Rangers at Diamondbacks
O/U 13.5 · RL Rangers -1.5 · Chase Field
The pick & result
- Published pick
- Rangers ML +110
- Published odds
- +110
- Result
- Won
- Final score
- 7-6
Odds are the American price printed with this pick, not a current offer. Wins, losses and pushes remain on the public record; a missing grade is not a win.
The line
BETMGM · 7 moves| Market | Opened Sep 13 10:14 AM | Close Sep 13 1:20 PM | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPREAD | Diamondbacks -1.5 (+155) | Diamondbacks -1.5 (+155) | Holds |
| TOTAL | 8 (-118) | 8 (-118) | Holds |
| MONEYLINE | Diamondbacks -135 | Diamondbacks -135 | Holds |
Every move, in order ›
| When | Spread | Total | Moneyline |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPENSep 13 10:14 AM | Diamondbacks -1.5 (+155) | 8 (-118) | Diamondbacks -135 · Rangers +110 |
| Sep 13 10:31 AM | Diamondbacks -1.5 (+155) | 8 (-115) | Diamondbacks -135 · Rangers +110 |
| Sep 13 10:55 AM | Diamondbacks -1.5 (+155) | 8 (-118) | Diamondbacks -130 · Rangers +110 |
| Sep 13 11:24 AM | Diamondbacks -1.5 (+155) | 8 (-118) | Diamondbacks -135 · Rangers +110 |
| Sep 13 11:44 AM | Diamondbacks -1.5 (+170) | 8 (-115) | Diamondbacks -125 · Rangers +105 |
| Sep 13 12:10 PM | Diamondbacks -1.5 (+155) | 8 (-118) | Diamondbacks -130 · Rangers +105 |
| Sep 13 12:40 PM | Diamondbacks -1.5 (+155) | 8 (-115) | Diamondbacks -130 · Rangers +110 |
| CLOSESep 13 1:20 PM | Diamondbacks -1.5 (+155) | 8 (-118) | Diamondbacks -135 · Rangers +110 |
The read
Chase Field hosts the series decider, with both clubs bringing effective starting pitching into a matchup that has already produced a win for each side. I’m taking Texas at +110, led by its starter’s recent control and the fit of its confirmed lineup against left-handed pitching. Over the last five starts, Texas’s starter recorded 28 strikeouts and 3 walks in 32 innings. Arizona’s starter recorded 27 strikeouts and 10 walks over his last five. Both allowed 6 earned runs during that stretch. The results are close, but the lower walk total gives me a concrete reason to trust Texas’s pitching in this matchup.
The offensive argument starts at the top of the order. Texas’s confirmed leadoff hitter has a 1.009 OPS against left-handers in 127 at-bats, and its third hitter has a .922 OPS in 79 at-bats. Those are directly relevant splits against today’s opposing starter. They are individual samples, so I would not stretch them into a claim that the entire lineup has an advantage. Still, they give Texas a specific offensive case to accompany the pitching. Its listed save leader’s 1.81 ERA and 0.76 WHIP provide additional support for the bullpen’s quality, without establishing today’s availability.
Arizona’s strongest counterargument is that its own starter has a 2.55 ERA, and its confirmed third hitter owns an .873 OPS against right-handed pitching. That combination of pitching and offensive production makes the favorite entirely credible. I give those strengths substantial weight. I also see Texas bringing comparable recent starting-pitcher results and favorable splits in important lineup spots. At +110, that combination is enough for me to back the Rangers to win outright. My conviction is moderate, with the recent control advantage and confirmed lineup matchups carrying the decision.
The research
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PLATOON EDGE
Justin Foscue (bats R) gets a LHP from the 1st spot
1.009Justin Foscue owns a 1.009 OPS in 127 AB vs. left-handers, well above his .525 mark in 78 AB the other way. The right-handed hitter leads off tonight against LHP Eduardo Rodriguez.
Lars Nootbaar (bats L) gets a RHP from the 1st spot
.760Lars Nootbaar has a .760 OPS in 201 AB vs. right-handers, compared with .471 in 38 AB the other way. The left-handed hitter leads off tonight against RHP Cal Quantrill.
COOLING OFF
Corbin Carroll: .403 OPS in Last 15 Days
.403Corbin Carroll has a .403 OPS over the last 15 days in 41 AB. That is 0.395 below his .798 season mark.
FIRST INNING
NRFI watch: quiet first innings on both sides of TEX @ ARI
NRFIA run was scored by either team in the first inning in 2 of 10 sampled ARI games and 3 of 10 sampled TEX games. 2026 first-inning pitching samples — Eduardo Rodriguez: 6.21 ERA, .287 opponent AVG across 29.0 IP, 8 HR; Cal Quantrill: 2.77 ERA, .255 opponent AVG across 13.0 IP, 3 HR.
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- Daily picks first stored September 9, 2026 at 4:25 PM ET.
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Props on this game
3- GARY'S PICKCORBIN CARROLLRBI UNDER 0.5
Corbin Carroll has an RBI in only 3 of his last 15 games, and two of those three came in this series — Saturday's sacrifice fly and Friday's two-run homer. So he's shown a pulse against Texas this weekend.
But the broader picture still favors staying empty: he's hitting .138 with a .444 OPS in September, and his numbers against right-handers (.724 OPS) trail well behind what he does against left-handers (.955 OPS) this year. Cal Quantrill throws right-handed tonight.
Twelve of Carroll's last fifteen games have closed with a zero in the RBI column, and between the platoon split and the cold stretch, I like that number to hold again.
- GARY'S PICKEDUARDO RODRIGUEZPITCHER EARNED RUNS UNDER 2.5
Eduardo Rodriguez has been one of the steadiest arms in the league this year, a 2.55 ERA over 173 innings with a 15-5 record, and he's been especially good at Chase Field — a 2.62 ERA across 16 home starts with his club going 11-5 in those games. He gets extra rest tonight, working on six days after allowing one run over six innings in his last start against Houston, and he's walked only two batters per start all season. Two of his last three outings have come in under this number. Texas has actually hit left-handed pitching well as a team this year, which is the one thing I'll acknowledge working against him, but the rest, the ballpark history, and the season-long command are enough for me to side with the under.
- THE LONG SHOTNOLAN ARENADOHR OVER 0.5
Nolan Arenado is running as hot as anyone in this lineup — three home runs in his last seven days, three in his last fifteen, and three already in September on just 33 at-bats. Sixteen of his 24 home runs this season have come against right-handed pitching, and Cal Quantrill throws right-handed tonight.
Quantrill has already allowed 9 home runs in 13 starts this year, and Arenado is 3-for-11 in his career against him. Chase Field plays as a hitter-friendly park.
At plus-700 on a hitter in this kind of power stretch, I'll take the shot.
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