Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction & Betting Tips - MLB

Prediction published on 22/07/2023, 06:28  by Joseph King | Modified on 22/07/2023 at 08:05 in MLB Prediction

A battle between two of the MLB’s best takes place on Saturday with the AL West leading Texas Rangers hosting the NL West leading LA Dodgers. This is the second of a three game series between these two teams with the Dodgers taking the first game by a score of 11-5. The Rangers are leading the defending champion Astros by three games in the division as their 58-40 record sits as the third-best in the American League. The heavy loss in game one of this series put an end to a six game winning streak for Texas. They’ll now attempt to respond positively at Globe Life Field where they have posted a winning percentage of .635 on the year. The Rangers start with Dane Dunning on the mound who is 8-2 on the year with a 2.82 ERA. Dunning is coming off a good performance in his last start, lasting seven innings and giving up only two earned runs in a 3-2 win over the Rays.

The Dodgers got this series off to a perfect start with 11 runs in game one, their highest runs total in the previous eight games. Game two has the potential to produce a similarly high-scoring encounter as two of the top three teams in terms of runs scored per game face off. The Rangers lead the MLB with an average of 5.88 runs scored per outing while the Dodgers sit third with an average of 5.55. Los Angeles is in a solid run of form as they have now won three of their last four and eight of their last 10 overall. The visitors will send out Bobby Miller to the mound who is 5-1 on the season with an ERA of 4.25. Miller is coming off a good showing against the Mets away in his last start, lasting four and two thirds innings and giving up only one earned run.