Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 7/30/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Saturday, July 30, 2022

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-110) Los Angeles (-110)

Angel Stadium is where the Los Angeles Angels (42-57) will meet the Texas Rangers (44-54) on Saturday. The odds on this game have Texas at -110 and Los Angeles is coming in at -110. The over/under is 8. The pitchers expected to start will be Glenn Otto and Reid Detmers.

As a team, the Texas Rangers are notching 4.5 runs/g, which has them at 13th in the league. They have a total of 441 runs and have an OBP of .300. The Rangers have accrued 140 doubles as a squad and have knocked 124 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 418 runs batted in and 801 hits this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .240. Texas is slugging .399 and have been called out on strikes 855 times, while taking a walk on 277 occasions.

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The Rangers have a team ERA of 4.06 over the course of the season (20th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 800 hitters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.35 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.31. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 103 home runs in addition to 436 total runs (19th in MLB). They have walked 340 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.14 as a squad on the campaign.

The Rangers have sent 338 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 126 runners this season and 31.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 22 saves over the course of the season and have blown 17 of their 39 chances to get a save. The Rangers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 56.4% and stepped onto the hill in 90 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 51 holds on the campaign (18th in MLB). Rangers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 83 times in addition to having 114 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rangers have converted 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,848 innings, which has them sitting at 18th in pro baseball. The Texas Rangers have accumulated 2,616 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 922 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .983 which has them sitting 22nd in the majors, and have a total of 83 double plays.

Otto has taken the mound for 90 innings and has earned 80 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Otto (4-10 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.67 and he has faced 404 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 6.38 (64 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.528. He has given up 95 hits (9.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 43 walks.

Los Angeles has 110 home runs on the campaign to go along with 369 runs batted in. They have put up 132 doubles, while walking 301 times and scoring 385 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have an on-base percentage of .300 in addition to a batting average of .230 this season. The Angels have a team slugging % of .381 and they are scoring 3.89 runs per game (25th in MLB). They have been rung up on 960 instances (1st in MLB) and have a total of 756 base hits.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.255 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.98 as a staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.69 (845 strikeouts vs 314 free passes). They are sitting at 9th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 781. They have allowed 107 dingers and they concede 4.31 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have yielded 418 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.95 (383 earned runs surrendered).

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.9% of 168 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 95 times in high leverage situations and on 107 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 81 save situations, the Angels have compiled 42 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. They sit at 25th in MLB holding a save rate of 56.8%, and they have dispatched 308 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 37 save opportunities and they have walked away with 21 saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 81 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (17th in MLB). The Angels have accrued 832 assists, 55 errors and have notched a total of 2,618 putouts over the course of the season. In 7,854 innings played, the Angels have a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (9th in MLB).

So far in his MLB career, Detmers has surrendered 79 hits while totaling 82 punch outs in 95 innings pitched. Detmers (4-6 record in his career) has a 4.61 earned run average while conceding 7.4 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 49 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.223 and a FIP of 5.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.16 and he has gone up against 403 opposing batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (-110)

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