Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees Prediction, 5/20/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees

Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+125) New York (-145)

The New York Yankees (27-19) will try to defeat the Texas Rangers (25-23) at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Rangers at +125 and the Yankees are priced at -145. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Patrick Corbin and Will Warren.

Texas has a slugging % of .368 and have been called out on strikes 373 times, while drawing a walk on 123 occasions. They have amassed 163 runs batted in and 352 hits this season, and their team batting average comes in at .227. The Rangers have hit 59 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 50 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 166 runs while holding a team OBP of .289. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are scoring 3.5 runs per contest, which is 26th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.86 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.13. Rangers pitchers have yielded 39 home runs and 165 runs (6th in baseball). Texas has allowed 344 base hits (7.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 151 earned runs. The Rangers have an earned run average of 3.24 this season (5th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 375 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 131 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.55 as a team on the campaign.

The Rangers relievers have recorded a save percentage of 66.7% and have entered the game in 54 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 71 base runners on the campaign and 32.4% of them crossed home plate. Rangers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 46 times and also have had 47 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 145 relievers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen have accumulated 31 holds over the course of the season (9th in baseball). They have accumulated 14 saves for the season and have not converted 7 out of their 21 save opportunities.

The Texas Rangers have amassed 1,260 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 433 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which has them ranked 4th in MLB, and have earned 39 double plays. The Rangers have converted 72.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,780 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball.

Corbin (106-133 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.42 while he has faced 8,303 opposing hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 2,054 hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) with 592 walks. His ERA is 4.49 (963 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.371. Corbin has thrown 1,929 frames and has earned 1,758 strikeouts during his career.

The Yankees hold a team SLG% of .475 and they average 5.78 runs per contest (2nd in MLB). They have hit 87 doubles, while taking a walk 192 times as well as scoring 266 runs. New York has accumulated 79 home runs on the year to go along with 255 RBIs. They have been rung up on 412 occasions (6th in the league) and have a total of 411 base hits. The New York Yankees have tallied an on-base percentage of .347 and a batting average of .261 for the year.

The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.174 and have a FIP of 3.57 as a team this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.50 (428 strikeouts against 171 walks). They rank 1st in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 307. They have conceded 39 long balls and they allow 3.89 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The New York pitching staff have surrendered 176 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.54 (160 earned runs allowed).

Sitting with 43 save situations, the Yankees have recorded 25 holds and 6 blown saves. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 18 save opportunities and they have walked away with 12 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 44 times in high leverage situations in addition to 49 occasions with runners on base. New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 25.7% out of their 70 inherited base runners. They sit at 10th in MLB with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 149 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

In their 3,663 innings on the field, the Yankees have a defensive efficiency of 72.8% (2nd in the majors). The New York Yankees have turned 27 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in professional baseball). The Yankees have recorded 383 assists, 23 errors and have accumulated 1,221 putouts so far this year.

During his career, Warren has given up 70 base knocks and he has 79 punch outs in 63 innings pitched. Warren (2-5 career mark) is the owner of a 6.69 ERA while giving up 10.0 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 47 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.535 and being the owner of a FIP of 6.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.93 and he has faced 289 opposing batters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (+125)

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