Philadelphia Phillies vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 6/21/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Texas Rangers

Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-115) Texas (-105)

The Texas Rangers (31-35) welcome the Philadelphia Phillies (36-32) at Globe Life Field on Tuesday. The line on this contest has the Phillies at -115 while the Rangers are coming in at -105. The betting total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Kyle Gibson and Martin Perez.

As a squad, the Philadelphia Phillies are notching 4.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball. They have notched a total of 332 runs while holding a team OBP of .319. The Phillies have tallied 115 doubles as a team and have hit 87 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 314 runs batted in as well as 578 hits on the season, while their team batting average comes in at .249. Philadelphia has a slugging percentage of .421 and have been called out on strikes 584 times, while taking a walk on 225 occasions.

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The Phillies have compiled a team ERA of 3.90 for the season (15th in the league), and they have struck out 607 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 214 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.66 as a team so far this year. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Phillies pitchers have given up 61 home runs and 296 runs (20th in MLB).

The Phillies have dispatched 229 relievers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 112 runners on the season and 36.6% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 15 saves so far this year and have not converted 9 of 24 save opportunities. The Phillies bullpen have a save percentage of 62.5% and has entered the game in 62 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 37 holds this season (14th in the league). Phillies relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 74 times in addition to having 68 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Phillies have transformed 68.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,463 innings on the field, which ranks them 24th in pro baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies have a tally of 1,821 putouts thus far, in addition to 603 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which puts them in 17th in the majors, and they have twisted 52 double plays.

Gibson has taken the hill for 1,407 frames and has earned 1,120 K's so far in his MLB career. Gibson (83-85 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.26 while going up against 6,044 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.43 (693 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.382. He has given up 1,440 base knocks (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has 506 walks.

Texas has accounted for 82 long balls this year to go along with 266 runs batted in. They have recorded 82 doubles, while getting a free base 181 times and racking up 287 runs. The Texas Rangers have recorded a team on-base percentage of .294 and a team batting average of .234 so far this season. The Rangers hold a team SLG% of .387 and they are earning 4.35 runs per outing (17th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 566 occasions (12th in baseball) and have recorded 525 hits.

The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.301 with a FIP of 4.00 as a pitching staff for the year. They are sitting at 13th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 532. The Texas pitching staff have yielded 291 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.06 (265 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.38 (553 strikeouts vs 232 free passes). They have surrendered 64 HR's and they surrender 4.46 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball).

Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.5% out of their 83 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 77 times in high leverage situations in addition to 55 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 63 save situations, the Rangers have accrued 36 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. They are currently ranked 23rd in the league holding a save rate of 59.3%, and they have sent 229 relievers to the mound this season. Texas has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 27 save opportunities and they have come away with 16 saves.

In their 5,289 innings played, the Rangers have a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (16th in professional baseball). The Texas Rangers have gotten 55 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (25th in MLB). The Rangers have accrued 609 assists, 45 errors and have accounted for 1,763 putouts on the campaign.

So far in his career, Perez has conceded 1,303 base knocks while accumulating 805 K's in 1,184 frames. Perez (67-71 career mark) has a 4.53 ERA while conceding 9.9 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 596 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.454 and having a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 1.92 and he has gone up against 5,151 batters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-115)

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