The Philadelphia Phillies and the Texas Rangers meet in MLB action from Globe Life Park on Sunday night baseball. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Texas is a -115 home favorite while the Phillies are -105 road underdogs. The total for this game is set at 8.5 runs.
Starting Pitching Matchup
Bailey Falter will get the start for the Phillies here and was 6-4 with a 3.86 ERA and 74 strikeouts last season. Martin Perez gets the nod for the Rangers and was 12-8 with a 2.89 ERA and 169 strikeouts last season.
Matchup History
Texas’ 16-3 win over the Phillies on Saturday added to the Rangers’ current double-digit win streak in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Philadelphia is 8-23 in their last 31 interleague road games and 1-4 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 Sunday games. Texas is 11-27 in their last 38 games overall and 0-4 in their last 4 games against a team with a left-handed starter while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 game three matchups.
Pick
I’m sticking with the Rangers here. The Phillies just have zero luck for whatever reason in Texas and I’m not expecting that to change here. Falter’s a nice mid-rotation arm for the Phils, but this Phillies lineup just lacks something vital early on and I know we’re only a couple of games in, but the Rangers have shown no mercy so far in this series and I don’t see anything different here. Give me the Rangers.