The Rangers have moved to 55-50 and a half game out from the AL Wild Card while going on a 7-1 run after the All-Star break. They're playing their best baseball of the season right now, and they're going for their second consecutive sweep. The Braves right-hander Bryce Elder stands in the way, and he's won his last two starts, scattering eight hits in each. Right-hander Jack Leiter is on the mound for Texas, and he's also won his last two starts. This bet is all about the momentum that the Rangers carry. Rangers to win.

The Rangers are 7-1 since the All-Star Break and should have success agianst Bryce Elder, who owns a 8.89 ERA in his last six starts. Atlanta has been terrible on the road and has mustered 11 runs during its four-game skid. Texas also has a much better bullpen right now.

What is going on with the Braves? It almost seems inevitable that this version of Atlanta will find some way to make mistakes and lose a game. On Saturday, miscues on the basepaths, defense, and overall strategy helped snap defeat from the jaws of victory as the surging Rangers won their fifth straight and eighth in nine games. Jack Leiter has been serviceable enough on the mound lately to trust for Texas, with a 3.43 ERA across his last four starts, and wins in his last two. As Atlanta counterpart Bryce Elder has a 6.12 ERA since the start of June, and the Braves keep sinking while losing 13 of 18, the hot Rangers are poised to get the sweep. Play Rangers on Money Line