Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 7/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers

Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+140) Texas (-165)

Globe Life Field is where the Texas Rangers (39-44) will take on the Oakland Athletics (29-58) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Oakland at +140 and Texas is sitting at -165. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are James Kaprielian and Glenn Otto.

As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are recording 3.1 runs/g, which is 30th in baseball. They have earned 273 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .271. The Athletics have accounted for 132 doubles as a squad and have hit 62 balls out of the park. They have earned 251 runs batted in in addition to 589 hits this year, while their team batting average sits at .209. Oakland owns a slugging percentage of .327 and have struck out 724 times, while taking a walk on 216 occasions.

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Athletics pitchers have conceded 96 home runs and also 393 runs in total (22nd in the league). They have walked 281 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.28 as a team for the season. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.31 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.33. The Athletics have an earned run average of 4.33 over the course of the season (24th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 650 hitters.

Athletics pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 105 times in addition to having 94 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 56 holds so far this season (7th in baseball). The Athletics relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 57.6% and stepped onto the hill in 91 save situations. They have compiled 19 saves for the year and have blown 14 of 33 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 163 runners for the season and 28.8% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Athletics have sent 294 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Athletics have turned 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,843 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 18th in the majors. The Oakland Athletics have earned a total of 2,281 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 781 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which ranks 22nd in baseball, and have earned 77 double plays.

Kaprielian (9-10 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.96 while facing 795 hitters in the majors. He has given up 167 base hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 74 free passes. His earned run average is 4.48 (93 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.289. Kaprielian has taken the mound for 187 innings and has tallied 168 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Rangers hold a team slugging percentage of .400 and they score 4.48 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have recorded 104 two-baggers, while taking a walk 231 times and notching 372 runs. Texas has hit 110 HRs for the year as well as 352 runs batted in. They have struck out on 710 occasions (20th in baseball) and have tallied 677 hits. The Texas Rangers have tallied a team on-base percentage of .300 as well as a batting average of .240 for the season.

The Texas pitching staff have allowed 360 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.97 (325 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 82 HR's and they yield 4.40 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.298 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.04 as a squad on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.36 (672 strikeouts against 285 free passes). They are sitting at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 672.

Texas relievers have an inherited score percentage of 27.6% of 98 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 99 times in high leverage situations in addition to 66 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 79 save situations, the Rangers have earned 45 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. They sit at 26th in baseball with a save rate of 55.9%, and they have dispatched 283 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season. Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 34 save chances and they have tallied 19 saves.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 75 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (23rd in pro baseball). The Rangers have accrued 786 assists, 54 errors and have earned 2,212 putouts this season. In 6,636 innings on the field, the Rangers hold a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (17th in MLB).

Otto (4-8 career mark) has earned a 6.51 earned run average while giving up 9.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.70 and he has faced 336 hitters during his career. He has surrendered 54 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.567 and a FIP of 4.6. Thus far in his career, Otto has allowed 77 base hits while accumulating 68 strikeouts in 74 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland (+140)

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