The visiting Rangers hope for a solid performance on Saturday as they look to steal a win at Rogers Centre against the Toronto Blue Jays.

It's a pitching duel between Mark Buehrle for the Blue Jays (2-4 on the year) and Yu Darvish for Texas (7-2 so far).



View Texas vs Toronto Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Blue Jays in this matchup found them as +138 underdogs on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 8.5 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Blue Jays at No. 11 in the American League and the Rangers at No. 3 in the American League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Toronto's American League No. 8-ranked scoring average of 4.4 runs per game, against a Rangers offense rated No. 7 and scoring 4.6 runs per game in the league. The Blue Jays have averaged 8.6 hits per game to date this season, less than the Rangers hitters have managed (9.2 per nine innings).

Texas brings the American League's No. 2-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Blue Jays' league No. 14-ranked defense.

Last time out for Texas, they were a 6-1 loser as they battled the Blue Jays on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Blue Jays at -107 were rewarded, while the 7 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. The Rangers endured a 6-1 loss at the hands of the Blue Jays on Friday, with Nick Tepesch throwing 7 innings of 5-hit ball at Rogers Centre.




Texas Rangers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 10-0
Before playing Toronto are 5-5
After playing Toronto are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Texas are 4-6
After playing Texas are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

A few Rangers at Blue Jays trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas' last 7 games
Texas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas' last 9 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Texas' last 12 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home
Toronto is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Texas


Next up:
Texas at Toronto, Sunday, June 9