New York Yankees vs. Texas Rangers MLB Betting Preview | October 3

The New York Yankees are road favorites (-148) against the Texas Rangers (+126) in the first game of the MLB campaign at Globe Life Field on Monday. The game starts at 7:05 PM ET. Luis Severino takes the mound first for New York, and Martin Perez is Texas’ pick to start.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Yankees vs. Rangers

• Game Day: Monday, October 3, 2022
• Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
• Location: Arlington, Texas
• Stadium: Globe Life Field

Yankees Stats & Trends

Yankees Batting

• The Yankees ranked sixth-best in MLB play last season with 222 total home runs.
• The Yankees ranked 23rd in the majors with a .237 batting average.
• Last season the Yankees were the 19th-highest scoring team in MLB action averaging 4.4 runs per game (711 total).
• The team struck out 9.1 times per game to rank 25th in the league.
• The Yankees averaged 1.4 home runs per game when playing away from home last season (116 total in road contests).
• The Yankees averaged three extra-base hits per game while slugging .416 on the road.
• The team averaged 8.3 hits per game and batted .242 away from home last season.

Yankees Key Batters

• Aaron Judge had 158 hits and an OBP of .373 last season.
• DJ LeMahieu slashed .268/.349/.362 and finished with an OPS of .711.
• Last season, Giancarlo Stanton finished with 35 home runs, 97 RBI and a batting average of .273 last season.
• Anthony Rizzo slashed .248/.344/.440 and finished with an OPS of .784.

Rangers Stats & Trends

Rangers Batting

• The Rangers ranked 26th in Major League Baseball with just 167 home runs as a team.
• The Rangers had a team batting average of just .232 last season, which ranked 29th among MLB teams.
• The Rangers scored 625 runs (just 3.9 per game) last season, which ranked 28th in MLB.
• The Rangers showed patience at the plate last season with the 10th-best rate of strikeouts per game (8.5) among MLB offenses.
• They hit 91 homers, an average of 1.1 per game, in 81 home contests last season.
• In 81 home games last season, they had a .387 SLG with 207 hits going for extra bases.
• They averaged 7.7 base hits per game and hit .237 as a team at home last season.

Rangers Key Batters

• Marcus Semien put up a slugging percentage of .538 while collecting 173 hits a season ago.
• Nate Lowe had a .357 OBP and batted .264.
• Adolis Garcia hit .243 with 26 doubles, two triples, 31 home runs and 32 walks a season ago.
• Corey Seager hit .306 with 22 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 48 walks.

Yankees vs. Rangers Probable Pitchers