Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/06/2022

Game Time: 7:05 pm ET, Friday, May 6, 2022

Venue:  Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY

Where to Watch:  Prime Video

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers +145, Yankees -165; Over/Under:  6.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers +145, Yankees -165; Over/Under:  6.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers +145, Yankees -165; Over/Under:  6.5 runs

 

Texas Rangers:  10-14 (4th place, AL West)

New York Yankees:  18-7 (2nd place, AL east)

 

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Texas Rangers:  5-5 last 10

New York Yankees:  9-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Rangers are coming into this game with a 10-14 record overall and they are 6-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 4 game winning streak. They just won their 2-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 completing the sweep, had Thursday off as a rest day, and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Yankees on Friday night. This will be the 1st game of the series on Friday. Martín Pérez was the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Glenn Otto is on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 1-0 with a 2.89 ERA this season. His team lost their last game this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 1 HR, and 2 BB with 5 Ks on 4 hits in 4.1 IP against the Houston Astros. They scored 8 runs in their last series averaging 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 5 runs against them averaging 2.5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Yankees are coming into this game with an 18-7 record overall and they are 10-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 11 of their last 12 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped an 11 game winning streak that they were on. They just won their 3-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1, had Thursday off as a rest day, and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Rangers on Friday night. This will be the 1st game of the series on Friday. Nestor Cortes Jr. was the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Gerrit Cole will be on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA this season. His team won 4 of their last 5 games and their last 3 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 2 BB with 6 Ks on 5 hits in 6 IP against the Kansas City Royals. They scored 13 runs in their last series averaging just over 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 5 runs against them averaging just under 2 runs allowed per game.

 

The Yankees are coming into this game as favorites with the current betting odds. They just had their 11 game winning streak snapped by the Blue Jays in the last game of that series but they have been hitting the ball well and scoring a lot of runs in their games recently. Gerrit Cole has also been getting better in each start and is slowly rounding into his ace form which should continue in this game. They are going up against a Rangers side that has also been playing well recently but nowhere near as well as the Yankees have been playing and the Yankees did win a lot of their games on that big win streak on the road. Now they are at home for the next 5 games and they will settle in nicely there, likely keeping up their great play. The best bet here is on the Yankees to win this game as they will keep rolling with how well they are playing right now.

 

Rangers Yankees Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, May 6, 2022 (7:05 pm ET start time) is Yankees 5 Rangers 2.

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Texas Rangers: 92-154 (-31.2 Units) ML in all games. 77-128 (-14.1 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 14-5 OVER after 3 consecutive games versus an interleague opponent.

New York Yankees: 54-23 (+6.5 Units) ML as a home favorite of -150 or more. 28-12 (+10.9 Units) ML after allowing 4 runs or less in 4 straight games. 9-2 OVER after allowing 4 runs or less in 6 straight games.

 

 

Texas Rangers:  A. Abreu (RP) Out indefinitely - Ankle injury. S. Patton (RP) Out indefinitely - Oblique injury. J. Leclerc (RP) Late May - Elbow injury.

New York Yankees:  Z. Britton (RP) Early Sept - Elbow injury. S. Ridings (SP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder injury. D. German (SP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder injury.

 

 

 

"He's so gritty and gutty you know you were going to get something out of him there." - Chris Woodward after his team’s win against the Phillies on Wednesday.

 

 

"We're playing for a lot. I just felt like there were a couple there in situations that didn't go our way." - Aaron Boone after his team’s loss against the Blue Jays on Wednesday.

 

 

 

Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B

Marcus Semien (R) 2B

Corey Seager (L) SS

Adolis Garcia (R) CF

Kole Calhoun (L) RF

Mitch Garver (R) C

Zach Reks (L) LF

Brad Miller (L) 3B

Andy Ibanez (R) DH

 

DJ LeMahieu (R) 2B

Aaron Judge (R) RF

Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

Giancarlo Stanton (R) DH

Josh Donaldson (R) 3B

Aaron Hicks (S) CF

Joey Gallo (L) LF

Isiah Kiner-Falefa (R) SS

Kyle Higashioka (R) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Zach Reks (.400)

Hits:  Nathaniel Lowe (27)

Home Runs:  Adolis Garcia (4)

RBI:  Adolis Garcia (18)

Stolen Bases:  Adolis Garcia (4)

Wins:  Brock Burke (3)

Saves:  Joe Barlow (3)

ERA:  Matt Moore (0.75)

 

Batting Average:  Miguel Andujar (.400)

Hits:  Aaron Judge (27)

Home Runs:  Anthony Rizzo (9)

RBI:  Anthony Rizzo (21)

Stolen Bases:  Tim Locastro (4)

Wins:  Luis Severino (2)

Saves:  Aroldis Chapman (6)

ERA:  Aroldis Chapman (0.00)

 

Managers:

Texas Rangers: Chris Woodward (4th season)

New York Yankees: Aaron Boone (5th season)