Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers

Date: Monday, April 3, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+115) Texas (-135)

The Texas Rangers (2-0) will take on the Baltimore Orioles (1-2) at Globe Life Field on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has the Orioles at +115 and the Rangers are opening at -135. The over/under is 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Kyle Bradish and Jon Gray.

As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 9.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 2nd in baseball. They have racked up 18 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .473. The Orioles have compiled 7 doubles as a unit and have hit 5 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 17 RBI's in addition to 28 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .368. Baltimore has a slugging percentage of .658 and have struck out 19 times, while being walked on 13 occasions.

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The Orioles have an ERA of 7.85 on the year (27th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 17 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 5 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 5.98 as a unit so far this year. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.40 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.57. Orioles pitchers have yielded 4 long balls in addition to 18 runs (27th in the league).

The Baltimore Orioles amassed 4,300 putouts in the previous season, as well as 1,529 assists and 91 errors. Their fielding percentage held at .985 which ranked 19th in pro baseball, and earned 151 double plays. The Orioles converted 69.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,900 innings on the field, which ranked them 21st in pro baseball.

Bradish has thrown 117 innings and is sitting with 111 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Bradish (4-7 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.45 while he has faced 509 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.90 (64 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.402. He has given up 119 base knocks (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 46 walks.

Texas has accounted for 5 HRs this year and 25 RBIs. They have put up 3 doubles, while getting a free base 12 times and scoring 27 runs. The Texas Rangers have a team OBP of .455 and a team batting average of .375 for the season. The Rangers hold a slugging percentage of .625 and they score 13.50 runs per game (1st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 20 instances (16th in MLB) and have recorded 27 hits.

The Rangers have a WHIP of 1.444 in addition to having a FIP of 2.77 as a staff so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.00 (20 strikeouts vs 5 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 16th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 21. They have conceded 1 long ball and they relinquish 5.00 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Texas pitching staff have relinquished 10 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 5.00 (10 earned runs relinquished).

Texas Rangers twisted 143 double plays and accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (23rd in MLB). The Rangers accrued 1,528 assists, 96 errors and notched a total of 4,305 putouts over the course of the prior season. Out of their 12,915 innings played, the Rangers accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (18th in the majors).

During his career, Gray has allowed 935 hits while he has earned 983 punch outs in 956 innings pitched. He has given up 479 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.311 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.08 and he has faced 4,077 hitters during his MLB career. Gray (60-56 record in his career) has a 4.51 earned run average while giving up 8.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (-135)

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