The New York Yankees (20-10) face the Texas Rangers (14-16) on Wednesday, April 29, at 2:35 p.m. ET, with the Yankees carrying a 1.78x payout if they win, via PrizePicks Team Picks.
In today’s series finale, the Yankees are going for the sweep following back-to-back wins over the Rangers. Each matchup was competitive, featuring 4-2 and 3-2 finals. What can we expect on Wednesday?
Below, we'll break down our Yankees vs. Rangers prediction and picks for Wednesday’s MLB game, including the winner payouts, over/under, and key player picks for PrizePicks.
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Yankees vs. Rangers Prediction, Winner Payout, Over/Under – Wednesday, April 29
New York SP Gerrit Cole (Tommy John surgery) and SP Carlos Rodon (elbow) continue to miss time on the 15-day IL and are expected to return in May or June. That’s led to the Yankees calling up their No. 3 prospect, SP Elmer Rodriguez, to make his major league debut on Wednesday.
Through four starts in Triple-A this season, Rodriguez boasts a 1.27 ERA and 3.43 xFIP, per FanGraphs. For the Rangers, SP Nathan Eovaldi (3.62 xFIP across 6 starts and 32.2 IP) will be on the mound.
The under is 2-0 in this series, with combined run totals of 6 and 5. This checks out with Texas carrying 117 runs scored (26th) and a .310 wOBA (24th). However, the Yankees boast 153 runs scored (sixth) and a .336 wOBA (fifth).
Will the low-scoring trend continue in Wednesday’s series finale?
Yankees vs. Rangers Winner Payout, Over/Under – Wednesday, April 29
The Yankees enter Wednesday’s game as a road favorite against the Rangers, returning a 1.78x payout if they win outright, via PrizePicks Team Picks.
Here are the full payouts for the Yankees vs. Rangers game on PrizePicks.
- Spread: New York Yankees -1.5 (2.27x)
- Over/Under: 8.5 (1.85x payout on Over)
- Game Winner Payout: Yankees - 1.78x | Rangers - 1.92x
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Yankees vs. Rangers Prediction on Winner – 4/29/26
Here are the key game stats and trends behind our Yankees vs. Rangers prediction on the winner for Wednesday, April 29.
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- New York has a concerning .231 batting average (23rd), but it’s managed to produce runs on the back of 1.6 home runs per game (first), a .202 isolated power (first), and a .433 SLG (fourth).
- Eovaldi’s 3.62 xFIP suggests positive regression, but he’s allowing 2.48 HR/9, leading to a 5.79 ERA.
- Furthermore, the Rangers’ starter has yielded a 49.5% hard-hit rate (12th percentile) and 9.5% barrel percentage (35th percentile), via Baseball Savant.
- Eovaldi’s 25.7% home run-to-fly ball rate allowed is well above the league average (11.0%), and the Yankees lead MLB with a 16.1% HR/FB.
- Plus, New York has posted 2.5 home runs per game in this series.
- Despite making his MLB debut, Rodriguez still carries strong numbers from Triple-A, including his 0.42 HR/9 allowed.
- He also surrendered a .171 batting average over four starts in the minors.
- Rodriguez will hand the ball to a strong bullpen that’s ceded a 3.50 xERA (fifth).
Yankees vs. Rangers Player Picks, Stats for PrizePicks – 4/29/26
Here are top Yankees vs. Rangers picks to target on PrizePicks for Wednesday, April 29. Today’s MLB picks for PrizePicks include Ben Rice and Brandon Nimmo.
Yankees 1B Ben Rice vs. Rangers Projection: 5.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Yankees OF Aaron Judge usually gets the attention in New York’s batting order, but don’t sleep on 1B Ben Rice, who tops the team with a .309 batting average and .713 SLG.
- Baseball Savant gives Rice a .639 xSLG (98th percentile), a 22.6% barrel rate (99th percentile), and a 64.5% hard-hit rate (100th percentile).
- However, Rice has 1 hit over 8 at-bats (.125) in this series.
- Eovaldi’s most-used pitches are a splitter (38.0%) and cutter (21.9%), and Rice has yet to record a hit against a splitter and bats .143 when seeing cutters this season.
- In 5 career at-bats against the Rangers’ starter, Rice has yet to get on base.
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Rangers OF Brandon Nimmo vs. Yankees: 6.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Brandon Nimmo has excelled in Texas, carrying a .287 batting average and .290 xBA (84th percentile).
- He’s on a three-game hitting streak and has racked up 3 hits over 8 at-bats (.375) in this series.
- Yankees SP Elmer Rodriguez has leaned on his fastball (29.5%) and sinker (26.7%) in the minors this season.
- Nimmo has raked against each pitch, sporting a .361 batting average against fastballs and a .308 mark when seeing sinkers.
- Adding to his ability to score runs, Rangers 3B Josh Jung is batting behind Nimmo and touts a team-best .320 batting average while riding an eight-game hitting streak.
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With a rookie debuting on the bump, will the Yankees still manage to pull off the sweep vs. the Rangers? New York’s slugging may cause troubles for Eovaldi.
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