Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 6/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers

Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Houston Astros (37-23) are hitting the road to Globe Life Field on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Texas Rangers (28-31). The starting pitchers are Jose Urquidy and Dane Dunning.

The Astros have tallied 99 doubles as a squad and have hit 77 balls out of the park. Houston is slugging .412 and have struck out 447 times, while drawing a walk on 211 occasions. As a unit, the Houston Astros are notching 4.1 runs per outing, which ranks them 22nd in the league. They have accumulated 242 RBI's and 475 hits on the year, while their batting average is .239. They have earned a total of 248 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .316.

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The Astros have a team ERA of 3.03 on the campaign (2nd in MLB), and they have struck out 495 hitters. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.88 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.13. Astros pitchers have conceded 52 home runs in addition to 205 runs in total (3rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 172 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.69 as a team over the course of the season.

Astros pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 43 times in addition to having 55 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 35 holds on the season (13th in MLB). The Astros relievers have a save percentage of 84.2% and has entered the game in 54 save situations. They have 16 saves for the season and have blown 3 of 19 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 65 runners on the campaign and 24.6% of them earned a run for their team. The Astros have sent 184 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Astros have turned 72.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 4,764 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 1st in baseball. The Houston Astros have a tally of 1,588 putouts thus far, in addition to 481 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which is 13th in baseball, and have a total of 45 double plays.

Urquidy has taken the mound for 233 frames and is sitting with 190 punch outs in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.90 (101 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.155. He has allowed 223 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 46 walks. Urquidy (16-8 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.32 while he has gone up against 959 hitters during his time in the majors.

Texas has 76 long balls on the campaign to go along with 240 RBIs. They have hit 74 two-baggers, while getting a free base 161 times as well as putting up 257 runs. The Texas Rangers have earned a team OBP of .294 and a batting average of .234 this season. The Rangers have a team SLG% of .389 and they tally 4.36 runs per game (17th in MLB). They have been rung up on 504 occasions (17th in MLB) and have a total of 471 base hits.

The Texas pitching staff have relinquished 253 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.90 (228 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 57 home runs and they yield 4.33 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.296 with a FIP of 3.98 as a team on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.39 (505 strikeouts against 211 free passes). They come in at 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 471.

With 59 save situations, the Rangers have tallied 35 holds and 10 blown saves. Texas has called on relievers to enter the game in 24 save opportunities and they have converted 14 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 74 times in high leverage situations and on 51 occasions with base runners. Texas relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.7% out of their 75 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 25th in MLB with a save percentage of 58.3%, and they have dispatched 209 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

In their 4,740 innings played, the Rangers have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.3% (19th in baseball). The Texas Rangers have gotten 51 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (28th in baseball). The Rangers have recorded 546 assists, 43 errors and have 1,580 putouts this season.

Dunning (8-14 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.40 earned run average and has given up 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.80 and he has faced 936 hitters thus far in his career. He has allowed 106 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.355 and a FIP of 3.9. Thus far in his career, Dunning has surrendered 218 hits while he has tallied 213 K's in 217 innings pitched.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas

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