Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T.
Rays at Rangers 2:30PM ET—Drew Rasmussen will start for Tampa Bay. Rasmussen appeared in sixteen games last year carrying an ERA of 2.83 with WHIP of 1.08. The righthander struck out 30.2% with 5.2% walks. Ground balls sat at 53.3% with no homers allowed. He faced the Pirates at home in the opener allowing no runs with four strikeouts in five innings. Kumar Rocker is the starter for Texas. Rocker started three games last year delivering an ERA of 3.86 with WHIP of 1.54. The righty fanned 25.5% with 10.9% walks. Ground balls sat at 51.5% with 0.77 home runs per nine innings. In his opener he faced the Reds on the road allowing six earned runs with three strikeouts in three innings.