Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Prediction, 8/10/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros

Date: Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+255) Houston (-305)

The Houston Astros (70-40) are welcoming the Texas Rangers (48-60) at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Rangers at +255 while the Astros open at -305. The total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Glenn Otto and Justin Verlander.

As a team, the Texas Rangers are scoring 4.5 runs per contest, which puts them at 13th in the league. They have accumulated 481 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .301. The Rangers have recorded 152 doubles as a team and have knocked 133 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 454 runs batted in in addition to 877 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate is .239. Texas has a slugging rate of .395 and have struck out 948 times, while drawing a walk on 312 occasions.

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The Rangers hold a team ERA of 4.06 for the season (21st in the league), and the staff has struck out 892 batters. They have walked 377 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.09 as a team for the season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.37 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.31. Rangers pitchers have allowed 111 home runs and 482 runs in total (20th in baseball).

The Rangers relievers have a save percentage of 57.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 97 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 134 base runners for the year and 32.1% of those players crossed home plate. Rangers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 88 times as well as having 121 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 365 relievers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have tallied 55 holds on the season (17th in the league). They have compiled 24 saves for the season and have missed out on 18 of 42 save chances.

The Texas Rangers have accounted for 2,883 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,006 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which puts them in 24th in baseball, and have a total of 90 double plays. The Rangers have transformed 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,649 innings, which has them sitting 16th in the majors.

Otto has pitched in 101 innings and has accumulated 92 K's thus far in his career. His earned run average is 6.22 (70 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.480. He has allowed 103 hits (9.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 47 walks. Otto (4-11 career record) has a FIP of 4.72 while he has gone up against 452 batters during his time in the majors.

Houston has hit 151 home runs on the year to go along with 471 runs batted in. They have hit 192 doubles, while walking 374 times as well as scoring 486 runs. The Houston Astros have recorded an on-base percentage of .316 in addition to a batting average of .241 so far this season. The Astros hold a team SLG% of .422 and they are earning 4.42 runs per game (14th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 819 instances (28th in the league) and have a total of 881 base knocks.

The Astros have a team WHIP of 1.088 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.47 as a pitching staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.18 (977 strikeouts against 307 walks). They rank 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 752. They have allowed 95 long balls and they allow 3.33 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The Houston pitching staff have relinquished 360 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 2.98 (322 earned runs allowed).

With 107 save situations, the Astros have earned 65 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. Houston has called on relievers to take the mound in 42 save chances and they have come away with 31 saves. Their relievers have come in 103 times in high leverage situations and also on 70 occasions with runners on. Houston relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.4% of 106 inherited runners. They rank 4th in baseball with a save percentage of 73.8%, and they have sent 317 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the season.

The Houston Astros have gotten 79 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (12th in the majors). The Astros have accrued 843 assists, 54 errors and have a total of 2,921 putouts over the course of the season. In their 8,763 innings on the field, the Astros have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.7% (1st in pro baseball).

Verlander (241-132 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.26 ERA and has allowed 7.6 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.59 and he has gone up against 12,712 opposing batters in his career. He has given up a total of 1,130 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.123 and a FIP of 3.4. So far in his pro baseball career, Verlander has surrendered 2,626 base knocks while he has accumulated 3,140 punch outs in 3,118 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston (-305)

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