Blue Jays vs Rangers Game Breakdown

Get ready for a showdown that’s as evenly matched as a tug-of-war between twins! The Toronto Blue Jays are swooping into Globe Life Field with the same record as their hosts, the Texas Rangers—both teams sitting at a 72-79 standoff. It’s a late-season clash under the Texan sun with first pitch hurling at 08:05 PM EST. Both squads are looking to claw their way up the American League rankings, with the Jays trailing by 16 games and the Rangers by 10. After a wild game that saw the Rangers lasso the Jays with a 13-8 victory just yesterday, the stakes and the bats are high, especially with the betting lines tipping slightly in favor of Texas at -130. With clear skies, a gentle southern breeze, and the over/under teasing at 8 runs, tonight’s game promises to be full of swings and surprises. So, will the Blue Jays fly high, or will the Rangers ride off with another win? Either way, it’s sure to be a feather-ruffling, saddle-swinging good time!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: September 18, 2024 08:05PM EST

Location: Globe Life Field, Texas

Weather: Sunny with winds from the S at 6.7 mph. Temperature is at 82.4° with 66% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	TOR ML	TEX ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+108	-130	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	-105	-115	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-213	+15	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

164W-147L

51.2% Win Probability

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LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

161W-155L

48.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
07/26/24	Texas Rangers TEX	5	Over	+3.0
07/26/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	6	Over	+3.0
07/27/24	Texas Rangers TEX	3	Over	+2.0
07/27/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	7	Over	+2.0
07/28/24	Texas Rangers TEX	3	Over	+2.0
07/28/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	7	Over	+2.0
09/17/24	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	8	Over	+13.0
09/17/24	Texas Rangers TEX	13	Over	+13.0
06/16/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	2	Under	-5.0
06/16/23	Texas Rangers TEX	1	Under	-5.0
06/17/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	2	Under	-2.0
06/17/23	Texas Rangers TEX	4	Under	-2.0
06/18/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	7	Over	+10.0
06/18/23	Texas Rangers TEX	11	Over	+10.0
09/11/23	Texas Rangers TEX	10	Over	+6.0
09/11/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	4	Over	+6.0
09/12/23	Texas Rangers TEX	6	Over	+1.0
09/12/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	3	Over	+1.0
09/13/23	Texas Rangers TEX	10	Over	+2.0
09/13/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	0	Over	+2.0
09/14/23	Texas Rangers TEX	9	Over	+3.0
09/14/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	2	Over	+3.0

Blue Jays Vs Over/Under

Rangers Vs Over/Under

Bowden Francis

ERA 3.496 | IP 92.7 | 8.0W-4.0L | KO 82.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-11-24	vsNYM	6-2L	8.0	1	1	1	Push
09-04-24	vsPHI	4-2L	6.0	6	3	6	Under
08-29-24	@BOS	2-0W	7.0	1	0	5	Under
08-24-24	vsLAA	1-3W	8.0	1	1	12	Under
08-18-24	@CHC	1-0W	7.0	3	0	7	Under
08-12-24	@LAA	4-2W	7.0	1	1	8	Under
08-07-24	vsBAL	7-3L	5.0	3	2	7	Over
08-04-24	@NYY	3-4L	0.3	1	1	0	Under
07-29-24	@BAL	8-4W	5.7	6	3	2	Over
07-13-24	@ARI	1-12L	2.0	1	0	1	Over

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Cody Bradford

ERA 3.975 | IP 65.7 | 5.0W-3.0L | KO 60.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-11-24	@ARI	4-14L	3.7	9	8	4	Over
09-05-24	vsLAA	1-3W	6.0	2	1	4	Under
08-31-24	vsOAK	2-3W	7.0	4	2	8	Under
08-25-24	@CLE	2-4L	6.0	3	2	3	Under
08-20-24	vsPIT	4-0L	7.0	5	3	8	Under
08-15-24	vsMIN	3-2L	6.0	6	2	2	Under
08-10-24	@NYY	9-4W	5.0	5	1	7	Over
08-03-24	vsBOS	4-7W	3.7	4	3	5	Over
07-30-24	@STL	1-8L	2.0	5	5	2	Over
04-10-24	vsOAK	2-6W	6.7	5	1	7	Push

Blue Jays Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/19	vs TEX	8-13L	13	1	Over
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

Rangers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/19	@ TOR	13-8W	13	2	Over
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

Team’s Batting Order

Toronto Blue Jays	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 George Springer	7.7	10.1	0.221	0.380	0.346	0.726	0.297	0.037
#2 Bo Bichette	7.9	10.2	0.225	0.322	0.299	0.621	0.259	0.013
#3 V. Guerrero	7.9	10.4	0.319	0.538	0.448	0.986	0.392	0.048
#4 Alejandro Kirk	6.7	8.8	0.247	0.351	0.357	0.708	0.291	0.016
#5 Ernie Clement	5.6	7.2	0.256	0.404	0.286	0.691	0.288	0.028
#6 Davis Schneider	6.6	8.8	0.201	0.363	0.331	0.694	0.285	0.035
#7 Leo Jimenez	5.3	7.0	0.231	0.374	0.401	0.776	0.317	0.027
#8 Nathan Lukes	5.2	6.7	0.356	0.511	0.489	1.000	0.393	0.000

Texas Rangers	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Marcus Semien	8.0	10.5	0.235	0.393	0.336	0.729	0.299	0.037
#2 Josh Smith	6.8	8.9	0.258	0.382	0.389	0.771	0.315	0.021
#3 Wyatt Langford	7.0	9.2	0.256	0.408	0.364	0.773	0.315	0.026
#4 Adolis Garcia	7.5	9.9	0.220	0.389	0.313	0.702	0.290	0.041
#5 Nathaniel Lowe	6.9	9.1	0.267	0.391	0.418	0.809	0.325	0.029
#6 Josh Jung	6.9	8.7	0.269	0.429	0.320	0.749	0.309	0.040
#7 Jonah Heim	5.7	7.4	0.217	0.331	0.284	0.615	0.257	0.028
#8 Ezequiel Duran	5.1	6.5	0.244	0.319	0.307	0.626	0.262	0.013
#9 Leody Taveras	5.0	6.4	0.230	0.357	0.316	0.673	0.278	0.025

Blue Jays Notable Injuries

Daulton Varsho OUT (OF): Avg: 0.211 SLG:0.403 Last game: 09/13/24. Impact: 2.1
Will Wagner OUT (2B): Avg: 0.305 SLG:0.451 Last game: 09/15/24. Impact: 2.2

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