The Texas Rangers continue a road trip Saturday afternoon in Queens, NY for the second game of three against the New York Mets. Texas enters two games below .500 on Saturday a year after a 2-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals ended in a two-game winning streak. Dane Dunning took the loss to Kansas City after conceding two runs with six hits in 6 innings.
Offensively, Texas was terrible with just five hits at 32 on the bat as a team, including an abysmal 0-7 with runners in goal position to leave six men at base. Leody Tavares was the only spark in the Texas lineup with a solo home run in the fifth inning.
The New York Mets continue to struggle Saturday with a three-game losing streak after a 2-0 loss to the Houston Astros on Wednesday. Taijuan Walker started for New York against Houston did not give up any race with four hits in 7.1 innings which led to a decision without. Drew Smith went into relief and allowed two runs with two hits in an inning that led to defeat.
Jeff McNeil leads the New York Mets ’offense with a .323 batting average to accompany a .380 OBP for the season. Pete Alonzo provides the New York powerhouse with 22 homers and a 69-yard touchdown run this year.
Recent betting trends
- Texas has 5-10 SU in its last 15 games against the NY Mets.
- The total has been surpassed in 4 of the last 5 away games in Texas.
- Texas has 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when it plays on the road against the NY Mets.
- The NY Mets have 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.
- The total has been surpassed in 6 of the last 9 NY Mets games against Texas.