Texas Rangers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/20/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-160) Colorado (+132)

The Colorado Rockies (18-28) will play the Texas Rangers (21-24) at Coors Field on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Texas at -160 while Colorado is sitting at +132. The betting total is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Jack Leiter and Kyle Freeland.

The Rangers have accumulated 63 two-baggers as a team and have hit 42 balls out of the stadium. Texas has a slugging % of .361 and have been called out on strikes 400 times, while taking a walk on 166 occasions. As a team, the Texas Rangers are knocking in 3.7 runs per contest, which is 28th in the league. They have 163 runs batted in and 343 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is .228. They have notched a total of 171 runs and have an on-base percentage of .311.

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The Rangers have an earned run average of 3.54 on the season (5th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 388 batters. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 50 home runs and also 168 runs in total (4th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 146 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.00 as a team for the year. Texas has given up 339 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) as well as 158 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.66 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21.

Rangers pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 42 times and also have had 44 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 26 holds over the course of the season (13th in baseball). The Rangers relief pitchers have a save rate of 68.8% and have entered the game in 43 save situations. They have accumulated 11 saves this year and have blown 5 out of their 16 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 67 base runners on the season and 29.9% of those runners ended up scoring. The Rangers have dispatched 144 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Texas Rangers have a tally of 1,205 putouts thus far, as well as 348 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which ranks 10th in MLB, and they have turned 27 double plays. The Rangers have turned 72.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,615 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 5th in baseball.

Leiter (11-17 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.65 while he has gone up against 1,033 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 217 base hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) with 105 walks. His ERA is 4.72 (124 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.363. Leiter has thrown 236 innings and is sitting with 234 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Rockies have a slugging percentage of .395 and they are earning 4.23 runs per contest (20th in the league). They have recorded 87 two-baggers, while taking a walk 136 times as well as scoring 199 runs. Colorado has accumulated 44 home runs so far this season as well as 193 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 441 instances (2nd in baseball) and have accounted for 394 hits. The Colorado Rockies have compiled a team on-base percentage of .315 and a team batting average of .248 on the campaign.

The Colorado pitching staff have relinquished 243 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.91 (226 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 64 home runs and they relinquish 5.28 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.447 with a FIP of 4.70 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.60 (349 strikeouts vs 159 walks). They are sitting at 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 440.

They are ranked 9th in the league with a save rate of 70.6%, and they have dispatched 134 relief pitchers onto the field on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 40 times in high leverage situations in addition to 46 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 35 save situations, the Rockies have compiled 18 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. Colorado has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 17 save chances and they have walked away with 12 saves. Colorado bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 24.7% out of 77 inherited base runners.

Out of their 3,729 innings played, the Rockies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (27th in the majors). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 41 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in pro baseball). The Rockies have accrued 406 assists, 26 errors and have a total of 1,243 putouts on the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Freeland has conceded 1,438 hits while tallying 975 strikeouts in 1,293 frames. Freeland (66-95 record in his career) holds a 4.61 ERA and has given up 10.0 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 663 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.424 and having a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.41 and he has faced 5,624 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Colorado (+132) and under 9 runs

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