Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees Prediction, 5/22/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees

Date: Thursday, May 22, 2025

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+120) New York (-144)

The Texas Rangers (25-24) are on their way to Yankee Stadium on Thursday where they will play the New York Yankees (28-19). The odds on this game have Texas at +120 while New York is sitting at -144. The total is 8. The starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi and Carlos Rodon.

The Rangers have earned 61 two-baggers as a team and have hit 51 balls out of the park. Texas has a slugging percentage of .369 and have struck out 387 times, while drawing a walk on 125 occasions. As a team, the Texas Rangers are compiling 3.4 runs per game, which puts them at 26th in the league. They have tallied 165 runs batted in as well as 360 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average sits at .227. They have tallied 168 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .288.

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The Rangers have an ERA of 3.28 so far this season (4th in the league), and the staff has rung up 381 hitters. Rangers pitchers have conceded 41 home runs in addition to 170 runs (5th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 134 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.60 as a team over the course of the season. Texas has yielded 353 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) and 156 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.84 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.14.

The Rangers have dispatched 147 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 73 runners this year and 32.9% of them earned a run for their team. They have earned 14 saves on the year and have blown 7 out of their 21 save opportunities. The Rangers relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 66.7% and have stepped onto the mound in 54 save situations. The relievers have racked up 31 holds this year (11th in the league). Rangers pitchers have entered the game with runners on 47 times as well as having 47 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Texas Rangers have a total of 1,284 putouts on the year, in addition to 441 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which has them ranked 3rd in baseball, and have a total of 40 double plays. The Rangers have turned 72.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,852 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 5th in pro baseball.

Eovaldi (95-83 career record) holds a FIP of 3.92 while he has faced 6,860 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 1,610 hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 453 free passes. His earned run average is 3.98 (722 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.263. Eovaldi has taken the ball for 1,633 innings and has 1,423 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Yankees hold a slugging % of .476 and they average 5.77 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have 88 doubles, while taking a walk 195 times as well as racking up 271 runs. New York has 81 home runs over the course of the season as well as 260 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 418 instances (9th in MLB) and are sitting with 420 hits. The New York Yankees have a team OBP of .347 as well as a team batting average of .262 so far this year.

The New York pitching staff have surrendered 178 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.50 (162 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 40 home runs and they allow 3.85 runs per 9 innings (9th in MLB). The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.173 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.54 as a unit for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.60 (442 strikeouts vs 173 bases on balls). They are sitting at 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 315.

New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 24.3% out of their 74 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 45 times in high leverage situations in addition to 51 occasions with base runners. With 46 save situations, the Yankees have earned 27 holds and 6 blown saves. They are ranked 8th in baseball with a save percentage of 68.4%, and they have dispatched 153 relievers to the hill on the year. New York has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 19 save opportunities and they have come away with 13 saves.

The New York Yankees have gotten 28 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in MLB). The Yankees have racked up 388 assists, 23 errors and have notched a total of 1,248 putouts this season. In 3,744 innings on the field, the Yankees have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.6% (4th in pro baseball).

In his career, Rodon has surrendered 988 hits while accumulating 1,278 punch outs in 1,145 innings. Rodon (80-66 record in his career) holds a 3.82 ERA and has given up 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 486 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.236 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.99 and he has faced 4,825 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (+120)

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