Blue Jays vs Rangers Game Breakdown

Get ready for a showdown deep in the heart of Texas as the Toronto Blue Jays swoop into Globe Life Field, looking to clip the wings of the Texas Rangers tonight at 08:05 PM EST! Both teams are sitting on the edge of their seats in the American League rankings, with the Jays flapping 15 games back and the Rangers roping in a 10-game deficit. The stakes are high, the bats are hot, and the odds makers have the line drawn with the Jays as slight underdogs in a game pegged at an over/under of 7.5. Coming off a fresh win against the Cardinals, the Jays are all plumes out, while the Rangers are dusting off their boots from a tumble against the Mariners. With clear skies and a gentle breeze setting the stage, tonight’s matchup promises to be more than just a game—it’s a duel of feathers versus leather!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: September 17, 2024 08:05PM EST

Location: Globe Life Field, Texas

Weather: Sunny with winds from the ESE at 4.5 mph. Temperature is at 82.6° with 58% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	TOR ML	TEX ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+120	-143	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+114	-136	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-6	+7	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

164W-146L

46.7% Win Probability

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LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

160W-155L

53.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
07/26/24	Texas Rangers TEX	5	Over	+3.5
07/26/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	6	Over	+3.5
07/27/24	Texas Rangers TEX	3	Over	+2.5
07/27/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	7	Over	+2.5
07/28/24	Texas Rangers TEX	3	Over	+2.5
07/28/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	7	Over	+2.5
06/16/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	2	Under	-4.5
06/16/23	Texas Rangers TEX	1	Under	-4.5
06/17/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	2	Under	-1.5
06/17/23	Texas Rangers TEX	4	Under	-1.5
06/18/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	7	Over	+10.5
06/18/23	Texas Rangers TEX	11	Over	+10.5
09/11/23	Texas Rangers TEX	10	Over	+6.5
09/11/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	4	Over	+6.5
09/12/23	Texas Rangers TEX	6	Over	+1.5
09/12/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	3	Over	+1.5
09/13/23	Texas Rangers TEX	10	Over	+2.5
09/13/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	0	Over	+2.5
09/14/23	Texas Rangers TEX	9	Over	+3.5
09/14/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	2	Over	+3.5

Blue Jays Vs Over/Under

Rangers Vs Over/Under

Chris Bassitt

ERA 4.196 | IP 163.0 | 10.0W-13.0L | KO 164.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-10-24	vsNYM	2-6W	6.0	5	1	8	Push
09-03-24	vsPHI	10-9L	5.3	10	4	7	Over
08-28-24	@BOS	0-3L	6.7	5	1	9	Under
08-23-24	vsLAA	4-5W	6.0	4	4	6	Over
08-17-24	@CHC	2-3L	5.0	5	3	5	Under
08-11-24	vsOAK	8-4L	4.0	8	7	5	Over
08-06-24	vsBAL	2-5W	7.0	3	2	9	Under
07-30-24	@BAL	2-6L	4.0	9	5	3	Push
07-25-24	vsTB	13-0L	5.0	5	3	6	Over
07-19-24	vsDET	5-4L	6.7	7	5	6	Over

$Nathan Eovaldi$

Nathan Eovaldi

ERA 3.671 | IP 152.0 | 11.0W-8.0L | KO 150.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-10-24	@ARI	0-6L	5.0	7	4	6	Under
09-04-24	vsNYY	6-10W	7.0	4	2	6	Over
08-29-24	@CWS	2-1W	7.0	1	0	10	Under
08-23-24	@CLE	5-3W	6.0	7	3	5	Push
08-17-24	vsMIN	5-2L	7.0	6	4	6	Under
08-10-24	@NYY	0-8L	3.0	6	3	4	Push
08-04-24	vsBOS	7-2L	5.0	7	5	7	Over
07-29-24	@STL	6-3W	6.0	6	3	2	Over
07-24-24	vsCWS	2-10W	7.0	4	2	10	Over
07-19-24	vsBAL	9-1L	5.0	8	6	2	Over

Blue Jays Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/17	@ STL	3-2W	6	1	Under
09/16	@ STL	7-2W	10	1	Over
09/15	@ STL	4-3W	10	0	Under
09/13	@ NYM	2-6L	6	0	Push
09/12	@ NYM	6-2W	12	0	Push
09/11	@ NYM	2-3L	4	0	Under
09/10	vs ATL	3-4L	8	1	Under
09/09	vs ATL	9-5W	17	2	Over
09/08	vs ATL	1-3L	7	0	Under
09/06	@ PHI	2-4L	6	0	Under
09/05	@ PHI	9-10L	16	4	Over
09/03	vs MIN	3-4L	3	1	Under
09/02	vs MIN	15-0W	23	4	Over
09/01	vs MIN	0-2L	7	0	Under
08/31	vs BOS	2-0W	7	0	Under

Rangers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/17	vs SEA	0-7L	1	0	Under
09/16	vs SEA	4-5L	7	2	Over
09/15	vs SEA	4-5L	7	1	Over
09/14	vs SEA	5-4W	9	3	Over
09/13	vs ARI	4-14L	9	1	Over
09/12	vs ARI	0-6L	3	0	Under
09/10	@ LAA	7-4W	9	3	Over
09/09	@ LAA	6-3W	7	0	Over
09/08	@ LAA	1-5L	4	0	Under
09/07	@ LAA	3-1W	10	1	Under
09/06	@ NYY	10-6W	14	0	Over
09/05	@ NYY	7-4W	6	2	Over
09/04	@ NYY	4-8L	9	1	Over
09/03	@ OAK	6-4W	10	1	Over
09/02	@ OAK	3-2W	9	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Toronto Blue Jays	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 George Springer	7.3	9.6	0.219	0.375	0.343	0.718	0.294	0.037
#2 Nathan Lukes	7.2	9.1	0.357	0.524	0.452	0.976	0.389	0.000
#3 V. Guerrero	8.4	11.1	0.317	0.536	0.447	0.982	0.390	0.048
#4 Spencer Horwitz	7.5	9.9	0.275	0.468	0.429	0.896	0.358	0.043
#5 Ernie Clement	5.7	7.3	0.256	0.407	0.288	0.694	0.290	0.028
#6 Alejandro Kirk	6.0	7.9	0.246	0.348	0.351	0.698	0.288	0.016
#7 Addison Barger	5.8	7.7	0.211	0.389	0.261	0.650	0.272	0.039
#8 Davis Schneider	5.5	7.4	0.198	0.354	0.330	0.684	0.281	0.033
#9 Joey Loperfido	5.1	6.6	0.233	0.381	0.298	0.679	0.282	0.019

Texas Rangers	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Marcus Semien	7.7	10.2	0.236	0.395	0.335	0.730	0.300	0.037
#2 Josh Smith	7.2	9.4	0.258	0.383	0.388	0.771	0.315	0.021
#3 Wyatt Langford	7.2	9.4	0.252	0.394	0.356	0.751	0.307	0.024
#4 Adolis Garcia	7.2	9.5	0.218	0.388	0.308	0.696	0.288	0.041
#5 Nathaniel Lowe	7.7	10.1	0.268	0.393	0.418	0.811	0.326	0.030
#6 Josh Jung	6.4	8.0	0.269	0.433	0.316	0.749	0.310	0.041
#7 Jonah Heim	6.3	8.2	0.215	0.327	0.279	0.606	0.254	0.029
#8 Ezequiel Duran	5.3	6.7	0.244	0.319	0.307	0.626	0.262	0.013
#9 Leody Taveras	6.1	7.8	0.226	0.347	0.313	0.660	0.273	0.023

Blue Jays Notable Injuries

Bo Bichette OUT (SS): Avg: 0.222 SLG:0.32 Last game: 08/28/24. Impact: 1.4

Rangers Notable Injuries

Jon Gray OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/01/24. Impact: 2.1
Corey Seager OUT (SS): Avg: 0.28 SLG:0.515 Last game: 09/04/24. Impact: 3.8
Tyler Mahle OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/20/24. Impact: 5.0
Jose Urena OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/15/24. Impact: 2.1
Grant Anderson OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/06/24. Impact: 0.6