Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 6/6/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Monday, June 6, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Progressive Field is the location where the Cleveland Guardians (23-25) will try to beat the Texas Rangers (25-27) on Monday. The starting pitchers will be Jon Gray and Cal Quantrill.

Texas has a slugging rate of .378 and have been rung up 434 times, while taking a walk on 142 occasions. They have accumulated 206 runs batted in and 404 base knocks on the season, and their batting average is .231. The Rangers have accounted for 66 doubles as a unit and have smacked 60 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 221 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .293. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are notching 4.3 runs per outing, which puts them at 17th in baseball.

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The Rangers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.77 for the season (13th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 442 batters. They have walked 185 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.07 as a unit this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.39 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27. Rangers pitchers have conceded 53 home runs and 211 total runs (11th in the league).

The Rangers relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 63.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 49 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 63 runners for the season with 30.2% of those players ended up scoring. Rangers pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 42 times in addition to having 59 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 181 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relievers have 30 holds on the season (16th in MLB). They have compiled 12 saves this season and have blown 7 of their 19 save opportunities.

The Texas Rangers have amassed 1,385 putouts for the season, in addition to 484 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them ranked 24th in professional baseball, and have a total of 45 double plays. The Rangers have turned 70.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 4,155 innings on the field, which ranks them 12th in the majors.

Gray (54-51 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.90 while he has faced 3,725 hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 865 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 295 free passes. His ERA is 4.60 (445 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.333. Gray has pitched in 870 innings and has racked up 893 K's so far in his MLB career.

Cleveland has hit 42 HRs for the year and 215 runs batted in. They have 81 doubles, while walking 148 times as well as notching 222 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have a team OBP of .312 and a batting average of .246 so far this year. The Guardians have a team SLG% of .389 and they tally 4.62 runs per outing (9th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 331 instances (30th in MLB) and are sitting with 401 base hits.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.159 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.80 as a pitching staff so far this year. They are currently ranked 1st in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 350. The Cleveland pitching staff have yielded 197 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.75 (176 earned runs given up). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.83 (394 strikeouts vs 139 free passes). They have relinquished 45 homers and they concede 4.20 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB).

Cleveland has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 13 save opportunities and they have earned 9 saves. They are currently ranked 9th in the league with a save rate of 69.2%, and they have dispatched 146 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 44 times in high leverage situations and on 43 occasions with runners on base. Cleveland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.1% out of their 58 inherited runners. With 27 save situations, the Guardians have earned 13 holds in addition to 4 blown saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 36 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in pro baseball). The Guardians have racked up 402 assists, 26 errors and have notched a total of 1,266 putouts on the season. In 3,798 innings on the field, the Guardians hold a efficiency on defense of 71.7% (8th in professional baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Quantrill has surrendered 311 hits while he has tallied 274 strikeouts in 338 innings. Quantrill (18-14 career mark) has earned a 3.62 ERA while allowing 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 136 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.221 and having a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 2.69 and he has gone up against 1,412 hitters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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