The Tampa Bay Rays (4-2) visit the Texas Rangers (5-2) on Friday at 8:05 p.m. ET. The Rays are moneyline underdogs (+109) against the favored Rangers (-128). Tyler Mahle starts for Texas while Tampa Bay will counter with Zack Littell.

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Rangers vs. Rays betting lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-128)
• Underdog: Rays (+109)
• Over/under: 8.5

Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rangers betting info

• The Rangers have won 75% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (3-1).
• Texas has played as moneyline favorites of -128 or shorter in only two games this season, which it won both.
• The Rangers have an implied moneyline win probability of 56.1% in this contest.
• Texas has played in seven games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total one time (1-6-0).
• The Rangers have a 3-4-0 record against the spread this season (covering 42.9% of the time).

Rangers hitting info

• Adolis Garcia paces the Rangers with two home runs and four runs batted in.
• Garcia ranks 20th in home runs and 49th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Wyatt Langford has hit two home runs while batting .269. Both pace his team.
• Langford ranks 20th in home runs among hitters in MLB action and 121st in RBI.
• Jonah Heim leads the Rangers with two home runs.
• Jake Burger has a double, a home run and a walk while batting .125.

Rangers pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Rangers has a collective 9.9 K/9, the sixth-best in MLB.
• Texas has the eighth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (2.90).
• Rangers pitchers combine for the No. 8 WHIP in the majors (1.081).
• The Rangers surrender the 13th-fewest home runs in baseball (six total, 0.9 per game).
• In its 1-0 win last time out, Texas struck out 10 Reds batters while allowing three hits.

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

• The Rays lost the only game they’ve played as the underdog this season.
• Tampa Bay has not been a bigger underdog this season than the +109 moneyline set for this game.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 47.8% chance of a victory for the Rays.
• So far this season, Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in one of its six games with a total.
• The Rays are 3-3-0 against the spread this season.

Rays hitting info

• Jake Mangum has been key for Tampa Bay with no home runs, but four RBI and a batting average of .533 this season.
• Mangum’s home run total ranks 145th in the big leagues, and he is 49th in RBI.
• Mangum takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .533 with two doubles, a walk and four RBI.
• Brandon Lowe leads Tampa Bay in home runs with two and runs batted in with six.
• Lowe is 20th in home runs and 22nd in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
• Jonny Deluca has seven hits this season and a slash line of .438/.500/.563.
• Deluca has hit safely in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .438 with a triple, two walks and an RBI.
• Kameron Misner is batting .357 with an OBP of .333 and a slugging percentage of .643 this season.
• Misner takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .357 with a double, a home run and four RBI.

Rays pitching rankings

• The Rays strike out 10.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-best in MLB.
• Tampa Bay has pitched to a 2.00 ERA this season, which ranks third in baseball.
• The Rays have a combined WHIP of just .907 as a pitching staff, which is the fourth-best in baseball this season.
• The Rays have given up the first-fewest long balls so far this season with only two home runs allowed.
• Last time out, Tampa Bay fell to the Pirates 4-2. Its pitchers compiled five strikeouts and eight hits allowed.