Miami Marlins (58 – 53) vs Texas Rangers (64 – 46)
Miami Marlins vs Texas Rangers 8/05/2023 – Expert MLB picks: On Saturday afternoon, the Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, will play host in Game 2 of an MLB inter-League three-game competition between the visiting Miami Marlins and the home-team Texas Rangers. Miami dropped to 58-53 overall after losing four of the last five contests played, fell to 24-29 when playing on the road following the recent road loss, and placed third in the NL East with 14 games behind the league’s leader Atlanta Braves in the first place. The Marlins earned a total of 452 runs scored to date but also wasted 482 for a -30 run difference over the course of the season. The Miami Marlins had issues winning games at home recently after losing four of the last seven home outings and the recent 2-6 road loss to Texas on Friday. Miami scored one run in each of the first two frames played but was held scoreless in the next seven innings with 7 hits and one error committed in the loss. SP Jesus Luzardo (8-6, 3.52 ERA) took the loss for the Marlins after the left-hander surrendered 6 hits, 4 earned runs, and 2 free bases with 8 strikeouts in pitching for 5.1 frames.
The Miami Marlins management will turn to right-hander George Soriano to start game 2 of a three-game series against the Texas Rangers on Saturday afternoon. The right-handed starter posted a 0-0 record on the season with an impressive 1,98 ERA, a solid 1.10 WHlP, and struck out 26 hitters with 20 hits, 10 free walks, and one homer through 27.1 innings pitched in his starts. The Marlins are currently in the middle of the league with a 4.10 ERA and tagged for 35 quality starts this season.
Marlins vs. Rangers Game Info
| When: | Saturday, August 5, 2023 4:05 PM ET |
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| Where: | Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas |
| TV: | MLBN |
| Stream: | MLB.TV |
Pitcher (TBD) vs Pitcher (TBD)
The Texas Rangers will continue a homestand looking to extend their winning streak to five when hosting game 2 of a series versus the Miami Marlins on Saturday. Texas raised their overall standing to 64-46 after winning five of the last eight outings played and improved their home record to 38-20 following four successive home triumphs while staying on top of the AL West with 1.5 games ahead of the Houston Astros in second place. The Rangers compiled a total of 633 runs scored to date and have given away 470 for a run-difference of +163 over the course of the campaign. The Texas Rangers come into this competition after winning four games in a row including the recent 6-2 home triumph in game 1 of a series facing the Miami Marlins last time out. Adolis Garcia hit two excessively different solo home runs, Corey Seager also went deep, and newly acquired southpaw Jordan Montgomery worked efficiently into the seventh frame in lifting the Rangers to a 6-2 win on Friday night.
The Texas Rangers management will counter with Right-handed Pitcher Jon Gray to start the second installment of a series against the Miami Marlins on Saturday afternoon. The thirty-one-year-old right-handed starter marked a 6-5 record this year with an ERA of 3.66, a strong WHlP at 1.23, and has retired 89 batters in his starts while surrendering 96 hits, 37 bases on balls, and 13 long balls across 108.1 frames of work this season. In his last appearance on the mound, Gray finished 5.0 innings pitched, and the right-hander gave up seven hits and six runs in a 9-10 road loss to the Houston Astros.
MLB Odds/Point Spread: Texas Rangers OFF
The totals went UNDER in 4 of Miami’s last 5 contests while the Marlins are 1-4 SU in their last 5 matches. The Miami Marlins are 2-4 straight up in their last 6 outings versus Texas, and the Marlins are 1-11 SU in their last 12 road games. The totals went OVER in 8 of the Miami Marlins’ last 11 contests when playing on the road against the Texas Rangers.
Miami Marlins Betting Trends
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami’s last 5 games.
Miami are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
Marlins are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games against Texas.
Miami are 1-11 SU in their last 12 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Miami’s last 11 games when playing on the road against Texas.
Miami are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games against an opponent in the American League.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami’s last 6 games against an opponent in the American League West Division division.
Texas Rangers Betting Trends
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas’ last 7 games.
Texas are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Texas’ last 16 games against Miami.
Texas are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Texas’ last 11 games when playing at home against Miami.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas’ last 5 games against an opponent in the National League.
Texas are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games played in August.
Miami Marlins vs Texas Rangers 8/05/2023 Betting Picks
The MLB Pick for this contest is Texas. The Rangers will dominate this match-up at home with a 38-20 record while the Marlins struggled when playing away from home with a 24-29 road record. After finishing 111 games played, Miami ranked 17th in OPS and 24th in runs scored while Texas Ranked 2nd in OPS and 1st in runs scored for the season. Sports Expert analysis: These statistics suggest that Texas has a strong offensive advantage and could potentially perform well in this game.
Free Pick and Prediction: Texas Rangers will win 5-3.