At Progressive Field on Friday, the Cleveland Guardians (86-73) begin a three-game series versus the Texas Rangers (80-79), at 7:10 p.m. ET.
The Guardians are favored (-149 on the moneyline to win) when they take on the Rangers (+124). The Cleveland Guardians will hand the ball to Slade Cecconi (7-6, 4.15 ERA), who is looking for win No. 8 on the season, and the Rangers will counter with Jack Leiter (9-10, 3.92 ERA).
The Rangers fell to the Twins 4-0 yesterday. Alejandro Osuna went 1 for 2 in the defeat, while Tyler Mahle took the loss on the mound, throwing five innings, giving up one earned run on five hits while striking out four.
Ahead of this Guardians vs. Rangers matchup, here is everything you need to prepare for Friday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
Cleveland Guardians vs. Texas Rangers odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Guardians (-149, bet $149 to win $100)Underdog: Rangers (+124, bet $100 to win $124)Over/under: 7.5Guardians vs. Rangers: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Friday, September 26, 2025Game time: 7:10 p.m. ETLocation: Cleveland, OhioStadium: Progressive FieldTV channel: MLB Network, CLEG, and Victory+Live stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Guardians stats and trendsGuardians betting recordsThe Guardians have won 43, or 62.3%, of the 69 games they’ve played as favorites this season.Cleveland has entered 16 games this season favored by -149 or more and is 11-5 in those contests.The implied probability of a win from the Guardians, based on the moneyline, is 59.8%.Cleveland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 64 of 157 opportunities.The Guardians have an ATS record of 84-73-0 in 157 games with a spread this season.Slade Cecconi (Guardians probable starter)Cecconi gets the start for the Guardians, his 23rd of the season. He is 7-6 with a 4.15 ERA and 106 strikeouts in 128 2/3 innings pitched.In his most recent appearance on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, the right-hander went seven scoreless innings while surrendering two hits.In 22 games this season, the 26-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.15, with 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .245 against him.Cecconi has 11 quality starts this season.Cecconi will look to build on a seven-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.8 innings per appearance).In three of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.The opposing Rangers offense has the 26th-ranked slugging percentage (.382) and ranks 18th in MLB play with 172 home runs. It has a collective .234 batting average, and is 25th in MLB with 1250 total hits and 24th in MLB action scoring 667 runs.Cecconi has pitched six innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits while striking out three against the Rangers this season.Guardians batting statsThe Guardians’ 164 home runs rank 20th in Major League Baseball.Hitters for Cleveland have combined to rank 28th in the majors with a .373 team slugging percentage.The Guardians have a team batting average of just .226 this season, which ranks 29th among MLB teams.Cleveland has scored 628 runs (just 3.9 per game) this season, which ranks 26th in MLB.The Guardians are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking 29th with an OBP of .296.Cleveland ranks 14th with an average of 8.3 strikeouts per game.Rangers stats and trendsRangers betting recordsThe Rangers have come away with 30 wins in the 76 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.Texas has a mark of 3-15 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +124 or worse on the moneyline.Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rangers have a 44.6% chance of pulling out a win.Contests with Texas has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 69 of 159 chances this season.The Rangers are 84-75-0 against the spread in their 159 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.Jack Leiter (Rangers probable starter)Leiter (9-10) is trying for his 10th victory when he gets the starting nod for the Rangers in his 29th start of the season. He has a 3.92 ERA in 144 2/3 innings pitched, with 138 strikeouts.His most recent appearance was on Saturday against the Miami Marlins, when the righty threw 5 2/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up eight hits.In 28 games this season, the 25-year-old has an ERA of 3.92, with 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .225 against him.Leiter is trying to pick up his 10th quality start of the season.Leiter will aim to go five or more innings for his third straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.2 innings per outing.In three of his 28 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.He meets a Guardians offense that ranks 26th in the league with 628 total runs scored while batting .226 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .373 slugging percentage (28th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 164 home runs (20th in the league).Leiter has thrown seven innings without giving up an earned run on two hits, while striking out 10 against the Guardians this season.Rangers batting statsThe Rangers average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 18th in MLB play with 172 total home runs.So far this season, Texas has the fifth-lowest slugging percentage in baseball (.382).The Rangers are 26th in the majors with a .234 batting average.Averaging 4.2 runs per game (667 total), Texas is the 24th-highest scoring team in MLB.The Rangers’ .303 on-base percentage is the fifth-worst in MLB.