Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 5/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Thursday, May 26, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Oakland Coliseum is where the Oakland Athletics (18-27) will attempt to defeat the Texas Rangers (18-23) on Thursday. The expected starting pitchers are Martin Perez and Frankie Montas.

Texas has a slugging rate of .354 and have been rung up 344 times, while taking a walk on 115 occasions. They have 151 RBI's and 301 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate comes in at .222. The Rangers have recorded 45 doubles as a unit and have knocked 43 balls out of the park. They have tallied 164 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .286. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are notching 4.0 runs per game, which has them at 21st in MLB.

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The Rangers have compiled a team earned run average of 4.06 for the season (23rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 352 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 149 opposing players and their FIP is 4.21 as a team on the year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.36 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. Rangers pitchers have relinquished 46 home runs and 175 runs (15th in the league).

Rangers pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 38 times in addition to having 44 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 21 holds so far this season (20th in MLB). The Rangers relievers have earned a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 33 save situations. They have recorded 8 saves over the course of the season and have blown 4 out of their 12 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 57 base runners so far this season with 29.8% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Rangers have sent 148 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Texas Rangers have accounted for 1,059 putouts on the year, as well as 373 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which has them sitting 22nd in baseball, and have accumulated 33 double plays. The Rangers have turned 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,177 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 15th in baseball.

Perez has taken the hill for 1,152 innings and has 778 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.58 (586 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.460. He has conceded 1,269 hits (9.9 hits per 9 innings) with 413 free passes. Perez (66-71 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.45 while going up against 5,014 batters in the major leagues.

The Oakland Athletics have earned an on-base percentage of .276 as well as a batting average of .211 on the year. They have struck out on 390 occasions (5th in the league) and have a total of 307 hits. Oakland has recorded 28 long balls on the campaign to go along with 142 runs batted in. The Athletics have a team slugging percentage of .325 and they average 3.40 runs per contest (28th in the league). They have put up 67 doubles, while getting a free base 119 times as well as racking up 153 runs.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.265 and have a FIP of 3.91 as a staff on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.52 (353 strikeouts against 140 walks). They are sitting at 24th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 360. They have surrendered 42 home runs and they surrender 4.17 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Oakland pitching staff have yielded 183 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.92 (172 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 47 save situations, the Athletics have earned 30 holds and also 5 blown saves. Oakland has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 17 save opportunities and they have converted 12 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 48 times in high leverage situations and also on 52 occasions with base runners. Oakland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 20.8% out of 77 inherited runners. They are ranked 12th in the league with a save percentage of 70.6%, and they have sent 158 relief pitchers onto the field this year.

The Oakland Athletics have turned 41 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (24th in MLB). The Athletics have accrued 400 assists, 30 errors and have accumulated 1,160 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 3,480 innings played, the Athletics are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (18th in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Montas has surrendered 470 hits while he has earned 524 strikeouts in 498 innings pitched. Montas (33-27 record in his career) holds a 3.83 earned run average while giving up 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 212 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.275 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.16 and he has faced 2,111 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland

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