Miami Marlins vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 8/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, August 6, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (-102) Texas (-118)

The Texas Rangers (64-46) will try to beat the Miami Marlins (58-53) at Globe Life Field on Sunday. The odds on this game have Miami at -102 while Texas is sitting at -118. The total has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Sandy Alcantara and Andrew Heaney.

Miami has a slugging % of .400 and have been called out on strikes 880 times, while being walked on 292 occasions. They have 431 runs batted in and 999 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average sits at .264. The Marlins have recorded 179 doubles as a team and have smacked 101 balls out of the park. They have racked up 452 runs and have an OBP of .320. As a squad, the Miami Marlins are earning 4.1 runs per contest, which has them at 27th in baseball.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.07 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27. Marlins pitchers have conceded 122 home runs and also 482 runs (14th in baseball). Miami has conceded 913 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 452 earned runs. The Marlins hold a team earned run average of 4.12 so far this year (15th in baseball), and they have rung up 1,046 hitters. They have walked 341 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.93 as a squad on the campaign.

The Marlins have dispatched 378 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have inherited 164 base runners on the year with 31.7% of them crossed home plate. They have recorded 29 saves on the year and have not converted 22 of 51 save opportunities. The Marlins bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 56.9% and stepped onto the hill in 121 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 69 holds this season (6th in MLB). Marlins bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 115 times and also have had 147 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Miami Marlins have accumulated 2,962 putouts so far this season, in addition to 986 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which puts them in 24th in MLB, and have 104 double plays. The Marlins have converted 68.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 8,886 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 26th in professional baseball.

Alcantara has thrown 859 innings and is sitting with 756 punch outs thus far in his career. His earned run average is 3.29 (314 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.153. He has allowed 728 base knocks (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has 263 walks. Alcantara (38-52 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.71 while he has gone up against 3,509 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Texas Rangers have accounted for a team OBP of .342 in addition to a batting average of .273 so far this year. They have struck out on 945 occasions (16th in MLB) and have accounted for 1,043 base hits. Texas has tallied 154 home runs on the campaign as well as 607 runs batted in. The Rangers have a team slugging percentage of .461 and they are earning 5.75 runs per contest (1st in MLB). They have hit 238 doubles, while taking a walk 388 times and putting up 633 runs.

The Texas pitching staff have surrendered 470 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.13 (446 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 123 homers and they relinquish 4.36 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.236 and have a FIP of 4.18 as a team over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (893 strikeouts vs 318 walks). They are sitting at 7th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 882.

Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 39 save opportunities and they have come away with 21 saves. They sit at 26th in MLB with a save percentage of 53.8%, and they have dispatched 299 relievers to the mound on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 95 times in high leverage situations and also on 100 occasions with runners on base. Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.9% out of their 167 inherited runners. Sitting with 92 save situations, the Rangers have 52 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

In 8,745 innings on the field, the Rangers have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (4th in pro baseball). The Texas Rangers have turned 99 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (6th in baseball). The Rangers have accrued 967 assists, 45 errors and have a tally of 2,915 putouts for the year.

Heaney (44-48 career record) is the owner of a 4.53 ERA while conceding 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.63 and he has faced 3,453 batters in his MLB career. He has conceded 410 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.251 and having a FIP of 4.4. So far in his career, Heaney has conceded 778 base hits while he has earned 874 strikeouts in 814 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (-118)

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