Boston Red Sox vs. Texas Rangers MLB Betting Preview | September 1

The Texas Rangers (58-71) bring a four-game losing streak into a home contest against the Boston Red Sox (63-68) on Thursday at 7:10 PM ET. The Red Sox are favored (-167) to give the underdog Rangers (+141) another loss. Boston’s Rich Hill gets the start against Texas’ Glenn Otto.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Red Sox vs. Rangers

• Game Day: Thursday, September 1, 2022
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Location: Boston, Massachusetts
• Stadium: Fenway Park

Red Sox Stats & Trends

Red Sox Batting

• The Red Sox average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 19th in baseball with 124 total home runs .
• The Red Sox’s .258 batting average is fifth-best in the majors.
• The Red Sox are 12th in the league with a .317 on-base percentage.
• The Red Sox’s 8.5 strikeouts per game rank 18th in baseball.
• The Red Sox average 1.1 homers per game when playing at home this season (71 total in home contests).
• The Red Sox are slugging .438 with 3.5 extra-base hits per game in home contests.
• The club is batting .267 with 594 hits (9.1 per game) at home this season.

Red Sox Key Batters

• Rafael Devers has 130 hits, which is best among Boston hitters this season, while batting .287 with 59 extra-base hits.
• Devers is 26th in batting average, 44th in on-base percentage, and ninth in slugging among all qualifying batters in MLB.
• Xander Bogaerts has a slash line of .308/.376/.460 this season and a team-best OPS of .836.
• Bogaerts’ batting average ranks sixth among qualified players, his on-base percentage 10th, and his slugging percentage 36th.
• Bogaerts takes a four-game streak with at least one hit into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .474 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and seven RBI.
• Alex Verdugo is batting .283 with a .401 slugging percentage and 61 RBI this year.
• Verdugo has logged a hit or more in seven straight games. During his last nine games he is hitting .268 with four doubles, a triple, two walks and three RBI.
• Tommy Pham is batting .251 with a .323 OBP and 54 RBI for Boston this season.
• Pham takes a seven-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is batting .350 with three doubles, a home run, three walks and five RBI.

Rangers Stats & Trends

Rangers Batting

• The Rangers’ 159 home runs rank eighth in Major League Baseball.
• The Rangers’ .243 batting average ranks 15th in the league this season.
• The Rangers have an on-base percentage of .306 this season, which ranks 24th in the league.
• The Rangers rank 20th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.8 whiffs per contest.
• In 63 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 77 homers, an average of 1.2 per contest.
• In 63 road games this season, they’re slugging .404 with 184 hits going for extra bases.
• They are averaging 8.6 base hits per game and batting .247 on the road this season.

Rangers Key Batters

• Corey Seager is hitting .255 with 17 doubles, a triple, 29 home runs and 51 walks.
• Including all qualifying players in MLB, Seager’s batting average places him 80th, his on-base percentage ranks 72nd, and he is 26th in slugging.
• Marcus Semien is batting .239 with 21 doubles, four triples, 20 home runs and 45 walks.
• Semien’s batting average ranks 110th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage is 120th, and he is 83rd in slugging.
• Nate Lowe has an on-base percentage of .352, a slugging percentage of .498, and has 142 hits, all club-bests for the Rangers.
• Adolis Garcia is hitting .256 with 25 doubles, four triples, 21 home runs and 31 walks.

Red Sox vs. Rangers Probable Pitchers