Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 9/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers

Date: Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-110) Texas (-110)

The Texas Rangers (76-61) are welcoming the Houston Astros (78-61) at Globe Life Field on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Houston at -110 while Texas opens at -110. The over/under is 9. The starting pitchers will be Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer.

The Astros have accrued 236 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 185 balls out of the stadium. Houston has a slugging rate of .430 and have struck out 1,071 times, while being walked on 473 occasions. As a squad, the Houston Astros are recording 5.1 runs per contest, which ranks them 5th in the league. They have recorded 680 runs batted in and 1,231 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate sits at .258. They have earned 703 runs scored while having a team OBP of .330.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.74 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.29. Astros pitchers have given up 174 home runs in addition to 603 runs in total (15th in the league). Houston has allowed 1,145 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 546 earned runs. The Astros are sitting with a team ERA of 3.96 on the season (9th in the league), and they have rung up 1,252 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 457 opposing players and their FIP is 4.33 as a squad for the season.

Astros bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 84 times in addition to having 136 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 74 holds for the season (13th in baseball). The Astros relief pitchers have a save percentage of 69.6% and has come into the game in 131 save situations. They have compiled 39 saves this season and have blown 17 of 56 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 136 base runners so far this season with 32.4% of those runners ended up scoring. The Astros have sent 442 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Houston Astros are sitting with 3,724 putouts this year, as well as 1,172 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which is 13th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 127 double plays. The Astros have turned 69.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,172 innings on the field, which has them ranked 13th in pro baseball.

Verlander has pitched in 3,292 innings and has accounted for 3,311 strikeouts in his career. His ERA is 3.24 (1,187 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.120. He has given up 2,768 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 919 free passes. Verlander (254-140 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.39 and he has faced 13,419 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Texas Rangers are sitting with a team OBP of .337 and a team batting average of .267 for the year. They have struck out on 1,201 occasions (15th in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,274 base hits. Texas has hit 194 long balls on the year to go along with 727 RBIs. The Rangers have a slugging percentage of .456 and they score 5.53 runs per game (3rd in MLB). They have recorded 291 two-baggers, while walking 487 times as well as recording 758 runs.

The Rangers have a WHIP of 1.251 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.27 as a staff for the season. They are currently ranked 8th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,111. The Texas pitching staff have surrendered 597 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.19 (566 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (1,138 strikeouts against 412 bases on balls). They have given up 164 dingers and they yield 4.41 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB).

Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 55 save opportunities and they have earned 26 saves. They are ranked 29th in baseball with a save percentage of 47.3%, and they have sent 387 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 134 times in high leverage situations in addition to 128 occasions with runners on base. Texas relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.0% out of their 210 inherited runners. Sitting with 122 save situations, the Rangers have earned 66 holds in addition to 29 blown saves.

Out of their 10,959 innings on the field, the Rangers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (5th in pro baseball). The Texas Rangers have gotten 128 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (3rd in baseball). The Rangers have accrued 1,212 assists, 53 errors and have 3,653 putouts over the course of the season.

In his MLB career, Scherzer has surrendered 2,297 base knocks while totaling 3,361 strikeouts in 2,826 frames. He has surrendered 984 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.076 and having a FIP of 3.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.52 and he has gone up against 11,415 batters during his career. Scherzer (213-107 career mark) has a 3.13 ERA while conceding 7.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (-110)

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