The Texas Rangers (73-76) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (79-70) wrap up a three-game interleague series Sunday at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. First pitch is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze MLB odds around the Rangers vs. Diamondbacks odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Rangers lead 3-2
The Rangers (+113) posted a 6-2 victory against the Diamondbacks on Saturday as the Under (8.5) hung on. Texas scored all of its runs in the top of the fifth inning, with LF Wyatt Langford going 2 for 4 with a double and a solo home run in the win. RF Brandon Nimmo went 2 for 5 with a pair of doubles, a run scored and an RBI. For the Diamondbacks, C Gabriel Moreno finished 2 for 4 with a run scored,
the only Arizona batter with multiple hits in the game.
Texas halted a 3-game losing skid with the win Saturday, but it is still 3-5 across the past 8 outings. The Rangers remain 2 games back of the Cleveland Guardians for the final spot in the AL Wild Card spot with 13 regular-season games left, and they're a game back of the Toronto Blue Jays, who are also in the hunt. The Rangers are up a game on the Baltimore Orioles, too, while 3 other teams are within 3.5 games of Texas, as there is a logjam in the standings for that final card spot.
Texas has managed a 23-21 record in interleague games. It faces Arizona LHP Eduardo Rodriguez on Sunday, and the Rangers are 24-19 vs. LHP this season.
Arizona is 1.5 games back of the San Diego Padres for the final NL Wild Card spot, and the Padres have a game in hand. Arizona is comfortably 5 games ahead of the nearest pursuing team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and each have 13 regular-season games remaining.
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Rangers at Diamondbacks projected starters
RHP Cal Quantrill vs. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez
Quantrill (8-5, 2.89 ERA) makes his 14th start (31st appearance). He has a 1.06 WHIP, 2.2 BB/9, 6.8 K/9 in 102 2/3 innings.
- Last start: Win, 6 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 1 HR, 1 BB, 4 K in 10-5 road win vs. Seattle Mariners Tuesday
- Last 7 games (6 starts): 4-1, 1.66 ERA (38 IP, 7 ER), 0.82 WHIP, 6 BB, 34 K
- 2026 road splits (7 starts, 15 appearances): 4-2, 3.61 ERA (47 1/3 IP, 19 ER), 1.14 WHIP, 7 HR, 13 BB, 44 K
- Career vs. Diamondbacks (7 starts, 9 appearances): 2-3, 5.68 ERA (38 IP, 24 ER), 1.34 WHIP, 7.8 K/9
Rodriguez (15-5, 2.55 ERA) makes his 30th start. He has a 1.20 WHIP, 3.0 BB/9, 6.7 K/9 in 173 innings.
- Last start: Win, 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 H (1 solo HR), 2 BB, 6 K in 3-2 road win vs. Houston Astros last Sunday
- Last 7 starts: 5-2, 2.76 ERA (42 1/3 IP, 13 ER), 1.18 WHIP, 12 BB, 40 K
- 2026 home splits (16 starts): 8-4, 2.62 ERA (99 2/3 IP, 29 ER), 1.12 WHIP, 6 HR, 28 BB, 71 K
- Career vs. Rangers (7 starts): 4-1, 5.08 ERA (39 IP, 22 ER), 1.49 WHIP, 8.8 K/9
Rangers at Diamondbacks odds
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- Moneyline (ML): Rangers +110 (bet $100 to win $110) | Diamondbacks -130 (bet $130 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Rangers +1.5 (-190) | Diamondbacks -1.5 (+155)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -118 | U: -102)
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Rangers at Diamondbacks picks and predictions
Prediction
Diamondbacks 3, Rangers 2
Moneyline
The DIAMONDBACKS (-130) are a strong play in this interleague series finale which has the makings of a very nice pitchers' duel.
Quantrill has been on fire for the Rangers lately, while Rodriguez has been consistent all season for the Diamondbacks. Let's back the lefty and the home side in a super close game.
Run line/Against the spread
If you can't bring yourself to take the visitors, and you need some insurance, Rangers +1.5 (-190) will set you back nearly 2 times your potential return. That's quite expensive for a singular wager, but it's OK if you toss it into a multi-leg parlay, or you use some sort of a boost or promo.
AVOID for a singular wager.
Over/Under
UNDER 8 (-102) might be the best play on the entire MLB board for Sunday, that's how strongly I believe in both of these pitchers and their form lately.
The Under is 2-1-1 in the Rangers' past 4 games and is 5-1-2 in Quantrill's past 8 starts, too.
For the Diamondbacks, the Under has been on fire lately, as well, going 8-1 in their past 9 games. The Under has also hit in each of Rodriguez's last 2 starts against AL teams.
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