Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 9/18/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, September 18, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Tampa Bay Rays (80-64) will play the Texas Rangers (63-81) at Tropicana Field on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are Glenn Otto and Jeffrey Springs.

The Rangers have accrued 205 doubles as a team and have knocked 178 baseballs out of the park. Texas owns a slugging percentage of .401 and have struck out 1,274 times, while drawing a walk on 415 occasions. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are notching 4.5 runs per outing, which has them at 11th in the league. They have compiled 616 RBI's as well as 1,191 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate sits at .243. They have accumulated 647 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .306.

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The Rangers have compiled a team earned run average of 4.21 so far this year (21st in the league), and they have struck out 1,180 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 525 batters and their FIP is 4.12 as a unit for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.25 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35. Rangers pitchers have given up 145 home runs and 663 total runs (22nd in the league).

The Rangers have dispatched 479 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 178 runners on the season with 32.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 34 saves for the season and have blown 25 of their 59 save opportunities. The Rangers bullpen have a save rate of 57.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 138 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 79 holds for the season (12th in the league). Rangers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 116 times in addition to having 159 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Texas Rangers have accounted for 3,834 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,363 assists and 91 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which has them sitting 27th in MLB, and have accumulated 116 double plays. The Rangers have transformed 69.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 11,502 innings on the field, which has them sitting 20th in pro baseball.

Otto (6-11 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.79 while he has faced 612 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 129 base hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 66 walks. His earned run average is 5.48 (84 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.413. Otto has taken the mound for 138 frames and has earned 117 punch outs during his career.

Tampa Bay has tallied 127 home runs this season as well as 580 runs batted in. They have recorded 263 two-baggers, while walking 439 times and scoring 609 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have tallied a team OBP of .311 and a batting average of .243 for the year. The Rays have a slugging percentage of .382 and they are scoring 4.23 runs per contest (19th in the league). They have struck out on 1,232 occasions (14th in the league) and have recorded 1,174 base hits.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 542 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.36 (478 earned runs yielded). They have given up 151 long balls and they yield 3.81 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.140 and have a FIP of 3.63 as a staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 3.68 (1,246 strikeouts against 339 walks). They sit at 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,121.

Tampa Bay relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 24.8% out of their 165 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 180 times in high leverage situations and on 124 occasions with base runners. With 182 save situations, the Rays have compiled 106 holds and also 32 blown saves. They are ranked 22nd in the league with a save rate of 56.8%, and they have sent 510 bullpen pitchers onto the field over the course of the season. Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers take the mound in 74 save opportunities and they have come away with 42 saves.

Out of their 11,526 innings played, the Rays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (5th in the majors). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 96 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in pro baseball). The Rays have recorded 1,230 assists, 74 errors and have 3,842 putouts this year.

Springs (18-9 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.64 earned run average and has surrendered 8.5 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.20 and he has gone up against 1,041 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 99 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.302 and a FIP of 3.8. During his pro baseball career, Springs has surrendered 232 base hits and he has 278 strikeouts in 245 frames.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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