Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 8/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers

Date: Monday, August 15, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Texas Rangers (50-63) are welcoming the Oakland Athletics (41-73) at Globe Life Field on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound will be James Kaprielian and Glenn Otto.

As a team, the Oakland Athletics are recording 3.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 29th in MLB. They have notched a total of 384 runs scored and have an OBP of .277. The Athletics have earned 179 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 96 balls out of the park. They have 359 RBI's and 803 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is at .215. Oakland has a slugging percentage of .344 and have struck out 959 times, while taking a walk on 289 occasions.

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The Athletics are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.30 so far this year (24th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 853 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.38 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.30. Athletics pitchers have allowed 135 home runs and 517 runs (23rd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 358 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.37 as a squad so far this year.

Athletics pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 130 times and also have had 126 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 81 holds over the course of the season (1st in baseball). The Athletics relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 61.4% and has come into the game in 127 save situations. They have recorded 27 saves on the year and have blown 17 out of their 44 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 193 base runners on the season with 30.1% of them crossed the plate. The Athletics have dispatched 384 relievers to the hill so far this year.

The Athletics have transformed 70.4% of balls in play into outs out of 9,015 innings, which ranks them 9th in MLB. The Oakland Athletics have accumulated 3,005 putouts thus far, as well as 1,018 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which has them ranked 20th in pro baseball, and have earned 93 double plays.

Kaprielian (11-11 career mark) has a FIP of 4.80 while going up against 906 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 189 base hits (8.0 hits per nine innings) and has 82 free passes. His earned run average is 4.26 (101 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.270. Kaprielian has pitched in 213 innings and has 190 punch outs in his MLB career.

Texas has compiled 138 long balls this year as well as 479 runs batted in. They have notched 159 doubles, while walking 326 times and recording 506 runs. The Texas Rangers have tallied an OBP of .303 in addition to a batting average of .241 on the season. The Rangers hold a slugging percentage of .397 and they have an average of 4.48 runs per outing (13th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,002 occasions (6th in MLB) and have earned a total of 926 hits.

The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.314 with a FIP of 4.13 as a unit so far this season. They are currently ranked 15th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 923. The Texas pitching staff have relinquished 510 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.12 (460 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.33 (926 strikeouts vs 398 walks). They have surrendered 117 home runs and they surrender 4.57 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league).

Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 44 save chances and they have come away with 25 saves. They rank 26th in the league holding a save rate of 56.8%, and they have sent 382 relief pitchers to the mound this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 123 times in high leverage situations and on 92 occasions with runners on base. Texas relievers have an inherited score percentage of 32.4% out of their 139 inherited base runners. With 101 save situations, the Rangers have amassed 57 holds in addition to 19 blown saves.

In their 9,045 innings played, the Rangers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (17th in pro baseball). The Texas Rangers have turned 93 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in MLB). The Rangers have racked up 1,056 assists, 68 errors and have 3,015 putouts during this campaign.

During his career, Otto has conceded 107 base hits while earning 97 strikeouts in 106 innings pitched. Otto (4-11 career mark) holds a 6.09 earned run average while allowing 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 72 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.486 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.90 and he has faced 476 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland

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