Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, April 17, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-110) Texas (-110)

Globe Life Field is the location where the Texas Rangers (2-5) will meet the Los Angeles Angels (4-4) on Sunday. The line on this matchup has Los Angeles at -110 and Texas is coming in at -110. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jose Suarez and Martin Perez.

Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .456 and have struck out 78 times, while being walked on 24 occasions. They have earned 33 RBI's in addition to 63 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average comes in at .241. The Angels have earned 13 two-baggers as a team and have hit 13 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 34 runs while having a team OBP of .307. As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 14th in baseball.

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The Angels hold a team earned run average of 4.94 on the season (24th in the league), and the staff has struck out 65 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 28 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.89 as a squad this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.32 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.24. Angels pitchers have given up 13 long balls and 41 runs in total (26th in MLB).

Angels bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 12 times in addition to having 7 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 6 holds for the season (7th in baseball). The Angels bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 9 save situations. They have recorded 2 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 1 of their 3 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 17 runners for the season and 58.8% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Angels have sent 29 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Angels have converted 73.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 639 innings on the diamond, ranking them 7th in the majors. The Los Angeles Angels are sitting with 213 putouts this year, in addition to 77 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .976 which has them sitting 28th in professional baseball, and have a total of 4 double plays.

Suarez has thrown 186 innings and has 161 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Suarez (10-17 career mark) has a FIP of 5.40 while he has faced 830 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 5.66 (117 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.478. He has given up 197 base knocks (9.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 78 walks.

The Texas Rangers have tallied a team OBP of .337 and a team batting average of .251 so far this year. They have struck out on 49 occasions (26th in the league) and have tallied 62 hits. Texas has recorded 9 home runs this year as well as 41 RBIs. The Rangers hold a team SLG% of .393 and they have an average of 6.29 runs per outing (2nd in the league). They have hit 8 two-baggers, while taking a walk 30 times and putting up 44 runs.

The Rangers have a WHIP of 1.484 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.57 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 3.33 (70 strikeouts against 21 walks). They are currently ranked 28th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 71. They have surrendered 16 long balls and they relinquish 6.39 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Texas pitching staff have surrendered 44 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 5.95 (41 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 5 save situations, the Rangers have amassed 3 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. Texas has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 2 save chances and they have walked away with 0 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 6 times in high leverage situations in addition to 9 occasions with runners on. Texas relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.0% out of their 10 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 30th in MLB with a save rate of 0.0%, and they have dispatched 34 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Texas Rangers have turned 8 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in the majors). The Rangers have recorded 76 assists, 4 errors and have a tally of 186 putouts this year. Out of their 558 innings on the field, the Rangers are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 64.6% (29th in pro baseball).

Perez (63-70 career mark) has a 4.72 ERA and has given up 10.1 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.85 and he has faced 4,843 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed 580 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.482 and having a FIP of 4.5. In his career, Perez has given up 1,238 hits while totaling 742 punch outs in 1,106 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (-110)

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