Series Preview: Boston Red Sox vs. Texas Rangers 8/12-8/14

The Boston Red Sox will take on the Texas Rangers this week for a three-game series. The Red Sox are coming off being swept in their series by the Astros while the Rangers are coming off a series loss to the Yankees.

Boston Red Sox (61-55) vs. Texas Rangers (55-63)

Game 1:

Date: Monday, August 12
Time: 7:10 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN

Game 2:

Date: Tuesday, August 13
Time: 7:10 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN

Game 3:

Date: Wednesday, August 14
Time: 6:10 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN

Probable Starting Pitchers

Game 1: Brayan Bello (10-5, 5.16 ERA) vs. Tyler Mahle (0-1, 1.80 ERA)

Bello gets the first game he is 10-5 with a 5.16 ERA, a 4.61 FIP, a 1.45 WHIP, a 3.3 BB/9, and an 8.8 K/9 in 111.2 innings. In his last five starts, he is 1-0 with a 4.45 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP, and 27 strikeouts in 28.1 innings. The Red Sox are 14-7 when he starts. Mahle goes for Texas he made his return to the Rangers rotation last Tuesday going five innings giving up one run on five hits; he walked one and struck out two.

Game 2: Kutter Crawford (7-9, 4.11 ERA) vs. Jose Urena (3-7, 3.74 ERA)

Crawford goes in the middle game he is 7-9 with a 4.11 ERA, a 4.86 FIP, a 1.13 WHIP, a 2.3 BB/9, and an 8.6 K/9 in 131.1 innings. In his last three starts he’s shown fatigue despite going 1-1 he has a 10.53 ERA, a 1.76 WHIP, and 13 strikeouts in 13.2 innings, hopefully, he can figure it out in this start. The Red Sox are 8-15 when he starts. Urena will oppose him he is 3-7 with a 3.74 ERA, a 3.67 FIP, a 1.32 WHIP, a 3.2 BB/9, and an 5.9 K/9 in 84.1 innings. He faced the Red Sox back on the 2nd suffering the loss going four innings giving up seven run on eight hits; he didn’t issue a walk and struck out two. The Rangers are 3-5 when he starts.

Game 3: Tanner Houck (8-8, 3.02 ERA) vs. TBD (3-5, 3.02 ERA)

Houck gets the finale, he is 7-9 with a 3.02 ERA, a 3.15 FIP, a 1.14 WHIP, a 2.4 BB/9, and an 8.0 K/9 in 140 innings. In his last three starts, he is 0-2 with a a 5.29 ERA, a 1.53 WHIP, and ten strikeouts in 17 innings. The Red Sox are 13-10 when he starts.

Boston Red Sox vs. Texas Rangers Leaders

Red Sox:

AVG – Rafael Devers – .300
HR – Rafael Devers – 25
RBI – Rafael Devers – 71
IP – Tanner Houck – 140.0
ERA – Tanner Houck –3.02
K – Kutter Crawford – 115

Rangers:

AVG – Corey Seager – .274
HR – Corey Seager – 25
RBI – Corey Seager – 61
IP – Andrew Heaney – 120.0
ERA – Nathan Eovaldi – 3.75
K – Nathan Eovaldi – 117

Boston Red Sox vs. Texas Rangers Numbers

Red Sox

AVG: .261 (2)
OPS: .771 (3)
R: 571 (5)
HR: 146 (6)
ERA: 4.05 (17)
K: 986 (17)
WHIP: 1.25 (14)

Rangers

AVG: .238 (20)             
OPS: .687 (22)
R: 494 (20)
HR: 126 (18)
ERA: 4.26 (22)
K: 979 (19)
WHIP: 1.29 (21)