Texas Rangers vs. Washington Nationals Preview
Where: Nationals Park — Washington, District of Columbia
When: Friday, May 26, 2017 – 7:05 PM ET
Line: Texas Rangers (+155) at Washington Nationals (-175) – total: 8.0 – view all MLB lines
TV Broadcast: FSSW / MASN
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Betting on the Texas Rangers (27-32)
The slump continued for the Rangers on Wednesday night, as they fell to the New York Mets, 4-3. The loss was their 12th in 16 games, further offsetting the 10 straight wins they had in mid-May.
Issues on their play are present on both ends of the field. Over that span, they batted a mediocre .242 or worse in each game, while also allowing opponents to have seven or more runs nine times.
Still, there are a couple of guys that may get some hopes up. Elvis Andrus, for one, is maintaining this campaign as one of the best of his career. He’s also the most effective player on the team in their current ugly stretch, tallying a .358 batting average and a .537 slugging percentage, along with 13 runs, 12 RBIs, and seven stolen bases.
Adrian Beltre and Nomar Mazara, meanwhile, are a combined 12-for-32 in the past week (.375), with one homer each.
They will be led by Andrew Cashner (2-5, 3.39 ERA) on defense, who should be eager to redeem himself. The 30-year-old got lit up for five runs on 11 hits and one walk in his disastrous start against the Houston Astros on June 3rd. Further, Washington’s batters are 33-for-96 against him all-time (.344).
Betting on the Washington Nationals (38-21)
Thursday night, the National League East-leading Nationals easily dispatched the Baltimore Orioles in a one-off, 6-1, for their seventh win in nine games.
As always, their potent offense was on-point. Trea Turner and Bryce Harper each had three hits, and led the team into racing into a four-zip lead in the first inning before casually cruising forward. The two, along with Daniel Murphy and Ryan Zimmerman, are powering the Nats into being one of the elites in just about every batting stat in the league – first in batting average and RBIs, and top four in hits and homers.
With the momentum, wide array of powerful batters, the Rangers’ losing streak, and aforementioned history of success with opposing pitcher, Andrew Cashner, we can expect the Nats to keep winning.
As for the defense, it’s Tanner Roark’s turn again, who’s 6-2 with a 3.91 ERA in 12 appearances this year. He has lasted for seven or more innings in each of his last three starts, where only allowed five runs and was able to strike out 18.
Writer’s Prediction
The Nats (-175) take it, 8-4.
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