Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox 9/2/2022 Picks Predictions

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The Texas Rangers (58-72) will challenge Boston (64-68) in Game 2 of 4 of the AL Inter-Division at Fenway Park in Boston on Friday, September 2, 2022, at 7:10 PM ET.

Texas fell to 3rd place at 58-71 in the American League West Division with a .450 team percentage and 25 contests behind first place after tallying 584 runs while allowing 581 for a +3 run difference for the season.

The Rangers struggled lately with five successive defeats including their recent loss to the Red Sox at 8-9 in game 1 of a series on Thursday.

RF Adolis Garcia led the scoring for Texas with a two-run score on one hit while driving three RBIs in five at-bats. Starter Glenn Otto finished 5.0 innings of work with 4 hits, 3 earned runs, and a walk while striking out 8 Boston hitters in the losing effort.

Shortstop Corey Seager hit 29 long balls with 71 RBIs and batted .256 in leading the batting squad of the Rangers this year while Center Fielder Adolis Garcia contributed a team-high 83 RBIs with 22 dingers and a .255 batting average for Texas.

First Baseman Nathaniel Lowe averages a team-leading .303 at the plate with an on-base percentage of .356 and slugging .499 for the Rangers.

Left-hander Dallas Keuchel (2-8, 8.84 ERA, 2.05 WHIP, 39 Ks) will be starting for Texas in the 2nd match of a series against the Red Sox on Friday evening.

The southpaw thrower conceded 87 hits, 28 free passes, and 11 homers in pitching 56.0 innings in the major league this year.

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Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox Predictions 9/2/2022

The Boston Red Sox dropped to 5th place at 64-68 in the American League East Division with a team percentage of .485 and 15.5 matches behind first place after scoring a total of 598 runs but yielding 651 for a run difference of -53 this season.

The Red Sox look for their 3rd consecutive win coming into this match-up versus the Rangers after preventing a series sweep and winning game 1 of a series facing the Texas Rangers on Friday evening.

RF Alex Verdugo augmented the offense for Boston with a three-run score on a triple, a walk, and an RBI in four at-bats while starter Rich Hill finished 4.0 innings of work with 5 hits, 4 earned runs, and 4 BBs conceded but struck out 2 Texas batters in the win.

Third Baseman Rafael Devers knocked 25 balls outside the park and averaged .288 at the plate with a team-high 69 RBIs in reinforcing the offense for the Red Sox.

Shortstop Xander Bogaerts marked a team-leading batting average of .310, an OBP of .378, and a slugging percentage of .460 for Boston.

Right-handed Pitcher Nick Pivetta (9-10, 4.40 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 143 Ks) will be climbing up the hill to start for the Red Sox in the second installment of a series against the Rangers on Friday evening.

Pivetta relinquished 140 hits, 20 long balls, and 54 free walks in pitching for 147.1 frames in his MLB career for the season.

Texas Rangers vs. Boston Red Sox. The MLB Pick for this contest is Boston -159. The Red Sox are the better team here after beating the Rangers at home with a 4-1 record in their last 5 while winning 21 of their last 31 matches overall over Texas.

Dallas Keuchel of the Rangers gave up 7 runs on 11 hits through 5-1/3 innings in his debut start for Texas after transferring from Chicago resulting in a 2-11 loss to Detroit last Saturday. The Boston Red Sox will win predicted at 7-2.

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