Texas pays a visit to New York on Tuesday, hoping to shut down the Yankees bats in baseball action at Yankee Stadium.

The Yankees will rely on CC Sabathia to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Alexi Ogando will be his counterpart for the Rangers. CC Sabathia is 7-4 this season, and Alexi Ogando is 7-0.



View Texas vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
New York opened as -145 moneyline favorites in this baseball match, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers settle on an Sportsbook over under number of 8.5.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Yankees at No. 1 in the American League and the Rangers at No. 3 in the American League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New York's No. 2 ranked American League offense (5.2 runs per game) against a Rangers defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 6 in the American League at 4.1 runs allowed per game. The Yankees have been averaging 8.6 hits per game, less than the Rangers have managed so far this season (9 hits on average).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and New York has the American League's No. 5-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Rangers own the American League's No. 6 mark in runs allowed.

In their last action, Texas was a 6-1 loser on the road against the Twins. Bettors on Minnesota at +108 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Texas looks to rebound from a loss to the Twins, who beat them 6-1 on Sunday behind a start from Francisco Liriano at Target Field.

Last time out for New York, they were a 1-0 loser as they battled the Indians at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Indians at +165 were rewarded, while the 1 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. New York didn't plate a single run in their last outing, shut down by Carlos Carrasco in a losing cause, 1-0, against Cleveland on Monday.


Texas Rangers Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5
After playing Minnesota are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 8-2
Before playing Texas are 4-6
After playing Cleveland are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4

A few Rangers at Yankees trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas' last 5 games
Texas is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas' last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Texas is 3-6 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Yankees' last 12 games at home
NY Yankees are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 6 games when playing at home against Texas


Next up:
Texas at NY Yankees, Wednesday, June 15