Texas Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 5/7/19, Prediction & Odds

Rangers vs. Pirates Prediction

The Texas Rangers and the Pittsburgh Pirates have both won two in a row entering tonight's series opener. Can host Pittsburgh notch the win and extend its winning streak to three?

Game Snapshot

925 Texas Rangers at 926 Pittsburgh Pirates

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

PNC Park at 7:05PM ET

TV: ATT SportsNet-PIT

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Public Betting Information

According to oddsmakers, the Pirates are a -132 favorite on the moneyline. The Rangers are a +122 underdog, while the total is set at 8.5 runs. As of Tuesday morning, 51 percent of public bets are being placed on visiting Pittsburgh. Check out our MLB Public Betting Page for the latest updates.

Rangers roll past Blue Jays

Texas completed its series with a 10-2 home victory Sunday afternoon over Toronto to improve to 16-16 on the season and 12-7 at home. The Rangers led put up three runs each in the second and third innings and led 10-1 through six innings en route to the lopsided win. Asdrubal Cabrera was 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and four RBIs in the winning effort. Shin-Soo Choo ended the contest 3-for-4 with a walk, two runs and an RBI. Rougned Odor finished 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Kyle Dowdy threw two innings of one-hit relief to pick up the win. Adrian Sampson will start tonight for Texas as he comes in with an 0-1 record, 3.58 ERA and 1.34 WHIP with 19 strikeouts over 27 1/3 innings.

Marte hits walk-off 3-run homer

Pittsburgh trailed 3-2 in the bottom of the 13th inning, but put a couple runners on before Starling Marte played the role of hero with a walk-off 3-run home run in a 5-3 home victory Sunday afternoon over Oakland. Marte finished the contest 2-for-5 with a walk, a run and three RBIs. Adam Frazier was 2-for-6 with a double, a run and an RBI. Cody Tucker went 1-for-4 with a walk and a run. Tyler Lyons earned the win in relief as he gave up two earned runs on two hits with one strikeout and three walks over two innings of work. Steven Brault will start tonight for the Pirates as he enters with an 0-1 record, 8.31 ERA and 1.62 WHIP with 11 strikeouts over 8 2/3 innings.

MLB Betting Trends

Texas

The Rangers are 17-36 in their last 53 road games. Texas is 2-5 in the last seven Sampson starts.

Pittsburgh

The Pirates are 4-1 in their last five games overall. Pittsburgh is 7-3 in the last 10 Brault starts.

Prediction:

Pittsburgh has been playing solid baseball and Brault at least has done well in the strikeout category in a limited amount of innings this season. He also has the advantage of being a left-hander against a Texas lineup that is set up to hit righties with more efficiency. Look for the Pirates to touch up Sampson and ride a solid Brault outing to a victory in the opener here.

 

MLB DAILY PREDICTION: PITTSBURGH PIRATES -132