Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 7/29/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: MLB.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+110) Tampa Bay (-132)

The Texas Rangers (54-52) are headed to Tropicana Field on Wednesday where they will compete against the Tampa Bay Rays (62-43). The moneyline on this contest has Texas at +110 and Tampa Bay is at -132. The total comes in at 8.5. The men taking the mound are MacKenzie Gore and Ian Seymour.

Texas has a slugging % of .407 and have been called out on strikes 891 times, while being walked on 337 occasions. They have tallied 434 RBI's and 880 hits on the year, while their batting average is at .248. The Rangers have hit 158 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 124 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 450 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .321. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are compiling 4.3 runs per contest, which has them at 20th in the league.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.95 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27. Rangers pitchers have yielded 130 home runs and also 471 total runs (14th in MLB). Texas has yielded 880 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 444 earned runs. The Rangers have an earned run average of 4.29 on the year (20th in MLB), and they have rung up 897 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 304 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.12 as a squad this year.

Rangers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 95 times as well as having 101 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 55 holds so far this season (18th in baseball). The Rangers relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 72.1% and have come into the game in 100 save situations. They have 31 saves this year and have blown 12 of 43 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 142 runners so far this year and 32.4% of them earned a run for their team. The Rangers have dispatched 340 relievers to the mound this year.

The Texas Rangers are sitting with 2,794 putouts for the season, as well as 811 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which has them ranked 6th in pro baseball, and they have turned 66 double plays. The Rangers have converted 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 8,382 innings, which has them sitting at 14th in pro baseball.

Gore (32-49 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.25 while he has faced 2,800 batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 630 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) with 267 walks. His earned run average is 4.31 (310 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.386. Gore has pitched in 647 innings and has accounted for 716 strikeouts during his MLB career.

Tampa Bay has hit 105 home runs on the year and 449 RBIs. They have 154 doubles, while taking a walk 355 times and scoring 474 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .333 as well as a team batting average of .260 for the season. The Rays have a SLG% of .403 and they are earning 4.51 runs per game (13th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 755 occasions (30th in MLB) and are sitting with 914 base knocks.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.160 in addition to having a FIP of 4.12 as a squad for the season. They have a ranking of 4th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 806. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 432 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.75 (389 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.10 (840 strikeouts vs 276 bases on balls). They have surrendered 129 homers and they concede 4.17 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.4% of 119 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 98 times in high leverage situations and on 82 occasions with base runners. With 135 save situations, the Rays have 80 holds and 14 blown saves. They are ranked 3rd in MLB holding a save rate of 74.5%, and they have sent 328 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 70 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in professional baseball). The Rays have 840 assists, 62 errors and have 2,799 putouts on the campaign. In 8,397 innings on the field, the Rays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.1% (2nd in baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Seymour has surrendered 106 base hits while he has totaled 150 strikeouts in 130 innings. Seymour (10-6 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.22 ERA while allowing 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 61 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.167 and having a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.26 and he has faced 548 hitters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-132)

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