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Series Preview: Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox with Probable Pitchers 5/6-5/8

The Boston Red Sox will take on the Texas Rangers for a three-game series this weekend. The Red Sox are coming off a series win over the Mariners while the Rangers are coming off a series loss to the Cardinals.

Boston Red Sox (57-50) vs. Texas Rangers (52-57)

Game 1:

Date: Friday, August 2
Time: 8:05 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN

Game 2:

Date: Saturday, August 3
Time: 7:05 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN

Game 3:

Date: Sunday, August 4
Time: 2:35 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN

Probable Starting Pitchers

Game 1: Kutter Crawford (6-8, 3.60 ERA) vs. Jose Urena (3-5, 3.07 ERA)

Crawford gets the ball to start the series, he is 6-8 with a 3.60 ERA, a 4.45 FIP, a 1.08 WHIP, a 2.1 BB/9, and an 8.6 K/9 in 122.1 innings. In his last five starts, he is 3-1 with a 3.64 ERA, a 0.87 WHIP, and 22 strikeouts in 29.2 innings. The Red Sox are 7-14 when he starts. Urena will take the ball for Texas, he is 3-5 with a 3.07 ERA, a 4.41 FIP, a 1.23 WHIP, a 3.2 BB/9, and a 6.2 K/9 in 76.1 innings. He hasn’t made a start since June 5th, in that game he got the win going 6.2 innings giving up one run on one hit; he walked one and struck out six; since then he’s pitched in a relief role making nine appearances going 1-0 with a save, a 2.25 ERA, a 1.29 WHIP, and 16 strikeouts in 24 innings. The Rangers are 3-3 when he starts.

Game 2: Tanner Houck (8-7, 2.79 ERA) vs. TBD

Houck gets the middle game, he is 8-7 with a 2.79 ERA, a 2.92 FIP, a 1.11 WHIP, a 2.3 BB/9, and an 8.1 K/9 in 129 innings. In his last three starts, he is 1-1 with a 3.50 ERA, a 1.50 WHIP, and ten strikeouts in 18 innings. The Red Sox are 13-8 when he starts. The Rangers haven’t announced a starter for the middle game of the series.

Game 3: Nick Pivetta (5-7, 4.47 ERA) vs. Nathan Eovaldi (8-4, 3.38 ERA)

Pivetta gets the finale, he is 5-7 with a 4.47 ERA, a 3.86 FIP, a 1.17 WHIP, a 2.2 BB/9, and an 11.1 K/9 in 90.2 innings. In his last five starts, he is 1-2 with a 4.34 ERA, a 1.07 WHIP, and 44 strikeouts in 29 innings. The Red Sox are 9-8 when he starts. Eovaldi will oppose him, he is 8-4 with a 3.38 ERA, a 3.87 FIP, a 1.04 WHIP, a 2.1 BB/9, and an 8.5 K/9 in 112 innings. In his last five starts, he is 3-1 with a 3.94 ERA, a 0.94 WHIP, and 26 strikeouts in 32 innings. The Rangers are 12-7 when he starts.

Boston Red Sox vs. Texas Rangers Leaders

Red Sox:

AVG – Rafael Devers – .306
HR – Rafael Devers – 24
RBI – Rafael Devers – 69
IP – Tanner Houck – 123.0
ERA – Tanner Houck –2.79
K – Kutter Crawford – 117

Rangers:

AVG – Josh Smith – .281
HR – Corey Seager – 19
RBI – Adolis Garcia – 54
IP – Nathan Eovaldi – 112.0
ERA – Nathan Eovaldi – 3.38
K – Andrew Heaney – 107

Boston Red Sox vs. Texas Rangers Numbers

Red Sox

AVG: .260 (3)
OPS: .765 (4)
R: 522 (7)
HR: 131 (8)
ERA: 3.93 (13)
K: 922 (16)
WHIP: 1.24 (12)

Rangers

AVG: .239 (20)             
OPS: .687 (22)
R: 460 (19)
HR: 113 (19)
ERA: 4.15 (19)
K: 909 (18)
WHIP: 1.26 (17)

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