Guardians vs. Rangers Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/6/2022

The Texas Rangers (25-28) will look to Adolis Garcia, who has blasted homers in two straight games, to pull off an upset win over the Cleveland Guardians (24-25) Monday at Progressive Field. The Guardians and Andres Gimenez (who has a two-game home run streak of his own) are -115 moneyline favorites for the game, which starts at 7:10 PM ET. Cal Quantrill will get the ball for Cleveland while Texas counter with Jon Gray.

Guardians vs. Rangers Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Guardians vs. Rangers

Our computer pick: Texas Rangers (-104) and Over (8.5)

Guardians vs. Rangers Game Info

• Cleveland Guardians probable starting pitcher: Cal Quantrill
• Texas Rangers probable starting pitcher: Jon Gray
• Game Day: Monday, June 6, 2022
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Stadium: Progressive Field

Cleveland Guardians vs Texas Rangers Pitching Matchup

Guardians Starter Cal Quantrill

• Quantrill gets the start for the Guardians, his 10th of the season. He is 2-3 with a 3.52 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 53 2/3 innings pitched.
• His most recent appearance came on Tuesday against the Kansas City Royals, when the righty tossed 6 1/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing six hits.
• The 27-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.52, with 5.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in nine games this season. Opposing hitters have a .241 batting average against him.
• Quantrill is trying to build on a third-game quality start streak in this outing.
• Quantrill will look to extend an eight-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.3 innings per appearance).
• He meets a Rangers offense that ranks 18th in the league with 226 runs while batting .231 as a unit. It has a collective .381 slugging percentage (19th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 64 home runs (eighth in MLB).
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 27-year-old’s 3.52 ERA ranks 37th, 1.211 WHIP ranks 39th, and 5.5 K/9 ranks 60th.

Rangers Starter Jon Gray

• The Rangers’ Gray (1-2) will make his ninth start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw seven innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, giving up one earned run while allowing three hits.
• The 30-year-old has pitched in eight games this season with an ERA of 4.83, a 2.933 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.220.
• He has started eight games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in two of them.
• Gray has four starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Guardians rank 19th in MLB with 225 runs scored this season. They have a .245 batting average this campaign with 43 home runs (25th in the league).

Guardians Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Guardians have won 14 out of the 22 games, or 63.6%, in which they’ve been favored.
• Cleveland has entered 20 games this season favored by -115 or more and is 13-7 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win from the Guardians, based on the moneyline, is 53.5%.
• Games involving Cleveland have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 27 of 53 chances this season.
• The Guardians have an ATS record of 28-25-0 in 53 games with a spread this season.

Rangers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Rangers have been underdogs in 37 games this season and have come away with the win 18 times (48.6%) in those contests.
• This year, Texas has won 18 of 34 games when listed as at least -104 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 51% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• Texas’ games have gone over the total in 22 of their 53 opportunities.
• In 53 games with a line this season, the Rangers have a mark of 31-22-0 against the spread.

Guardians Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jose Ramirez is the bat to watch in the Guardians lineup, leading the team in batting average (.297), home runs (14), and RBI (53).
• Ramirez ranks fifth in home runs and first in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Myles Straw has nine doubles, a triple and 28 walks while hitting .231.
• Straw ranks 357th in home runs and 305th in RBI on the season.
• Owen Miller has 13 doubles, four home runs and 15 walks while hitting .275.
• Gimenez is hitting .307 with seven doubles, two triples, seven home runs and four walks.
• Gimenez brings an eight-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last 10 games he is batting .297 with a double, three home runs, a walk and nine RBI.

Rangers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Corey Seager has swatted a team- leading 11 home runs.
• Seager is 19th in home runs and 67th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Garcia has collected 36 runs batted in to lead his team.
• Garcia ranks 26th in home runs and 13th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Marcus Semien has nine doubles, a triple, three home runs and 17 walks while batting .196.
• Kole Calhoun has seven doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 12 walks while batting .247.

Betting Tips for Guardians vs. Rangers

After looking at all of the key stats and trends for this matchup, our best bet is the Rangers on the moneyline at -104. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going over the total of 8.5 runs.