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

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers

Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+130) Texas (-150)

Globe Life Field is the site where the Texas Rangers (3-0) will take on the Baltimore Orioles (1-2) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Orioles at +130 and the Rangers are sitting at -150. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Tyler Wells and Andrew Heaney.

As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 7.7 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball. They have tallied 23 runs and have an on-base percentage of .426. The Orioles have hit 9 two-baggers as a team and have hit 7 balls out of the park. They have 22 RBI's as well as 38 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is at .339. Baltimore has a slugging percentage of .607 and have struck out 29 times, while drawing a walk on 15 occasions.

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The Orioles have an ERA of 8.57 this year (29th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 24 hitters. They have walked 9 opposing players and their FIP is 5.40 as a squad on the season. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.67 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.79. Orioles pitchers have allowed 5 long balls in addition to 27 total runs (29th in the league).

The Orioles have converted 58.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 231 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 28th in the majors. The Baltimore Orioles have 77 putouts so far this season, in addition to 25 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .953 which ranks 30th in the majors, and have earned 2 double plays.

Wells (9-10 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.20 and he has faced 647 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 130 hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) with 40 walks. His earned run average is 4.20 (75 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.058. Wells has taken the mound for 160 innings and has racked up 141 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

Texas has compiled 6 HRs for the year to go along with 27 RBIs. They have tallied 4 doubles, while getting a free base 12 times as well as scoring 29 runs. The Texas Rangers have earned a team on-base percentage of .407 and a team batting average of .343 over the course of the season. The Rangers hold a slugging % of .559 and they score 9.67 runs per contest (1st in MLB). They have been rung up on 26 occasions (20th in the league) and have a total of 35 hits.

The Texas pitching staff have relinquished 11 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.67 (11 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 1 long ball and they surrender 3.67 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball). The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.407 with a FIP of 2.51 as a unit so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 3.50 (28 strikeouts vs 8 bases on balls). They sit at 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 30.

The Texas Rangers have turned 4 double plays and have a fielding percentage of 1.000 (1st in baseball). The Rangers have 22 assists, 0 errors and have accounted for 81 putouts on the campaign. In their 243 innings on the field, the Rangers hold a defensive efficiency of 62.3% (25th in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Heaney has conceded 682 hits while he has tallied 760 punch outs in 707 frames. He has given up a total of 358 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.245 and having a FIP of 4.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.84 and he has faced 2,995 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. Heaney (36-42 career mark) is the owner of a 4.56 ERA while allowing 8.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (-150)

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