Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers Picks and Predictions for Saturday, August 8th, 2026
Orioles vs Rangers Game Information
The Baltimore Orioles continue a road trip down South Saturday with another game inside Globe Life Field in Arlington at 7:15 PM against the Texas Rangers. Baltimore is just below .500 coming into this matchup, having lost 3 of the last 5, including 2 in a row. The Texas Rangers come into Saturday right at .500 on the year, currently 1 game back of the American League West standings, riding a 3-game winning streak. Stay in the action with our MLB Picks.
Orioles Preview
The Baltimore offense has a .234 batting average this season, scoring 516 runs on 891 hits. Baltimore has a .319 OBP and a .391 team slugging percentage. The Baltimore pitching has been shaky this season with a 4.21 team ERA. Pete Alonso does everything for Baltimore this season, leading the team with a .249 batting average, 23 home runs, and 71 RBI's.
Rangers Preview
The Texas Rangers have a .245 batting average this season, though they have scored only 477 runs on 941 hits. Texas has a .318 OBP and a .402 team slugging percentage. The Texas pitching has struggled as well, with a 4.29 team ERA. Josh Jung leads Texas this season with a .294 batting average. Joc Peterson has a .252 batting average and leads the team with 20 home runs. Jake Burger has a .238 batting average and leads Texas with 66 RBIs this season.
Orioles vs Rangers Pitching Matchup
Kyle Bradish will take the mound Saturday for the Orioles. Bradish has struggled this year, coming into this game 7-10 overall with a 3.79 ERA. Jacob deGrom will counter for the Rangers. deGrom is 7-7 this year with a 3.96 ERA across 113.2 innings.
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Orioles vs Rangers Pick
Both teams have been shaky thus far this season, but this game is much more important to Texas. The Rangers have been solid at home this season and are currently 1.5 games back in their division standings. Look for Texas to use their edge at the dish Saturday to get the win in Game 2 against Baltimore.
- Pick: Texas Rangers
- Secondary: Over
- Lean: Josh Jung Over 1.5 Bases
Final Score Prediction: Texas Rangers win 7-4.
Game Written Before completion of the game on Friday
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