New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 10/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers

Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Texas Rangers (66-93) will try to beat the New York Yankees (98-61) at Globe Life Field on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Domingo German and Glenn Otto.

New York is slugging .427 and have been rung up 1,364 times, while drawing a walk on 610 occasions. They have amassed 755 runs batted in and 1,290 hits over the course of the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .242. The Yankees have tallied 225 doubles as a squad and have hit 248 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 798 runs scored and hold an OBP of .326. As a team, the New York Yankees are recording 5.0 runs/g, which has them sitting at 2nd in baseball.

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The Yankees have compiled a team ERA of 3.29 for the year (3rd in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,433 batters. Their K/BB ratio is 3.26 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.12. Yankees pitchers have allowed 153 home runs and 556 total runs (3rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 439 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.55 as a squad this season.

The Yankees have dispatched 499 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 253 runners this season with 28.9% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 46 saves for the season and have missed out on 21 of their 67 save chances. The Yankees relievers have a save rate of 68.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 151 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 80 holds this year (18th in baseball). Yankees pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 177 times and also have had 183 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Yankees have a total of 4,280 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,447 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them ranked 6th in the majors, and have earned 99 double plays. The Yankees have converted 72.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 12,840 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 2nd in baseball.

German has taken the mound for 409 innings and has totaled 423 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.33 (197 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.197. He has given up 364 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 126 walks. German (26-20 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.43 while going up against 1,719 hitters in the majors.

The Rangers hold a team slugging % of .394 and they score 4.38 runs per contest (12th in the league). They have hit 219 doubles, while walking 451 times as well as earning 696 runs. Texas has hit 194 HRs so far this season as well as 660 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,420 occasions (7th in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,283 base knocks. The Texas Rangers have an OBP of .301 as well as a batting average of .238 over the course of the season.

The Rangers have a WHIP of 1.348 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.15 as a staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.25 (1,287 strikeouts vs 571 walks). They come in at 18th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,327. They have conceded 163 homers and they surrender 4.69 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The Texas pitching staff have given up 734 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.24 (664 earned runs relinquished).

Texas has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 64 save chances and they have come away with 35 saves. They rank 27th in the league with a save percentage of 54.7%, and they have dispatched 523 relief pitchers onto the field on the year. Their relief pitchers have come in 158 times in high leverage situations in addition to 125 occasions with runners on. Texas relievers have an inherited score rate of 32.6% out of 187 inherited base runners. With 147 save situations, the Rangers have accumulated 83 holds in addition to 29 blown saves.

In 12,672 innings on the field, the Rangers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (20th in MLB). The Texas Rangers have gotten 140 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (25th in baseball). The Rangers have accrued 1,502 assists, 96 errors and have amassed 4,224 putouts over the course of the season.

During his MLB career, Otto has surrendered 147 hits while tallying 130 punch outs in 153 frames. He has surrendered 92 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.405 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.91 and he has gone up against 676 hitters thus far in his career. Otto (6-13 career mark) has earned a 5.41 earned run average and has surrendered 8.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Texas

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