7:05 pm and will be the first of the last four games these two teams will play this season. These two have already played 3 games and this will be game 4. The Yankees currently lead the series 2-1 and won the last game.  The Rangers head into this game with a home record of 32-45 and the Yankees have a road record of 40-37. The odds for this game are currently -145 Yankees, +122 Rangers, and the over/under is set at 7.5 according to Caesars Casino & Sportsbook. New users will receive a Risk-Free Bet of up to $1250 on their first wager. When you make your first bet, if it loses, it’s on the house as Caesars will refund any losing wagers in full (up to $1250 in the form of a single-use bonus credit Plus Caesar’s is adding 1,000 Reward Credits and 1,000 Tier Credits). You must make a deposit to get the bonus! Click the link to sign up or use Promo OSBETFULL. Claim your bonus here!

The New York Yankees are currently 97-61 which is the first seed in the AL East and they have the 5th best rec0rd in the league. Over their last 10 games, they are 7-3 but are on a one-game losing streak. In their last series, they played against the Baltimore Orioles where they won one of the three games they played at home. In this game against the Rangers, the Yankees will have Luis Severino take the mound for them. On the season, Severino is 6-3 with an ERA of 3.41 and a WHIP of 1.06.  The Yankees are a great pitching team as they rank 3rd around the league in ERA with a 3.31. They are currently in 16th place for the number of hits in the league with 1,282. As a team, they rank 15th in batting average with a .242. Aaron Judge leads the Yankees in batting average, home runs, RBIs, OBP, and hits. He currently has 61 home runs on the season and he has these next 4 games left to hit one more for 62, which would set a new MLB record. He is having a historic season and he will be looking to send the ball over the fence to close out the season. 

The Texas Rangers are currently 66-92 which is the fourth seed in the AL West, and they have been eliminated from the playoffs. Over their last 10 games, they are 2-8 and are on a five-game losing streak. In their last series against the Los Angeles Angels, they lost all of the three games they played on the road. In this game against the Yankees, Texas will start Martin Perez. On the season, Perez is 12-7 with an ERA of 2.93  and a WHIP of 1.25. Perez has yet to pitch against the Yankees but in his last start against the Seattle Mariners, he got a loss after he pitched 7 innings and allowed 3 runs. Texas ranks 17th in the league for the number of hits as they have 1,281.  As a team, they also have a batting average of .239 which ranks 19th best around the league. They are not a great hitting team and struggle with pitching as they rank 22nd in the league for ERA with a 4.25. The Rangers have only 4 batters that have over 100 recorded hits. Nate Lowe leads the team in hits, OBP, and batting average. Seager leads the team in home runs and right fielder Adolis Garcia leads the team in RBIs. Second baseman Marcus Semien is right in the middle of all the hitting stats and while he doesn’t lead a category, he is a great hitter. It will be interesting to see if Perez will pitch to Judge or walk him as many pitchers have done recently. 

I think the Yankees easily win this game and end the regular season on a good note. Aaron Judge has a lot of eyes on him and Perez might struggle with the amount of attention that will be on him during the game. In every game that these two have played, the total runs scored hasn’t exceeded 6 runs. Both of the pitchers that will play are great and should give hitters some trouble. 

For our expert, New York Yankees vs. Texas Rangers pick, take the under.