Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 6/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers

Date: Thursday, June 2, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-125) Texas (+105)

Globe Life Field is the site where the Texas Rangers (24-24) will take on the Tampa Bay Rays (28-21) on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the Rays at -125 and the Rangers are sitting at +105. The total is 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Corey Kluber and Taylor Hearn.

As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are earning 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 18th in the league. They have 203 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .295. The Rays have recorded 74 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 48 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 192 runs batted in and 379 hits for the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .233. Tampa Bay is slugging .377 and have struck out 417 times, while drawing a walk on 135 occasions.

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Rays pitchers have allowed 55 home runs in addition to 196 runs in total (13th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 123 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.78 as a squad so far this year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.50 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.10. The Rays have an earned run average of 3.36 for the year (4th in the league), and they have rung up 430 batters.

Rays relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 46 times and also have had 61 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 34 holds on the campaign (8th in the league). The Rays relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 58.3% and has entered the game in 59 save situations. They have earned 14 saves over the course of the season and have blown 10 out of their 24 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 59 runners so far this year and 23.7% of them ended up scoring. The Rays have dispatched 180 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Rays have converted 72.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,951 innings, which ranks them 3rd in baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have notched a total of 1,317 putouts on the campaign, as well as 406 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which is 23rd in MLB, and they have twisted 32 double plays.

Kluber (104-63 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.05 while he has faced 5,927 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 1,284 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 334 walks. His earned run average is 3.22 (525 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.103. Kluber has pitched in 1,467 innings and has 1,586 strikeouts during his career.

Texas is sitting with 55 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 196 RBIs. They have recorded 60 two-baggers, while walking 132 times and putting up 211 runs. The Texas Rangers have recorded a team OBP of .295 in addition to a batting average of .234 so far this year. The Rangers have a slugging percentage of .380 and they tally 4.40 runs per game (13th in the league). They have been rung up on 395 occasions (21st in baseball) and have earned a total of 376 base hits.

The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.285 in addition to having a FIP of 4.06 as a team so far this season. They have a ranking of 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 375. The Texas pitching staff have surrendered 198 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.87 (182 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.40 (406 strikeouts against 169 walks). They have conceded 49 long balls and they concede 4.21 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB).

With 42 save situations, the Rangers have tallied 26 holds and also 5 blown saves. Texas has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 16 save opportunities and they have walked away with 11 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 51 times in high leverage situations and on 41 occasions with runners on base. Texas relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.2% out of 63 inherited runners. They rank 10th in MLB with a save rate of 68.8%, and they have dispatched 169 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 41 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (26th in professional baseball). The Rangers have recorded 451 assists, 35 errors and have accounted for 1,271 putouts during this campaign. In their 3,813 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (17th in the majors).

Hearn (9-10 career mark) has earned a 4.93 ERA and has surrendered 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.01 and he has faced 712 hitters in his career. He has surrendered a total of 89 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.454 and having a FIP of 4.9. So far in his career, Hearn has allowed 160 base knocks while totaling 153 punch outs in 162 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-125)

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