Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Dodgers Picks and Prediction for Sunday, April 12, 2026
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It’s the final game of a three-game interleague set on the diamond in the City of Angels as the Texas Rangers travel to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday afternoon and we have you covered with our Rangers vs. Dodgers prediction. In the opening game of the series Friday night, the Dodgers drew first blood with an 8-7 walk-off victory. This article was originally published prior to the conclusion of the middle game of the set at Dodger Stadium Saturday night. Read more about this Rangers vs. Dodgers prediction! Don’t go down on strikes! Increase your bankroll with our MLB Betting Picks!
Texas Looking to Win on Getaway Day
Texas saw their three-game win streak snapped as they were beaten in walk-off fashion Friday night. The Rangers entered Saturday 7-6 and held the top spot in the AL West by a half-game over the Angels. On Friday, Texas finished with nine hits though no player had more than one in the contest. Corey Seager (his fourth), Wyatt Langford (his first) and Evan Carter (his first) each went deep in the contest. Kumar Rocker threw five innings, allowing three runs on five hits with two walks and five strikeouts, but didn’t factor in the decision. Jacob Latz (0-1) took the loss in relief as he allowed one run on one hit with no walks and two strikeouts in two-thirds of an inning.
Jacob deGrom gets the call for his third start of the season for the Rangers in this contest. He has no record with a 3.72 ERA, a 0.828 WHIP, one walk and 13 strikeouts over 9.2 innings of work on the year. In his last start, deGrom didn’t factor in the decision as he threw five innings, allowing one run on one hit with one walk and six strikeouts in a game the Rangers went on to win 2-1. This marks deGrom’s 13th career start against the Dodgers in this contest. He is 1-5 with a 2.58 ERA, a 0.913 WHIP, 20 walks and 76 strikeouts over 76.2 innings of work against them. In four career starts at Dodger Stadium, deGrom is 0-1 with a 3.75 ERA, a 1.083 WHIP, four walks and 19 strikeouts over 24 innings of action. 
Dodgers Seeking to Keep Rolling
Los Angeles won for the sixth time in seven games as they earned the win in the opening game of this series Friday night. The Dodgers entered Saturday 10-3 and owned a 2.5-game lead over the Diamondbacks and Padres for the top spot in the AL West. In Friday’s opener, Los Angeles banged out 15 hits with Max Muncy (five runs, three RBI) recording four while Andy Pages (two runs, four RBI) adding three. Muncy (his second, third and fourth) homered three times, including the walk-off shot in the ninth. Pages (his fourth) also homered in the win. Tyler Glasnow threw six innings, allowing four runs on five hits with one walk and seven strikeouts, but didn’t factor in the decision. Edwin Diaz (1-0) allowed three runs on four hits with one walk and two strikeouts in one inning of work. He blew the save but earned the win.
Roki Sasaki gets the ball for the Dodgers as he makes his third start of the season on getaway day. He is 0-1 with a 7.00 ERA, a 1.556 WHiP, five walks and nine strikeouts over nine innings of work on the year. Sasaki didn’t factor in the decision in his last start, which came against the Nationals on the road last Sunday. He threw five innings, allowing six runs on five hits with three walks and five strikeouts in an 8-6 Dodgers win. Sasaki didn’t factor in the decision in his lone career start against the Rangers, which came on the road April 19, 2025. He threw six innings, allowing two runs on two hits with three walks and four strikeouts in a 4-3 Dodgers loss. Sasaki is 0-2 with a 3.86 ERA, a 1.592 WHIP, 10 walks and 13 strikeouts over 16.1 innings in four career starts at Dodger Stadium.
Rangers vs. Dodgers Pick
Moneyline Pick for Rangers vs. Dodgers
- Dodgers -118 (4 units)
We saw an entertaining tilt in Friday’s opener with seven homers and 15 total runs on the board when all was said and done. While Sasaki has struggled a bit in his first couple of starts, he should start to settle in at this stage. On the flip side, we saw deGrom look like his vintage self in his last outing, giving up just one hit in five frames against the Mariners. With that said, he has kept his team in the game against the Dodgers in his career but hasn’t had success putting games in the win column. Los Angeles doesn’t have holes in their lineup and that is enough to carry them to a win here on getaway day.
Over/Under Pick for Rangers vs. Dodgers
- Under 8.5 (4 units)
Texas entered Saturday having seen the under post a 6-5-2 mark in their 13 games on the year. The Rangers are tied for 19th by averaging 3.92 runs per game and that number climbs to 5.57 runs per game on the road. Texas has an average total of 7.54 runs per game on the year, though that jumps to 10.57 runs a night as the visiting team. Los Angeles has seen the over post a 7-6 mark in their opening 13 games. The Dodgers lead the majors with 6.38 runs per contest though that number slides to 4.43 runs per game at home. Los Angeles has an average total of 10.08 runs per contest and that number drops to 7.86 runs per game at Dodger Stadium. With two good pitchers on the mound, take the under in this contest.
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