Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 6/19/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, June 19, 2022

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-135) Detroit (+115)

Comerica Park is the location where the Detroit Tigers (24-40) will try to defeat the Texas Rangers (31-33) on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Rangers at -135 while the Tigers are at +115. The total is 8. The starting pitchers are Dane Dunning and Drew Hutchison.

The Rangers have hit 81 doubles as a team and have hit 79 baseballs out of the stadium. Texas owns a slugging percentage of .386 and have been rung up 550 times, while taking a walk on 176 occasions. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which is 18th in MLB. They have tallied 259 RBI's as well as 510 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average comes in at .234. They have tallied 277 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .294.

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The Rangers have a team ERA of 3.84 on the year (13th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 539 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 222 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.93 as a unit on the campaign. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.43 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.27. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 60 home runs and 270 runs in total (15th in MLB).

The Rangers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 59.3% and stepped onto the hill in 63 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 78 runners this season and 29.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. Rangers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 53 times in addition to having 76 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 223 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relievers have 36 holds over the course of the season (15th in the league). They have recorded 16 saves over the course of the season and have blown 11 of 27 save opportunities.

The Rangers have turned 69.8% of balls in play into outs in their 5,145 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 15th in professional baseball. The Texas Rangers have notched a total of 1,715 putouts on the campaign, as well as 594 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them ranked 25th in baseball, and they have twisted 53 double plays.

Dunning has taken the hill for 223 frames and has earned 217 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 4.28 (106 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.345. He has allowed 220 hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 80 free passes. Dunning (8-14 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.88 while going up against 960 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Detroit has tallied 31 HRs on the campaign as well as 163 runs batted in. They have hit 84 two-baggers, while getting a free base 142 times and putting up 169 runs. The Detroit Tigers have earned a team OBP of .274 and a batting average of .219 for the season. The Tigers have a SLG% of .313 and they have an average of 2.64 runs per contest (30th in MLB). They have struck out on 545 instances (15th in baseball) and have accounted for 453 base knocks.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.246 in addition to having a FIP of 3.96 as a squad this season. They have a ranking of 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 508. The Detroit pitching staff have relinquished 272 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.99 (249 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.62 (500 strikeouts against 191 bases on balls). They have given up 65 home runs and they surrender 4.36 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league).

With 55 save situations, the Tigers have accumulated 32 holds and also 5 blown saves. Detroit has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 21 save opportunities and they have tallied 16 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 64 times in high leverage situations and also on 43 occasions with base runners. Detroit relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 21.1% out of 71 inherited runners. They are ranked 3rd in baseball holding a save rate of 76.2%, and they have dispatched 229 relievers onto the field on the campaign.

In their 5,049 innings on the field, the Tigers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (11th in MLB). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 50 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (15th in MLB). The Tigers have accrued 549 assists, 35 errors and have amassed 1,683 putouts on the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Hutchison has allowed 526 hits while totaling 441 strikeouts in 501 innings pitched. Hutchison (35-28 career win-loss mark) holds a 4.95 earned run average and has allowed 9.4 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 276 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.412 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.42 and he has gone up against 2,192 opposing batters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit (+115)

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