New York Yankees vsTexas Rangers Prediction
The New York Yankees are 7-6 on the road this season and are heavy favorites to beat the Texas Rangers who are 7-9 at home. The Yankees have a better than 55% chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Both starters have a relatively low chance of having a quality start. Michael Foltynewicz has a 44% chance of a QS and Jameson Taillon a 48% chance. If Michael Foltynewicz has a quality start the Rangers has a 63% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 3.8 and he has a 29% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Rangers win 42%. If Jameson Taillon has a quality start the Yankees has a 78% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 6.9 and he has a 43% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Yankees win 61%. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Texas Rangers is Joey Gallo who averaged 2.29 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 39% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Rangers have a 52% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the New York Yankees is Giancarlo Stanton who averaged 2.42 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 41% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Yankees have a 76% chance of winning.