Philadelphia Phillies vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 6/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Texas Rangers

Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-155) Texas (+135)

Globe Life Field is where the Texas Rangers (31-35) will take on the Philadelphia Phillies (36-32) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Philadelphia at -155 and Texas is coming in at +135. The over/under comes in at 8. The starting pitchers are Zack Wheeler and Jon Gray.

As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are notching 4.9 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball. They have a total of 332 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .319. The Phillies have tallied 115 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 87 baseballs out of the park. They have 314 RBI's as well as 578 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is at .249. Philadelphia has a slugging percentage of .421 and have struck out 584 times, while being walked on 225 occasions.

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The Phillies have compiled a team earned run average of 3.90 for the year (15th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 607 batters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Phillies pitchers have conceded 61 home runs and 296 total runs (20th in the league). They have walked 214 hitters and their FIP sits at 3.65 as a unit so far this year.

The Phillies relievers have compiled a save rate of 62.5% and stepped onto the hill in 62 save situations. The relievers have inherited 112 base runners on the campaign with 36.6% of those runners crossed the plate. Phillies bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 74 times as well as having 68 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have dispatched 229 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The bullpen have earned 37 holds on the year (14th in baseball). They have recorded 15 saves this season and have blown 9 out of their 24 chances to save the game.

The Phillies have converted 68.7% of balls in play into outs out of 5,463 innings, which has them ranked 23rd in professional baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies have a total of 1,821 putouts thus far, in addition to 603 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which has them ranked 17th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 52 double plays.

Wheeler has taken the hill for 1,104 innings and has 1,104 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.46 (424 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.215. He has given up 994 base knocks (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 347 walks. Wheeler (68-53 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.37 while he has faced 4,601 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Texas Rangers have compiled an on-base percentage of .294 as well as a team batting average of .234 this year. They have struck out on 566 occasions (15th in baseball) and have a total of 525 base hits. Texas is sitting with 82 HRs over the course of the season as well as 266 runs batted in. The Rangers hold a slugging % of .387 and they are recording 4.35 runs per outing (17th in baseball). They have recorded 82 doubles, while taking a walk 181 times as well as putting up 287 runs.

The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.301 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.00 as a staff for the year. They rank 12th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 532. The Texas pitching staff have allowed 291 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.06 (265 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.38 (553 strikeouts vs 232 walks). They have allowed 64 home runs and they give up 4.46 runs per 9 innings (20th in MLB).

Texas has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 27 save chances and they have earned 16 saves. They are currently ranked 23rd in baseball holding a save rate of 59.3%, and they have sent 229 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 77 times in high leverage situations and on 55 occasions with base runners. Texas relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.5% out of their 83 inherited base runners. Sitting with 63 save situations, the Rangers have earned 36 holds in addition to 11 blown saves.

In their 5,289 innings on the diamond, the Rangers hold a efficiency on defense of 69.4% (18th in baseball). The Texas Rangers have gotten 55 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (25th in pro baseball). The Rangers have 609 assists, 45 errors and have accounted for 1,763 putouts over the course of the season.

During his MLB career, Gray has given up 879 base knocks while he has tallied 912 strikeouts in 888 innings. Gray (55-52 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.57 earned run average and has allowed 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 451 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.329 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.02 and he has gone up against 3,800 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-155)

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