Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 8/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers

Date: Friday, August 26, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+135) Texas (-155)

The Detroit Tigers (48-77) are hitting the road to Globe Life Field on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Texas Rangers (57-67). The moneyline on this contest has Detroit at +135 and Texas opens at -155. The betting total is set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Tyler Alexander and Glenn Otto.

The Tigers have accumulated 179 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 72 balls out of the park. Detroit has a slugging rate of .331 and have struck out 1,100 times, while taking a walk on 291 occasions. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 3.2 runs per game, which has them at 30th in baseball. They have accumulated 382 runs batted in and 932 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .227. They are sitting with 399 runs while holding a team OBP of .282.

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The Tigers hold a team ERA of 3.95 so far this season (18th in baseball), and they have struck out 912 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.36 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.28. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 113 home runs in addition to 537 runs (18th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 386 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.98 as a unit on the year.

The Tigers have sent 446 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relievers have inherited 145 runners for the season and 29.0% of those runners crossed the plate. They have compiled 28 saves on the campaign and have blown 12 of their 40 chances to save the game. The Tigers relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 70.0% and has come into the game in 117 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 75 holds on the year (8th in the league). Tigers pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 85 times in addition to having 118 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tigers have transformed 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,807 innings on the field, which ranks them 12th in pro baseball. The Detroit Tigers have earned 3,269 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,072 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which puts them in 20th in MLB, and have 103 double plays.

Alexander has pitched in 256 innings and has accumulated 198 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.10 (117 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.297. He has conceded 275 base hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 58 walks. Alexander (8-18 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.45 and he has faced 1,090 hitters in the majors.

The Rangers hold a team SLG% of .398 and they earn 4.53 runs per outing (10th in MLB). They have recorded 175 doubles, while walking 363 times and scoring 562 runs. Texas has hit 148 long balls on the campaign as well as 533 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,089 occasions (8th in MLB) and have a total of 1,026 base hits. The Texas Rangers have accumulated a team OBP of .306 and a batting average of .243 on the campaign.

The Texas pitching staff have allowed 546 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.99 (489 earned runs yielded). They have given up 128 long balls and they relinquish 4.46 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.299 in addition to having a FIP of 4.13 as a team on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.33 (1,013 strikeouts vs 435 free passes). They have a ranking of 16th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 998.

Sitting with 113 save situations, the Rangers have compiled 63 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. Texas has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 50 save chances and they have tallied 29 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 135 times in high leverage situations and also on 98 occasions with runners on. Texas bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.0% out of their 147 inherited base runners. They are ranked 23rd in the league holding a save rate of 58.0%, and they have dispatched 412 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 100 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in baseball). The Rangers have accrued 1,170 assists, 74 errors and have notched a total of 3,309 putouts this year. In their 9,927 innings on the field, the Rangers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (11th in baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Otto has given up 112 base hits while accumulating 99 K's in 118 innings pitched. He has allowed 73 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.458 and having a FIP of 5.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.65 and he has gone up against 525 batters in his career. Otto (5-11 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 5.57 earned run average while conceding 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (+135)

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