Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Prediction, 9/6/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros

Date: Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+265) Houston (-320)

The Texas Rangers (58-75) are traveling to Minute Maid Park on Tuesday where they will compete against the Houston Astros (86-48). The moneyline on this contest has the Rangers at +265 while the Astros are opening at -320. The total comes in at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Glenn Otto and Framber Valdez.

The Rangers have recorded 183 doubles as a team and have knocked 162 balls out of the park. Texas owns a slugging percentage of .399 and have struck out 1,159 times, while being walked on 390 occasions. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are putting up 4.5 runs per game, which is 11th in the league. They have earned 569 runs batted in as well as 1,102 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .243. They have 598 runs scored and hold an OBP of .306.

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The Rangers have compiled a team ERA of 4.18 so far this season (21st in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,092 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 481 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.14 as a team on the campaign. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.27 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.34. Rangers pitchers have allowed 136 long balls and also 609 runs in total (22nd in the league).

The Rangers have dispatched 441 relievers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 159 base runners on the year with 32.7% of them crossed the plate. They have 30 saves on the year and have blown 22 out of their 52 save chances. The Rangers relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 57.7% and has entered the game in 119 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 67 holds on the year (17th in MLB). Rangers pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 105 times in addition to having 138 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rangers have converted 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,623 innings on the field, which has them sitting 16th in baseball. The Texas Rangers have a tally of 3,541 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,262 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .983 which is 26th in professional baseball, and have a total of 109 double plays.

Otto has pitched in 128 innings and has 110 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Otto (6-11 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.81 and he has gone up against 568 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 5.63 (80 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.438. He has conceded 121 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 63 free passes.

The Astros have a team slugging % of .420 and they are earning 4.53 runs per game (9th in baseball). They have tallied 238 two-baggers, while taking a walk 447 times as well as putting up 607 runs. Houston has compiled 174 HRs this year as well as 591 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 996 instances (29th in the league) and have recorded 1,098 hits. The Houston Astros have recorded an on-base percentage of .318 in addition to a team batting average of .245 on the year.

The Astros have a WHIP of 1.109 with a FIP of 3.42 as a squad on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 3.13 (1,215 strikeouts against 388 free passes). They are sitting at 2nd in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 933. They have given up 112 long balls and they allow 3.31 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The Houston pitching staff have allowed 438 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 2.98 (395 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 140 save situations, the Astros have earned 84 holds and 14 blown saves. Houston has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 56 save chances and they have converted 42 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 134 times in high leverage situations and also on 87 occasions with base runners. Houston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.6% out of their 125 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 2nd in baseball with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have sent 392 relievers onto the field over the course of the season.

The Houston Astros have turned 105 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (6th in professional baseball). The Astros have 1,050 assists, 60 errors and are sitting with 3,574 putouts so far this year. In 10,722 innings played, the Astros hold a defensive efficiency of 72.1% (3rd in professional baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Valdez has surrendered 396 hits while tallying 453 strikeouts in 477 frames. Valdez (38-21 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.36 ERA while surrendering 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 178 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.245 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.29 and he has gone up against 2,008 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (+265)

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