Los Angeles Dodgers vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 7/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Texas Rangers

Date: Saturday, July 22, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-130) Texas (+110)

The Texas Rangers (58-39) will play the Los Angeles Dodgers (55-40) at Globe Life Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Los Angeles at -130 and Texas is priced at +110. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Bobby Miller and Dane Dunning.

The Dodgers have earned 169 two-baggers as a team and have hit 155 balls out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .450 and have struck out 835 times, while drawing a walk on 397 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball. They have 508 RBI's as well as 786 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .244. They have accumulated 527 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .332.

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The Dodgers have a team ERA of 4.40 over the course of the season (20th in the league), and their staff has struck out 804 batters. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 105 home runs in addition to 436 runs in total (17th in baseball). They have walked 278 batters and their FIP is 4.15 as a team on the campaign. Los Angeles has yielded 780 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 412 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.89 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.25.

Dodgers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 90 times in addition to having 102 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 58 holds so far this year (6th in the league). The Dodgers relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 68.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 93 save situations. They have tallied 24 saves on the year and have blown 11 of their 35 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 139 runners over the course of the season and 28.8% of those players ended up scoring. The Dodgers have sent 339 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Dodgers have turned 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 7,593 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 12th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a total of 2,531 putouts so far this season, as well as 834 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .987 which ranks 9th in baseball, and they have twisted 80 double plays.

Miller (5-1 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.60 while facing 203 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 42 hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has 16 walks. His earned run average is 4.25 (23 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.192. Miller has taken the ball for 48 innings and has tallied 47 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The Rangers have a team slugging percentage of .462 and they score 5.81 runs per game (1st in the league). They have recorded 216 two-baggers, while walking 331 times and putting up 564 runs. Texas has hit 134 home runs this year to go along with 541 RBIs. They have been rung up on 829 instances (16th in baseball) and have earned 930 hits. The Texas Rangers have tallied an OBP of .342 and a batting average of .274 this season.

The Texas pitching staff have relinquished 398 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.92 (374 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 106 homers and they surrender 4.17 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB). The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.208 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.17 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.10 (772 strikeouts against 272 walks). They are currently ranked 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 766.

Sitting with 83 save situations, the Rangers have accumulated 47 holds and also 16 blown saves. Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 35 save chances and they have tallied 19 saves. Their relievers have come in 84 times in high leverage situations and on 90 occasions with base runners. Texas relievers have an inherited score percentage of 30.2% of 149 inherited runners. They are ranked 26th in the league holding a save percentage of 54.3%, and they have sent 263 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 88 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (6th in baseball). The Rangers have racked up 871 assists, 41 errors and have accumulated 2,578 putouts so far this season. In 7,734 innings on the diamond, the Rangers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (3rd in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Dunning has given up 394 hits while he has earned 349 strikeouts in 404 innings. He has allowed a total of 181 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.329 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 2.44 and he has gone up against 1,723 batters during his career. Dunning (19-20 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.03 earned run average while conceding 8.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Texas (+110) and under 9 runs

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