Yankee Stadium hosts an MLB battle between the New York Yankees and the visiting Texas Rangers on Wednesday.

Justin Grimm gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Rangers on this day; he's 6-5 on the season. The Yankees, meanwhile, will counter with Andy Pettitte, who will be looking to improve on his 5-5 mark.



View Texas vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the MLB moneyline for this matchup, New York sat as -120 favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook. The total was set at 8.5, according to Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Yankees at No. 9 in the American League and the Rangers at No. 4 in the American League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and New York has the American League's No. 11-rated offensive output, at 8 hits per game. The Rangers average 9 hits per game, good for No. 5 on the American League list.

Defensively, Texas features the American League's No. 6-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.3 runs per game. New York, meanwhile, comes in at No. 13 in the American League at home, scoring 3.7 runs per game.

Last time out for Texas, they were a 4-3 loser as they battled the Yankees on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at +111 were rewarded, while the 7 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. The Rangers endured a 4-3 loss at the hands of the Yankees on Tuesday, with Yu Darvish throwing 5 1/3 innings of 7-hit ball at Yankee Stadium.




Texas Rangers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Texas are 7-3
After playing Texas are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

A few Rangers at Yankees trends to consider:
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas' last 5 games
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas' last 7 games on the road
NY Yankees are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against Texas
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Texas
NY Yankees are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 6 games


Next up:
Texas at NY Yankees, Thursday, June 27