New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 8/6/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers

Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Rangers Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-152) Texas (+126)

Globe Life Field is the site where the Texas Rangers (59-55) will play the New York Yankees (60-53) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Yankees at -152 and the Rangers are at +126. The total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Carlos Rodon and Jack Leiter.

The Yankees have tallied 188 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 181 baseballs out of the park. New York is slugging .451 and have been called out on strikes 995 times, while drawing a walk on 426 occasions. As a unit, the New York Yankees are notching 5.2 runs per game, which puts them at 2nd in baseball. They have compiled 561 runs batted in and 968 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average is at .252. They are sitting with 584 runs and have an OBP of .330.

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The Yankees have a team earned run average of 4.08 this year (18th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,003 batters. Yankees pitchers have relinquished 129 home runs in addition to 495 runs in total (19th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 390 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.06 as a squad so far this year. New York has conceded 866 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 453 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.57 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Yankees relief pitchers have a save percentage of 65.2% and have come into the game in 112 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 183 runners for the season with 27.3% of those players ended up scoring. Yankees relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 123 times in addition to having 111 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have sent 375 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have a total of 65 holds this season (13th in MLB). They have 30 saves on the year and have missed out on 16 out of their 46 save chances.

The New York Mets have a tally of 2,999 putouts thus far, as well as 955 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which has them sitting 23rd in pro baseball, and have a total of 71 double plays. The Yankees have transformed 70.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,997 innings on the field, which ranks them 9th in MLB.

Rodon has taken the mound for 1,220 innings and has accounted for 1,362 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.80 (515 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.229. He has surrendered 1,044 base hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 456 free passes. Rodon (86-70 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.74 while going up against 5,136 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Texas Rangers have earned a team OBP of .300 and a team batting average of .232 for the year. They have struck out on 953 occasions (15th in the league) and have totaled 882 hits. Texas has recorded 121 home runs on the year to go along with 451 runs batted in. The Rangers hold a slugging % of .377 and they score 4.15 runs per contest (24th in baseball). They have 167 doubles, while walking 336 times as well as scoring 473 runs.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.169 and have a FIP of 3.71 as a team so far this season. They are currently ranked 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 850. The Texas pitching staff have surrendered 404 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.27 (368 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (936 strikeouts vs 334 walks). They have conceded 107 homers and they concede 3.59 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB).

Texas has had relief pitchers take the mound in 49 save opportunities and they have come away with 28 saves. They rank 24th in baseball with a save rate of 57.1%, and they have sent 356 relievers onto the diamond for the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 133 times in high leverage situations in addition to 117 occasions with runners on. Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.7% out of 165 inherited runners. Sitting with 115 save situations, the Rangers have amassed 63 holds and 21 blown saves.

In 9,120 innings played, the Rangers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.2% (1st in professional baseball). The Texas Rangers have gotten 88 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .991 (1st in professional baseball). The Rangers have accrued 979 assists, 37 errors and have notched a total of 3,040 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his pro baseball career, Leiter has conceded 124 base hits and he has 121 K's in 131 innings. Leiter (7-9 win-loss record in his career) has a 5.41 earned run average while giving up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 79 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.438 and a FIP of 5.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.86 and he has faced 588 batters during his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (+126)

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