Milwaukee Brewers vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 8/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Texas Rangers

Date: Friday, August 18, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Globe Life Field is the site where the Texas Rangers (72-49) will try to beat the Milwaukee Brewers (65-56) on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Brandon Woodruff and Andrew Heaney.

The Brewers have tallied 176 doubles as a unit and have smacked 127 baseballs out of the park. Milwaukee is slugging .377 and have been called out on strikes 1,076 times, while drawing a walk on 427 occasions. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 22nd in MLB. They have amassed 494 runs batted in as well as 929 hits for the year, while their average at the plate is at .232. They have earned 516 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .311.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.79 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23. Brewers pitchers have given up 152 home runs and also 520 runs in total (11th in baseball). Milwaukee has given up 948 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 480 earned runs. The Brewers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.02 on the campaign (12th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,034 batters. They have walked 371 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.36 as a unit on the season.

Brewers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 90 times and also have had 133 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 74 holds for the season (6th in MLB). The Brewers relief pitchers have a save rate of 66.1% and has come into the game in 131 save situations. They have accumulated 37 saves for the year and have blown 19 of their 56 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 126 base runners this season and 32.5% of those runners ended up scoring. The Brewers have sent 384 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Brewers have turned 71.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,672 innings on the field, which ranks them 1st in MLB. The Milwaukee Brewers have a tally of 3,224 putouts this year, in addition to 1,047 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .986 which puts them in 13th in MLB, and have earned 91 double plays.

Woodruff (43-26 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.18 while he has faced 2,559 batters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 510 base hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 165 free passes. His ERA is 3.14 (222 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.061. Woodruff has taken the mound for 636 innings and has accounted for 740 K's in his MLB career.

The Texas Rangers have a team OBP of .341 in addition to a batting average of .271 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,046 occasions (16th in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,141 base hits. Texas has tallied 169 home runs on the campaign to go along with 661 runs batted in. The Rangers hold a team SLG% of .462 and they score 5.71 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have put up 264 two-baggers, while walking 431 times and scoring 691 runs.

The Texas pitching staff have allowed 496 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.96 (471 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 134 HR's and they allow 4.17 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.211 in addition to having a FIP of 4.10 as a unit so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.40 (995 strikeouts against 342 walks). They are currently ranked 4th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 954.

Texas relievers have an inherited score rate of 28.7% of 174 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 104 times in high leverage situations and also on 104 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 104 save situations, the Rangers have amassed 60 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. They are currently ranked 24th in MLB holding a save percentage of 55.8%, and they have sent 327 relief pitchers onto the field this year. Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 43 save chances and they have earned 24 saves.

The Texas Rangers have turned 107 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in the majors). The Rangers have recorded 1,072 assists, 47 errors and have earned a total of 3,211 putouts for the year. In their 9,633 innings on the field, the Rangers have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.9% (3rd in professional baseball).

In his career, Heaney has allowed 785 hits and he has 879 strikeouts in 821 innings pitched. Heaney (45-48 record in his career) has earned a 4.50 ERA while allowing 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 411 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.254 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.59 and he has faced 3,483 batters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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