Sitting 24.5 games back in the AL West, the Texas Rangers will host the New York Yankees for three games at Globe Life Park in Arlington this week. The Rangers are having a forgettable year after five consecutive winning seasons. The Yankees, who are just four games behind the first place Orioles in the AL East, will hope to gain ground against the lowly Rangers this week. This will be the last time this season the Yankees appear on the Texas Rangers schedule at home, slightly bumping up secondary market ticket prices for the final time Derek Jeter will be in Arlington.
While the season average for Texas Rangers tickets is $51.48 on the secondary market, each game of the series will have an average price above that number. The series as a whole will be 55.7% above the season average.
7/28 – David Phelps vs Yu Darvish | Avg. Price: $86.87 | Get-in Price: $14
The series begins tonight when Rangers ace Yu Darvish takes the mound against Yankees pitcher David Phelps. The average price for Monday Rangers vs Yankees tickets is $86.87 on the secondary market, 68.7% above season average, with a get-in price of $14. Darvish has excelled this year, going 9-6 with a 2.92 ERA on a depleted Rangers team. Phelps will enter Monday’s game coming off of his first complete game last week and is 5-4 with a 3.77 ERA.
7/29 – Brandon McCarthy vs Nick Martinez | Avg. Price: $60.10 | Get-in Price: $3
Tuesday’s game will feature Rangers pitcher Nick Martinez and the Yankees’ newest pitching addition Brandon McCarthy. The average price for Tuesday Rangers vs Yankees tickets is $60.10, the lowest of the series but still 16.7% above season average, with a get-in price of $3. Martinez will make his second start since returning from the disabled list after a left side injury and is just 1-6 with a 4.73 ERA on the season. McCarthy has had two stellar outings for the Yankees, going 2-0 with a 1.45 ERA in pinstripes since his July 6 acquisition.
7/30 – Hiroki Kuroda vs Colby Lewis | Avg. Price: $93.37 | Get-in Price: $14
Colby Lewis will get the nod for the Rangers against Yankees pitcher Hiroki Kuroda in the final game of the series on Wednesday. The average secondary price for Wednesday Rangers vs Yankees tickets is $93.97, the most expensive of the series at 82.5% above season average, with a get-in price of $14. Winless in four career starts against the Yankees, Lewis will take the mound with a 6-8 record and 6.23 ERA this season. Kuroda has been erratic at times this season but earned his seventh win of the season with some offensive help in his last start. The Japanese-born pitcher is 7-6 with a 3.99 ERA.