Henry Roldán
With not much to play for in the last month of the Major League season, Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers open a three-game series this weekend on Texas soil.
Sitting at the bottom of the American League Central Division, the Tigers hope not to finish the year with the worst record in the young circuit, while the Rangers will look to continue to push their record closer to .500 in front of their home fans.
Predictions and Betting Preview for the Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers MLB Game on August 26 2022
- Where: Choctaw Stadium – Arlington, Texas.
- When: Friday, August 26, 2022, 8:05 PM E.T.
Betting on the Detroit Tigers
- Season Record: 48-77.
- Runline: (+1.5, -145)
- Moneyline: (+140).
- Over/Under: 8
Doomed to finish among the worst teams of the season, the Tigers have been trying to scrape a few wins to improve their record, and their visit to Arlington could bring them some against a very inconsistent Rangers.
To do so, they must try to awaken their sluggish offense, which is considered one of the worst in the Major Leagues, ranking last in home runs and runs scored, and facing a Texas pitching staff that has a 3.99 ERA.
On the mound, the team managed by A.J. Hinch will have Tyler Alexander, who, after switching roles between starter and reliever, has established himself in the rotation and has already made five consecutive starts. In that period, he has not reached the fifth episode on only one occasion and has never allowed more than three clean runs.
Starting pitcher: Tyler Alexander (3-7, 4.03 ERA).
Injured: Javier Báez (back/questionable), Jonathan Schoop (ankle), Austin Meadows (Achilles tendon).
Betting on the Texas Rangers
- Season Record: 57-67.
- Runline: (-1.5, +120)
- Moneyline: (-160).
- Over/Under: 8
The Rangers have a little more than a week left in the campaign to make up for a disastrous performance in 2022 that ended with the firing of manager Chris Woodward and the team’s president of operations, Jon Daniels.
With 10 games left to play for a positive record, the Texas organization has a nice opportunity this weekend to continue improving when they face the second-worst team in the league playing away, the Tigers, who have a 19-42 record in this condition.
The Rangers have won six of their last ten games and will start Glenn Otto, who has not had a good year pitching at home but in his last four starts has worked at least five episodes without allowing more than two earned runs.
Starting pitcher: Glenn Otto (5-8, 4.66 ERA).
Injured: Eli White (wrist), Joe Barlow (finger).
JefeBet Prediction
Of course, the Rangers’ offense is better than the Tigers’, but playing at home, things have not gone very well for the Texas offense, which ranks 18th in runs scored at home.
The lack of production at Choctaw Stadium, the offensive lethargy of the Tigers and the good performances of both starters in their last two starts, form a perfect cocktail to think that this Friday there won’t be many runs between both teams.
Pick: Under.
