New York Hopes to Turn Luck Around in Texas on Tuesday

The New York Yankees fell to 11-10 on the road this season with their 5-2 loss to the Texas Rangers on Monday night. The Yankees look for better results on Tuesday night in Arlington as they continue their four-game series with the Rangers.

Sportsbook Odds Analysis

Bettors were quick to jump on the Rangers as +153 home underdogs on the Sportsbook line to drive Texas down to +133 and the Yankees down to -143. The total has also seen plenty of movement since Sportsbook at 9.5 runs with UNDER bettors moving the line down to 8.5 runs. Texas closed as a +235 underdog in Monday’s upset win.

Starting Pitchers Analysis

Jameson Taillon has not pitched particularly well in his first season with the Yankees, sporting a 1-3 record with a 5.40 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP through seven starts. The real damage has come on the road where Taillon is 0-3 with a 9.49 ERA and a 1.78 WHIP. He has lasted an average of only four innings in his three road starts.

Mike Foltynewicz had a career year back in 2018 with the Atlanta Braves when he pitched 183 innings with a 2.85 ERA, a 1.08 WHIP and 202 strikeouts. He has never come close to replicating those stats, and his struggles have continued in his first season in Texas with a 1-3 record, a 4.60 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP. The Yankees are the only team Foltynewicz never pitched against in his six years in Atlanta.

New York News & Notes

The Yankees appeared to turn a corner on offense over the weekend with 19 runs scored in their three games against the Baltimore Orioles. Jordan Lyles looked to be a favorable target with a 6.63 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP heading into Monday night’s game, but the Yankees managed only six hits and one earned run against him in a 5-2 loss as -255 favorites.

Aaron Judge went 0-for-3 in the loss, snapping a six-game hitting streak in which the Yankees slugger batted .571. Over the weekend against Baltimore, Judge went 6-for-10 with six runs, four home runs and five RBIs. His production in the heart of New York’s lineup is key to the Yankees’ success moving forward.

Texas News & Notes

Willie Calhoun and Adolis Garcia both had two hits and a home run on Monday to help chase Gerrit Cole out of the game after he gave up seven hits and five runs in five innings.

Garcia is enjoying a breakout season in 2021 as he now leads the Rangers in batting average (.296), home runs (11) and RBIs (28). The 28-year-old is batting .356 with 10 runs, six homers and 14 RBIs so far in May.

Texas’s win on Monday snapped a six-game losing streak for the Rangers. The Rangers had been playing good ball before their recent skid as they had won three straight series and compiled an 8-3 record against the Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins and Seattle Mariners.

Betting Pick: OVER 8.5 runs