Pittsburgh Pirates (25-23) vs Texas Rangers (30-18)
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 12:35 pm
I cant see how the Rangers are road favs here. There is not that much of a difference in the pitching matchup according to my pitcher vs batting order power rankings. Pirates are 8-2 in their last 10 games vs. a left-handed starter like the Rangers Perez. Also the Pirates have the superior bullpen and deserve respect here as underdogs. PITTSBURGH is 23-12 against the money line vs. a team with a bad bullpen whose ERA is 4.70 or worse over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 20-40 against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
Rangers are 4-10 in their last 14 interleague road games vs. a team with a winning record.Rangers are 1-4 in their last 5 interleague road games vs. a right-handed starter.Rangers are 1-4 in their last 5 interleague road games.Rangers are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. National League Central.
MLB Home teams (PITTSBURGH) - with a slugging percentage of .370 or worse over their last 15 games against opponent with a slugging percentage of .480 or better over their last 10 games are 92-76 L/5 seasons.
Rangers are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.
Play on the Pirates to win