Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 6/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers

Date: Monday, June 26, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Texas Rangers (47-29) will play the Detroit Tigers (33-42) at Globe Life Field on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Matthew Boyd and Nathan Eovaldi.

The Tigers have recorded 116 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 67 balls out of the stadium. Detroit has a slugging % of .362 and have been rung up 669 times, while being walked on 251 occasions. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 3.8 runs per game, which puts them at 29th in baseball. They have accumulated 272 runs batted in as well as 581 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate sits at .229. They have accounted for 281 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .302.

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The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.35 so far this season (19th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 625 batters. Tigers pitchers have given up 91 home runs and also 353 total runs (18th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 211 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.21 as a team this season. Detroit has allowed 615 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 323 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.96 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.24.

The Tigers relievers have recorded a save rate of 60.7% and has come into the game in 71 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 118 runners for the season with 36.4% of those runners earned a run for their team. Tigers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 81 times in addition to having 82 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have sent 238 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers are sitting with 41 holds so far this season (13th in MLB). They have compiled 17 saves this season and have blown 11 of their 28 save opportunities.

The Detroit Tigers are sitting with 2,006 putouts so far this season, as well as 653 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .983 which has them sitting 23rd in professional baseball, and have a total of 54 double plays. The Tigers have turned 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,018 innings on the field, which ranks them 7th in professional baseball.

Boyd has thrown 868 frames and has 843 punch outs in his MLB career. Boyd (44-67 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.63 while going up against 3,727 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.94 (476 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.321. He has given up 866 hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 281 free passes.

The Texas Rangers are sitting with an OBP of .340 in addition to a batting average of .271 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 662 occasions (17th in MLB) and have notched a total of 723 hits. Texas has compiled 101 home runs so far this season as well as 436 runs batted in. The Rangers have a SLG% of .453 and they average 5.99 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have tallied 163 doubles, while getting a free base 265 times and putting up 455 runs.

The Texas pitching staff have yielded 301 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.73 (280 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 77 homers and they yield 4.01 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB). The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.181 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.02 as a unit this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.20 (617 strikeouts vs 216 walks). They sit at 1st in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 581.

With 64 save situations, the Rangers have accrued 37 holds and also 11 blown saves. Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 26 save opportunities and they have recorded 15 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 59 times in high leverage situations and also on 70 occasions with runners on base. Texas relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.4% out of their 115 inherited base runners. They are ranked 24th in the league with a save rate of 57.7%, and they have sent 204 relievers to the mound on the year.

In 6,078 innings played, the Rangers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (3rd in baseball). The Texas Rangers have gotten 68 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in MLB). The Rangers have recorded 678 assists, 36 errors and have amassed 2,026 putouts over the course of the season.

Eovaldi (76-71 career record) has a 4.06 earned run average and has given up 9.2 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.07 and he has gone up against 5,741 hitters during his career. He has given up a total of 612 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.298 and a FIP of 3.8. In his career, Eovaldi has conceded 1,385 base hits while accumulating 1,156 strikeouts in 1,357 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Texas

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