Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Prediction, 8/9/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros

Date: Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+140) Houston (-165)

The Texas Rangers (48-60) are en route to Minute Maid Park on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Houston Astros (70-40). The moneyline on this contest has Texas at +140 and Houston is coming in at -165. The over/under comes in at 8. The starting pitchers are Martin Perez and Jose Urquidy.

Texas is slugging .395 and have struck out 948 times, while taking a walk on 312 occasions. They have tallied 454 RBI's and 877 base knocks this year, and their team batting average comes in at .239. The Rangers have hit 152 doubles as a squad and have knocked 133 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 481 runs and have an OBP of .301. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are earning 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 13th in MLB.

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The Rangers have a team earned run average of 4.06 this season (21st in the league), and their staff has struck out 892 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 377 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.09 as a team this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.37 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.31. Rangers pitchers have allowed 111 home runs in addition to 482 total runs (20th in MLB).

The Rangers have dispatched 365 relievers to the mound this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 134 runners for the season and 32.1% of those runners crossed home plate. They have accumulated 24 saves this season and have blown 18 of 42 save opportunities. The Rangers relief pitchers have a save rate of 57.1% and has come into the game in 97 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 55 holds for the year (17th in baseball). Rangers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 88 times in addition to having 121 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Texas Rangers have notched a total of 2,883 putouts thus far, as well as 1,006 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .983 which ranks 23rd in MLB, and they have twisted 90 double plays. The Rangers have converted 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 8,649 innings, which has them sitting at 17th in the majors.

Perez has taken the hill for 1,233 frames and has tallied 856 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.47 (613 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.446. He has given up 1,345 base knocks (9.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 439 free passes. Perez (72-71 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.39 while he has gone up against 5,360 hitters during his time in the majors.

Houston has tallied 151 home runs on the season and 471 runs batted in. They have tallied 192 two-baggers, while walking 374 times as well as notching 486 runs. The Houston Astros are sitting with a team OBP of .316 in addition to a team batting average of .241 for the season. The Astros have a slugging percentage of .422 and they are recording 4.42 runs per outing (14th in the league). They have struck out on 819 occasions (28th in MLB) and have earned a total of 881 hits.

The Astros have a team WHIP of 1.088 in addition to having a FIP of 3.47 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They come in at 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 752. The Houston pitching staff have allowed 360 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 2.98 (322 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.18 (977 strikeouts against 307 walks). They have allowed 95 home runs and they give up 3.33 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB).

With 107 save situations, the Astros have earned 65 holds and 11 blown saves. Houston has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 42 save opportunities and they have come away with 31 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 103 times in high leverage situations and on 70 occasions with base runners. Houston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 26.4% out of 106 inherited runners. They rank 4th in baseball with a save percentage of 73.8%, and they have dispatched 317 relievers onto the field on the campaign.

In 8,763 innings on the field, the Astros have a defensive efficiency of 72.7% (1st in the majors). The Houston Astros have gotten 79 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in MLB). The Astros have racked up 843 assists, 54 errors and have earned 2,921 putouts so far this year.

Urquidy (21-9 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.58 earned run average and has surrendered 7.9 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.09 and he has gone up against 1,179 opposing hitters during his MLB career. He has given up a total of 116 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.072 and a FIP of 4.2. So far in his career, Urquidy has allowed 255 base knocks and he has 237 K's in 292 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston (-165)

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