Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 8/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers

Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Globe Life Field is where the Texas Rangers (51-63) will meet the Oakland Athletics (41-74) on Tuesday. The expected starting pitchers are JP Sears and Kolby Allard.

As a team, the Oakland Athletics are notching 3.4 runs per contest, which has them at 29th in the league. They have racked up 387 runs and have an on-base percentage of .277. The Athletics have recorded 180 two-baggers as a team and have hit 97 balls out of the park. They have tallied 362 RBI's as well as 810 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .215. Oakland is slugging .344 and have been called out on strikes 967 times, while being walked on 294 occasions.

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The Athletics hold a team earned run average of 4.31 so far this year (24th in the league), and the staff has rung up 855 hitters. They have walked 359 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.37 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.38 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.30. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 136 long balls and 523 total runs (23rd in baseball).

Athletics relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 130 times in addition to having 126 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 81 holds so far this year (2nd in the league). The Athletics relievers have compiled a save rate of 61.4% and has entered the game in 127 save situations. They have earned 27 saves so far this year and have missed out on 17 of 44 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 193 base runners on the season with 30.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Athletics have dispatched 385 relievers to the mound this year.

The Oakland Athletics have notched a total of 3,029 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,024 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which has them ranked 21st in pro baseball, and have a total of 93 double plays. The Athletics have converted 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,087 innings, which has them sitting at 9th in the majors.

Sears has taken the hill for 27 innings and has racked up 18 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 2.30 (7 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.805. He has surrendered 17 base hits (5.6 hits per nine innings) and has 5 free passes. Sears (3-0 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 2.94 while going up against 102 batters in the majors.

The Texas Rangers hold an on-base percentage of .303 in addition to a batting average of .241 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,010 occasions (6th in the league) and have recorded 934 hits. Texas has accounted for 138 home runs this season as well as 483 RBIs. The Rangers hold a team slugging % of .397 and they are recording 4.48 runs per game (13th in baseball). They have put up 163 doubles, while taking a walk 330 times and notching 511 runs.

The Texas pitching staff have allowed 513 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.09 (461 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 117 homers and they allow 4.55 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball). The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.313 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.12 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.32 (939 strikeouts against 404 walks). They have a ranking of 15th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 927.

With 102 save situations, the Rangers have tallied 57 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. Texas has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 45 save opportunities and they have walked away with 26 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 124 times in high leverage situations and on 92 occasions with runners on. Texas relievers have an inherited score rate of 32.4% out of their 139 inherited runners. They are ranked 26th in the league with a save percentage of 57.8%, and they have dispatched 384 relievers to the mound so far this season.

In their 9,126 innings played, the Rangers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (16th in pro baseball). The Texas Rangers have turned 93 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in pro baseball). The Rangers have recorded 1,062 assists, 70 errors and have earned 3,042 putouts over the course of the season.

Thus far in his career, Allard has surrendered 249 hits while he has accumulated 185 strikeouts in 228 frames. He has allowed 156 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.430 and a FIP of 5.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.37 and he has faced 1,013 hitters during his MLB career. Allard (8-23 career record) has a 6.14 ERA while surrendering 9.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas

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