Arizona Diamondbacks vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 5/12/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Texas Rangers

Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Rangers Sports Network

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

Globe Life Field is the location where the Texas Rangers (19-21) will try to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks (19-20) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Diamondbacks at +125 and the Rangers are coming in at -145. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Zac Gallen and MacKenzie Gore.

As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which puts them at 14th in the league. They have notched a total of 169 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .299. The Diamondbacks have accumulated 68 doubles as a unit and have hit 36 baseballs out of the park. They have 163 RBI's in addition to 304 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate comes in at .236. Arizona is slugging .392 and have been rung up 310 times, while taking a walk on 110 occasions.

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The Diamondbacks have a team earned run average of 4.50 for the year (22nd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 288 batters. Diamondbacks pitchers have surrendered 46 home runs and 191 total runs (22nd in MLB). They have walked 132 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.42 as a squad so far this year. Arizona has conceded 320 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 172 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.18 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.31.

Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 39 times and also have had 50 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 26 holds on the season (8th in baseball). The Diamondbacks relievers have recorded a save percentage of 62.5% and stepped onto the hill in 43 save situations. They have compiled 10 saves so far this season and have blown 6 out of their 16 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 54 base runners on the season and 24.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 134 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with 1,033 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 343 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them ranked 16th in professional baseball, and they have turned 24 double plays. The Diamondbacks have converted 71.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,099 innings, ranking them 6th in the majors.

Gallen has pitched in 1,045 frames and has 1,085 K's during his pro baseball career. Gallen (67-55 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.57 and he has gone up against 4,311 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.63 (421 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.171. He has surrendered 888 hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) with 336 free passes.

The Texas Rangers hold an OBP of .316 in addition to a team batting average of .234 for the year. They have struck out on 350 occasions (11th in MLB) and have earned 307 base knocks. Texas has hit 37 home runs for the season to go along with 142 runs batted in. The Rangers have a team slugging % of .370 and they are recording 3.73 runs per game (28th in the league). They have hit 58 two-baggers, while getting a free base 148 times as well as notching 149 runs.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.229 in addition to having a FIP of 3.99 as a pitching staff this season. They come in at 6th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 303. The Texas pitching staff have surrendered 152 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.66 (142 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (345 strikeouts vs 126 free passes). They have yielded 44 homers and they give up 3.92 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

They sit at 6th in the league holding a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 129 bullpen pitchers onto the field over the course of the season. Their relievers have taken the field 39 times in high leverage situations and on 36 occasions with runners on. With 37 save situations, the Rangers have accrued 22 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 14 save chances and they have earned 10 saves. Texas relievers hold an inherited score rate of 30.9% out of their 55 inherited runners.

Out of their 3,147 innings on the field, the Rangers have a efficiency on defense of 71.2% (7th in pro baseball). The Texas Rangers have turned 24 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in professional baseball). The Rangers have accrued 302 assists, 18 errors and have accounted for 1,049 putouts this year.

Gore (28-44 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.26 earned run average and has conceded 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.61 and he has faced 2,478 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. He has given up 271 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.402 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. In his MLB career, Gore has allowed 558 base knocks while totaling 637 K's in 572 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (-145)

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