The Tampa Bay Rays are at home for Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday 3:08 PM ET at Tropicana Field. The Rangers lead the series 1-0. On the hill for the Rays will be Zach Eflin (16-8), opposed by the Rangers’ Nathan Eovaldi (12-5).
How to Live Stream Rays vs. Rangers
- Game Day: Wednesday, October 4, 2023
- Game Time: 3:08 PM ET
- Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
- Stadium: Tropicana Field
- TV: ABC (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Rays and Rangers Stats
- The Rays strike out 9.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-best in MLB.
- The Rays have the fifth-best ERA (3.87) in the majors this season.
- The Rays’ 230 home runs rank sixth in Major League Baseball.
- Fueled by 535 extra-base hits, Tampa Bay ranks fourth in MLB with a .445 slugging percentage this season.
- The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rangers pitching staff ranks 22nd in the majors.
- Texas has the 17th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.27).
- The Rangers average 1.4 home runs per game to rank third in baseball with 233 total home runs .
- This season, Texas ranks third in the majors, slugging .452.
Rays vs. Rangers Key Players
- Yandy Diaz is the Rays best hitter thus far this season, hitting at a team-leading .330 clip along with 22 homers and 78 RBI.
- Isaac Paredes’ 31 home runs and 98 RBI both pace his team.
- Randy Arozarena has 19 doubles, three triples, 23 home runs and 80 walks while hitting .255.
- Marcus Semien has 40 doubles, four triples, 29 home runs and 72 walks while batting .276.
- Corey Seager is hitting .325 to lead the lineup.
- Adolis Garcia paces the Rangers in home runs (39) and runs batted in (107).
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Rays vs. Rangers Betting Odds and Trends
Rays vs. Rangers Moneyline and Over/Under
Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
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Rays | -154 | +130 | 8 | -107 | -113 |
Rays vs. Rangers Betting Trends
- This season, the Rays have been favored 131 times and won 86, or 65.6%, of those games.
- This season the Rays have won 54 of their 74 games, or 73%, when favored by at least -154 on the moneyline.
- Games involving the Rays have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 89 of 163 chances this season.
- The Rangers have won in 25, or 49%, of the 51 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- The Rangers have a mark of 7-10 in contests where oddsmakers favor them by +130 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Rangers and their opponents have hit the over in 84 of their 163 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.