Texas Rangers vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 7/21/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Miami Marlins

Date: Thursday, July 21, 2022

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Miami Marlins (43-48) are welcoming the Texas Rangers (41-49) at LoanDepot Park on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jon Gray and Pablo Lopez.

As a squad, the Texas Rangers are notching 4.5 runs per contest, which is 11th in the league. They have tallied 406 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .299. The Rangers have accumulated 119 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 117 balls out of the park. They have 384 runs batted in in addition to 731 hits so far this year, and their team batting average is .239. Texas is slugging .399 and have struck out 784 times, while drawing a walk on 255 occasions.

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Rangers pitchers have conceded 93 home runs and 407 runs in total (20th in MLB). They have walked 311 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.10 as a unit on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.37 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31. The Rangers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.10 so far this season (21st in baseball), and their staff has rung up 738 batters.

Rangers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 77 times in addition to having 108 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 49 holds this season (16th in MLB). The Rangers relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 56.8% and stepped onto the hill in 86 save situations. They have accumulated 21 saves so far this season and have blown 16 of their 37 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 116 base runners this season and 31.9% of them crossed home plate. The Rangers have dispatched 314 relievers to the hill so far this year.

The Texas Rangers have accumulated 2,413 putouts so far this season, as well as 855 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which puts them in 25th in professional baseball, and have a total of 79 double plays. The Rangers have converted 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,239 innings, which ranks them 21st in the majors.

Gray has taken the mound for 919 innings and has earned 949 strikeouts thus far in his career. His earned run average is 4.50 (460 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.318. He has conceded 904 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 307 walks. Gray (59-53 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.85 while he has faced 3,922 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

Miami has tallied 90 home runs this season to go along with 351 runs batted in. They have put up 138 two-baggers, while getting a free base 254 times and scoring 371 runs. The Miami Marlins hold a team on-base percentage of .302 and a batting average of .237 so far this season. The Marlins hold a slugging % of .379 and they score 4.08 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 797 occasions (10th in the league) and have 723 hits.

The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.240 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.93 as a staff on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.73 (786 strikeouts against 288 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 5th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 713. They have allowed 95 dingers and they allow 4.27 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Miami pitching staff have conceded 383 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.78 (339 earned runs allowed).

Miami has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 39 save opportunities and they have walked away with 23 saves. They rank 21st in MLB with a save rate of 59.0%, and they have dispatched 305 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 98 times in high leverage situations and also on 76 occasions with runners on. Miami relievers have an inherited score percentage of 35.2% of 108 inherited runners. Sitting with 86 save situations, the Marlins have 45 holds and also 16 blown saves.

The Miami Marlins have turned 72 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (13th in pro baseball). The Marlins have accrued 844 assists, 48 errors and have accounted for 2,423 putouts so far this season. In their 7,269 innings played, the Marlins hold a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (11th in professional baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Lopez has surrendered 385 hits and he has 416 K's in 434 innings. He has conceded 181 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.166 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.44 and he has faced 1,790 hitters in his MLB career. Lopez (24-25 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.75 earned run average while giving up 8.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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