Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 6/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers

Date: Monday, June 12, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Globe Life Field is where the Texas Rangers (41-22) will attempt to defeat the Los Angeles Angels (35-31) on Monday. The starting pitchers are Tyler Anderson and Dane Dunning.

The Angels have accounted for 102 doubles as a team and have hit 89 balls out of the park. Los Angeles is slugging .427 and have been called out on strikes 581 times, while drawing a walk on 215 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are recording 4.8 runs per outing, which has them at 8th in MLB. They have earned 307 RBI's and 570 hits on the campaign, and their batting average comes in at .255. They have racked up 315 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .328.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.42 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33. Angels pitchers have allowed 70 home runs and also 306 runs (21st in baseball). Los Angeles has surrendered 541 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 274 earned runs. The Angels have a team earned run average of 4.23 so far this season (17th in the league), and the staff has rung up 571 hitters. They have walked 236 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.28 as a team on the year.

Angels bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 56 times as well as having 69 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 46 holds so far this year (2nd in baseball). The Angels relievers have a save percentage of 65.7% and has come into the game in 81 save situations. They have accumulated 23 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 12 out of their 35 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 94 runners so far this season and 42.6% of those players ended up scoring. The Angels have sent 192 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Los Angeles Angels have a total of 1,748 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 563 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which is 20th in baseball, and they have twisted 57 double plays. The Angels have converted 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,244 innings, which has them ranked 17th in professional baseball.

Anderson has taken the mound for 860 innings and has racked up 718 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Anderson (47-44 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.25 while he has faced 3,615 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.26 (407 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.269. He has conceded 842 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 249 free passes.

The Texas Rangers have tallied an OBP of .343 and a batting average of .275 on the year. They have struck out on 553 occasions (17th in the league) and have tallied 605 hits. Texas is sitting with 83 long balls this season to go along with 381 RBIs. The Rangers hold a slugging % of .458 and they average 6.30 runs per contest (1st in MLB). They have 136 doubles, while walking 214 times as well as putting up 397 runs.

The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.178 with a FIP of 3.83 as a squad on the year. They come in at 1st in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 483. The Texas pitching staff have given up 244 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.65 (226 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.50 (526 strikeouts vs 173 walks). They have yielded 59 homers and they give up 3.94 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB).

Texas has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 21 save opportunities and they have recorded 12 saves. They are ranked 24th in baseball with a save rate of 57.1%, and they have sent 165 relievers to the mound so far this year. Their relief pitchers have come in 45 times in high leverage situations and on 56 occasions with runners on. Texas relievers have an inherited score percentage of 33.0% out of their 97 inherited runners. With 54 save situations, the Rangers have accrued 32 holds and 9 blown saves.

Out of their 5,016 innings on the field, the Rangers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (5th in MLB). The Texas Rangers have gotten 55 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (12th in pro baseball). The Rangers have racked up 542 assists, 28 errors and are sitting with 1,672 putouts this season.

During his pro baseball career, Dunning has given up 355 hits while totaling 319 punch outs in 358 frames. Dunning (16-19 mark in his career) has a 4.14 ERA and has given up 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 165 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.355 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.44 and he has faced 1,544 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Texas

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