Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 5/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers

Date: Monday, May 16, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-135) Texas (+115)

The Texas Rangers (13-19) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Angels (23-13) at Globe Life Field on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has the Angels at -135 and the Rangers are sitting at +115. The over/under is set at 8. The starting pitchers are Noah Syndergaard and Jon Gray.

As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are putting up 4.9 runs per contest, which is 2nd in the league. They have earned 178 runs scored and hold an OBP of .323. The Angels have accrued 56 two-baggers as a team and have hit 48 balls out of the park. They have accrued 172 runs batted in in addition to 294 hits this season, while their batting average is sitting at .247. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .421 and have struck out 322 times, while drawing a walk on 128 occasions.

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The Angels hold a team ERA of 3.23 so far this year (4th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 276 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 103 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.80 as a team on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.68 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.08. Angels pitchers have conceded 33 home runs and 124 runs in total (7th in MLB).

The Angels have dispatched 114 relievers to the mound on the season. The relievers have inherited 57 runners this year and 36.8% of those players crossed the plate. They have tallied 10 saves on the campaign and have blown 5 of their 15 save opportunities. The Angels relievers have recorded a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 40 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 24 holds so far this year (8th in the league). Angels bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 38 times and also have had 31 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Angels have turned 74.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,886 innings, which has them ranked 1st in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have a tally of 962 putouts on the campaign, as well as 328 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which ranks 14th in professional baseball, and have earned 33 double plays.

Syndergaard (50-32 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 2.95 while he has faced 3,068 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 693 hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) with 172 walks. His earned run average is 3.29 (273 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.157. Syndergaard has taken the ball for 747 innings and is sitting with 798 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Rangers hold a slugging percentage of .336 and they average 3.88 runs per contest (20th in baseball). They have hit 34 doubles, while getting a free base 92 times and recording 124 runs. Texas has tallied 29 home runs so far this year as well as 115 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 253 occasions (26th in MLB) and have totaled 228 base hits. The Texas Rangers have a team OBP of .282 and a team batting average of .216 for the season.

The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.283 and have a FIP of 4.32 as a squad on the season. They sit at 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 243. The Texas pitching staff have surrendered 143 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.13 (130 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.33 (280 strikeouts vs 120 walks). They have conceded 38 home runs and they surrender 4.55 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league).

Texas relievers have an inherited score rate of 27.1% of 48 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 37 times in high leverage situations in addition to 32 occasions with runners on base. With 28 save situations, the Rangers have recorded 18 holds and 3 blown saves. They are currently ranked 16th in the league holding a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have sent 125 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Texas has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 10 save chances and they have earned 7 saves.

In their 2,547 innings on the field, the Rangers have a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (14th in pro baseball). The Texas Rangers have turned 26 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (24th in professional baseball). The Rangers have accrued 294 assists, 23 errors and have amassed 849 putouts this season.

Gray (53-50 record in his career) holds a 4.61 earned run average and has conceded 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.01 and he has faced 3,624 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has given up 433 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.336 and having a FIP of 3.9. During his career, Gray has allowed 843 base hits while he has earned 864 K's in 845 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-135)

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