Marcus Semien takes an 11-game hitting streak into the Texas Rangers’ (36-39) matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates (30-46). The Rangers are moneyline favorites (-110) in this matchup with the Pirates (-109), which starts at 4:05 p.m. ET on Saturday at PNC Park. Kumar Rocker starts for Texas, and Mitch Keller is Pittsburgh’s pick to start.

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Rangers vs. Pirates betting lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-110)
• Underdog: Pirates (-109)
• Over/under: 8.5

Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rangers betting info

• The Rangers are 25-14 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 64.1% of those games).
• Texas has gone 25-14 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -110 or shorter (64.1% winning percentage).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Rangers’ implied win probability is 52.4%.
• Texas has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 75 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 24 of those games (24-50-1).
• The Rangers are 39-36-0 against the spread this season.

Rangers hitting info

• Josh Smith leads the Rangers with a .292 batting average.
• Among hitters in baseball, Smith ranks 135th in homers and 197th in RBI.
• Smith has safely hit in seven straight games. In his last 10 games he is batting .410 with four doubles, two home runs, five walks and four RBIs.
• Wyatt Langford has hit 13 home runs to lead his team.
• Langford ranks 32nd in home runs and 99th in RBI among hitters in MLB play.
• Langford heads into this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with two doubles, a walk and an RBI.
• Semien is batting .226 with eight doubles, seven home runs and 30 walks.
• Semien enters this game on an 11-game hitting streak. During his last 10 games he is hitting .300 with four doubles, a home run, three walks and six RBIs.
• Adolis Garcia has totaled 35 runs batted in to lead his team.

Rangers pitching rankings

• The Rangers pitching staff ranks 23rd in the majors with a collective eight strikeouts per nine innings.
• Texas has a 3.20 team ERA that ranks second among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Rangers pitchers combine for the No. 1 WHIP in baseball (1.141).
• Rangers pitchers combine to give up the fifth-fewest home runs in baseball (66 total, 0.9 per game).
• Texas fell to the Royals 4-1 in its last game with two strikeouts while allowing six hits.

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have entered the game as underdogs 53 times this season and won 20, or 37.7%, of those games.
• Pittsburgh has a record of 19-33 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least -109 on the moneyline.
• The Pirates have a 52.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in 30 of its 76 games with a total this season.
• The Pirates are 36-40-0 against the spread this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Oneil Cruz leads Pittsburgh in home runs this season with 13 while driving in 30 runs.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Cruz’s home run total is 32nd, and his RBI total is 107th.
• Andrew McCutchen’s batting average of .271 leads all Pittsburgh hitters this season.
• McCutchen is 109th in home runs and 117th in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
• McCutchen has safely hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .350 with two doubles, two home runs, a walk and three RBIs.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa has 61 hits this season and a slash line of .288/.333/.358.
• Kiner-Falefa enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .222 with two RBIs.
• Adam Frazier is batting .250 with an OBP of .310 and a slugging percentage of .337 this season.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates have a 7.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in baseball.
• Pittsburgh has pitched to a 3.82 ERA this season, which ranks 12th in baseball.
• Pirates pitchers have a 1.198 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
• The Pirates have allowed the fourth-fewest home runs this season at just 65, or 0.9 per game.
• Last time out, Pittsburgh defeated the Tigers, 8-4, with 12 strikeouts and five hits allowed.