It’s Labor Day and tonight the New York Yankees go to work looking to snap a 2-game losing streak when they take the field in Arlington, TX against the Rangers. Yesterday, St. Louis scored 13 runs over the final 6 innings to smack New York 14-7. Jordan Walker led the way for the Cardinals with the 1st 5-hit day of his career. The Texas Rangers came from behind to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-4 in 10 innings. Josh Jung walked it off for Texas smashing a 3-run HR off Mason Miller.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch first-pitch, projected pitching matchup, lineup cards, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Yankees vs. Rangers - live today
● Date: Monday, September 2, 2024
● Time: 8:05PM EST
● Site: Globe Life Field
● City: Arlington, TX
● TV/Streaming: YES, BSSW
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Game odds for Yankees vs. Rangers
The latest odds as of Monday morning:
● Money Line: Rangers +150, Yankees -185
● Spread: Rangers +1.5 (-105), Yankees -1.5 (-115)
● Over/Under: 8.5 runs
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Recent team stats for Yankees vs. Rangers
● Sunday’s loss dropped New York to 5-5 in their last 10 games. They are 42-27 away from Yankee Stadium. Their overall run differential for the season is now +121.
● The Rangers are not making the playoffs, but the defending champs have been playing better of late winning their last 2 and 7 of their last 10. Texas is 36-32 at Globe Life Field. Their overall run differential for the season is -45.
● Who’s Hot? Gleyber Torres is hitting .300 (13-39) over his last 11 games with hits in 10 of them. Too early to call Anthony Rizzo hot but he is back in the lineup. He went 2-4 Sunday and drove in a run in the loss to the Cardinals.
● Who’s Not! Marcus Semien is just 1 for his last 21 (.048) for the Rangers.
Probable starting pitchers for New York vs. Texas
● Today’s pitching matchup (September 2): Gerrit Cole vs. Jack Leiter
○ Yankees: Cole (5-3, 3.86 ERA) has allowed 27 earned runs and 62 hits while striking out 69 over 63 innings
○ Rangers: Leiter (0-1, 12.82 ERA) has allowed 19 earned runs and 24 hits while striking out 11 over 13.1 innings
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Yankees vs. Rangers on September 2, 2024
● Gerrit Cole was 2-1 with a 1.93 ERA in 5 starts in August. He had 31Ks in just 28 innings.
● Adolis Garcia is 5-16 with 1 HR and 3 RBIs in his career against Gerrit Cole
● Aaron Judge has 157 hits with a .461 on-base percentage and a .715 slugging percentage, all team-highs for New York
● Jack Leiter is the son of former Yankees’ hurler Al Leiter
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Expert picks & predictions for Monday’s Yankees vs. Rangers game
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for the Rangers vs. Yankees today:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports is recommending a play on the Yankees on the Moneyline
- Spread: NBC Sports is recommending a play on the Yankees on the Run Line
- Total Runs: NBC Sports is staying away from a play on the Total of 8.5 runs
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