Texas Rangers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/19/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-122) Colorado (+102)

The Texas Rangers (21-24) are traveling to Coors Field on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Colorado Rockies (18-28). The moneyline on this game has Texas at -122 and Colorado is coming in at +102. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Kumar Rocker and Tanner Gordon.

Texas has a slugging % of .361 and have struck out 400 times, while being walked on 166 occasions. They have earned 163 RBI's as well as 343 hits on the campaign, and their batting average is at .228. The Rangers have accrued 63 doubles as a squad and have knocked 42 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 171 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .311. As a team, the Texas Rangers are putting up 3.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 28th in the league.

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The Rangers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.54 this year (5th in the league), and the staff has struck out 388 batters. Rangers pitchers have conceded 50 home runs and 168 total runs (4th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 146 hitters and their FIP is 4.00 as a unit for the year. Texas has given up 339 hits (7.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 158 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.66 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.21.

The Rangers relief pitchers have a save rate of 68.8% and have stepped onto the mound in 43 save situations. They have 11 saves this season and have not converted 5 out of their 16 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 67 base runners this season and 29.9% of them ended up crossing the plate. Rangers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 42 times in addition to having 44 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 144 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 26 holds so far this year (13th in MLB).

The Rangers have transformed 72.1% of balls in play into outs out of 3,615 innings, which has them ranked 5th in MLB. The Texas Rangers have 1,205 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 348 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .989 which has them sitting 10th in professional baseball, and they have turned 27 double plays.

Rocker has taken the hill for 113 innings and has 100 punch outs in his career. Rocker (5-11 career mark) holds a FIP of 5.02 and he has gone up against 508 batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 5.09 (64 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.485. He has surrendered 122 hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has 46 free passes.

Colorado has accumulated 44 long balls over the course of the season and 193 RBIs. They have hit 87 doubles, while getting a free base 136 times as well as scoring 199 runs. The Colorado Rockies hold a team on-base percentage of .315 in addition to a team batting average of .248 over the course of the season. The Rockies hold a team slugging percentage of .395 and they average 4.23 runs per outing (20th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 441 instances (2nd in the league) and have accounted for 394 base knocks.

The Colorado pitching staff have relinquished 243 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.91 (226 earned runs yielded). They have given up 64 homers and they allow 5.28 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.447 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.70 as a unit so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.60 (349 strikeouts vs 159 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 30th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 440.

Colorado relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 24.7% of 77 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 40 times in high leverage situations in addition to 46 occasions with base runners. With 35 save situations, the Rockies have earned 18 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. They rank 9th in MLB with a save rate of 70.6%, and they have sent 134 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 41 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in MLB). The Rockies have recorded 406 assists, 26 errors and have 1,243 putouts so far this season. In their 3,729 innings on the field, the Rockies have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (27th in baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Gordon has surrendered 172 base knocks while tallying 113 strikeouts in 130 innings. Gordon (6-14 career mark) has earned a 6.84 earned run average while allowing 11.9 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 99 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.536 and a FIP of 6.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.04 and he has faced 586 batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (-122)

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