Yankees look to Cortes, bats to level Rangers series in Game 4

New York Yankees @ Texas Rangers: Nestor Cortes vs. Martin Perez

The New York Yankees (15-13) are now in fourth place in the American League East, and the Texas Rangers (16-11) are in first place in the American League West. The New York Yankees are playing the Texas Rangers in a four-game series, and the Rangers now have a 2-1 edge.

When: Sunday, April 30, 2023.

Time: 2:35 p.m. EDT.

Where: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas.

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area, YES Network.

Stream: MLB.tv, DirecTv

Moneyline: Yankees -123, Rangers +103; over/under is 8 runs.

Pitching matchup: Nestor Cortes will start for the Yankees while the Rangers have Martin Perez as their starter.

Overall, New York has a record of 15-13, and on the road, they have a record of 6-6. When the Yankees have more hits than their opponents, they have a winning record of 12-2 in those games.

Overall, Texas has a 16-11 record, and they are 10-5 in games played at home. With a 3.48 earned run average as a club, the Rangers are currently placed fourth in the American League.

The contest itself On Sunday, these two sides will compete in their fourth match of the current campaign. The Yankees have a record of 4-6 in their last 10 games, with a batting average of .220, an earned run average of 3.98, and they have been defeated by eight runs.

While hitting .244 for the Yankees, Gleyber Torres has collected 10 runs batted in, four home runs, and 17 walks. In the last 10 games, Anthony Rizzo has a batting average of 10-for-38 with two doubles, a home run, and four runs batted in.

Yankees to start with Nestor Cortes

• In games Cortes has started this season, his team is 3-2-0 against the spread.
• The left-handed pitcher last played on Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins. In five innings, he gave up three earned runs and five hits.
• Cortes will try to make it through at least five innings for the sixth time in a row.
• Cortes’s team has won 75% of the games in which he has been the moneyline favorite, going 3-1.
• This season, Cortes’s team is 3-2 when he starts.
• Cortes’ teams are 4-1-0 at hitting the over in games he has started this season.

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