Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 7/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers

Date: Monday, July 3, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Texas Rangers (50-33) will play the Houston Astros (45-38) at Globe Life Field on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Cristian Javier and Martin Perez.

The Astros have accrued 143 doubles as a squad and have hit 97 baseballs out of the park. Houston has a slugging percentage of .406 and have been called out on strikes 653 times, while taking a walk on 269 occasions. As a team, the Houston Astros are recording 4.6 runs per contest, which ranks them 11th in MLB. They have accounted for 368 RBI's and 693 base knocks this season, while their team batting average comes in at .247. They have accumulated 384 runs and hold an OBP of .318.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.99 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. Astros pitchers have relinquished 90 home runs in addition to 329 runs in total (4th in the league). Houston has allowed 674 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 295 earned runs. The Astros have a team earned run average of 3.58 so far this season (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 768 hitters. They have walked 257 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.98 as a squad on the year.

The Astros have dispatched 255 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 69 runners this season with 30.4% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have compiled 22 saves for the season and have blown 12 of 34 save chances. The Astros relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 64.7% and stepped onto the hill in 79 save situations. The relievers have tallied 44 holds on the year (15th in the league). Astros pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 45 times in addition to having 73 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Astros have converted 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,678 innings, which has them ranked 16th in professional baseball. The Houston Astros have earned a total of 2,226 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 714 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which is 9th in the majors, and they have turned 74 double plays.

Javier has taken the hill for 391 innings and has accumulated 456 K's in his career. His earned run average is 3.20 (139 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.066. He has given up 269 hits (6.2 hits per nine innings) and has 148 walks. Javier (27-13 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.94 and he has faced 1,581 hitters in the major leagues.

Texas has a total of 113 home runs so far this year to go along with 470 RBIs. They have hit 181 doubles, while taking a walk 290 times as well as notching 491 runs. The Texas Rangers hold an on-base percentage of .343 as well as a team batting average of .275 so far this year. The Rangers have a SLG% of .459 and they average 5.92 runs per outing (1st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 726 occasions (16th in MLB) and have earned a total of 801 hits.

The Texas pitching staff have conceded 333 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.81 (312 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 85 dingers and they relinquish 4.07 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.179 with a FIP of 4.04 as a staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.20 (672 strikeouts vs 236 free passes). They are currently ranked 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 633.

With 68 save situations, the Rangers have earned 39 holds and 13 blown saves. Texas has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 28 save chances and they have recorded 15 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 65 times in high leverage situations in addition to 74 occasions with base runners. Texas relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.3% out of their 122 inherited base runners. They rank 27th in baseball holding a save rate of 53.6%, and they have dispatched 222 relief pitchers onto the field on the year.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 76 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in baseball). The Rangers have accrued 750 assists, 35 errors and have notched a total of 2,212 putouts for the year. In 6,636 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.5% (1st in the majors).

In his MLB career, Perez has allowed 1,507 base hits while he has tallied 969 strikeouts in 1,389 frames. He has conceded a total of 683 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.445 and a FIP of 4.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.94 and he has faced 6,034 opposing batters thus far in his career. Perez (82-80 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.42 earned run average while giving up 9.8 hits per 9 innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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