Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 6/8/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+120) Cleveland (-140)

Progressive Field is the site where the Cleveland Guardians (24-25) will attempt to beat the Texas Rangers (25-28) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Texas at +120 and Cleveland is priced at -140. The over/under is set at 7. The starting pitchers are Dane Dunning and Konnor Pilkington.

The Rangers have hit 66 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 64 baseballs out of the park. Texas is slugging .381 and have been called out on strikes 442 times, while taking a walk on 143 occasions. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are scoring 4.3 runs per outing, which has them at 18th in the league. They have accrued 211 runs batted in in addition to 413 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average comes in at .231. They have tallied 226 runs and hold an OBP of .292.

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Rangers pitchers have yielded 55 home runs and 217 total runs (11th in baseball). They have walked 189 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.09 as a squad for the year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.39 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. The Rangers have an earned run average of 3.78 so far this year (13th in MLB), and they have struck out 451 hitters.

The Rangers bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 60.0% and has entered the game in 52 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 66 runners on the year and 28.8% of those runners crossed home plate. Rangers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 44 times in addition to having 63 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 186 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen have accumulated 32 holds on the year (16th in the league). They have accumulated 12 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 8 of their 20 save chances.

The Texas Rangers have earned 1,415 putouts this year, in addition to 492 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .981 which ranks 24th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 45 double plays. The Rangers have converted 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 4,245 innings, ranking them 15th in baseball.

Dunning has thrown 213 innings and has accounted for 212 punch outs thus far in his career. Dunning (8-13 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.89 and he has faced 916 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.31 (102 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.338. He has given up 209 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 76 free passes.

The Guardians hold a team SLG% of .387 and they score 4.59 runs per contest (9th in MLB). They have put up 81 doubles, while walking 151 times as well as putting up 225 runs. Cleveland has tallied 43 home runs over the course of the season as well as 218 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 338 occasions (30th in the league) and have totaled 407 base hits. The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for a team OBP of .311 in addition to a team batting average of .245 on the season.

The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 199 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.72 (178 earned runs yielded). They have given up 46 homers and they surrender 4.16 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.151 in addition to having a FIP of 3.79 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.85 (404 strikeouts vs 142 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 1st in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 354.

With 30 save situations, the Guardians have earned 15 holds and also 4 blown saves. Cleveland has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 14 save chances and they have recorded 10 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 47 times in high leverage situations in addition to 44 occasions with base runners. Cleveland relievers have an inherited score rate of 23.3% of 60 inherited base runners. They are ranked 5th in the league with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 149 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

In their 3,879 innings on the field, the Guardians have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.9% (8th in MLB). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 37 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (17th in the majors). The Guardians have accrued 411 assists, 26 errors and have a tally of 1,293 putouts this season.

Pilkington (1-0 career mark) holds a 2.65 ERA while conceding 9.0 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.30 and he has gone up against 79 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 5 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.588 and a FIP of 2.2. In his MLB career, Pilkington has allowed 17 base knocks while earning 23 punch outs in 17 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (+120)

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