Philadelphia Phillies vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: ESPN

Globe Life Field is the location where the Texas Rangers (68-94 last season) will try to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies (87-75 last year) on Sunday. The starting pitchers will be Bailey Falter and Martin Perez.

The Phillies recorded 255 two-baggers as a squad and knocked 205 baseballs out of the stadium. Philadelphia had a slugging percentage of .422 and were called out on strikes 1,363 times, while drawing a walk on 478 occasions. As a unit, the Philadelphia Phillies notched 4.6 runs per game, which was 7th in baseball. They compiled 719 runs batted in in addition to 1,392 hits for the previous season, while their team batting average was at .253. They were sitting with 747 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .317.

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The Phillies had an ERA of 3.97 last season (18th in the league), and the staff rung up 1,423 hitters. Their pitching staff walked 463 players from the other team and their FIP was 3.60 as a team over the course of last year. They accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.07 and their pitching staff had a collective WHIP of 1.26. Phillies pitchers gave up 150 long balls and also 685 total runs (15th in the league).

The Phillies dispatched 516 relief pitchers to the hill in the prior season. The relief pitchers inherited 197 base runners last year with 32.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. They recorded 42 saves for the prior year and did not convert 18 of their 60 chances to save the game. The Phillies relievers earned a save rate of 70.0% and stepped onto the mound in 149 save situations. The relievers recorded 88 holds during the previous year (13th in MLB). Phillies pitchers went to the mound with players on base 130 times as well as having 149 contests in high leverage situations.

The Phillies turned 68.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,855 innings on the field, which had them sitting at 25th in professional baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies accumulated 4,285 putouts in the prior season, as well as 1,416 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage finished at .988 which put them in 4th in baseball, and had 129 double plays.

Falter has thrown 117 frames and has accumulated 108 punch outs thus far in his career. Falter (8-5 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.40 and he has gone up against 488 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.36 (57 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.207. He has allowed 119 base knocks (9.1 hits per 9 innings) with 23 free passes.

The Rangers had a team slugging % of .395 and they scored 4.36 runs per game (12th in baseball). They hit 224 two-baggers, while taking a walk 456 times and earning 707 runs. Texas accumulated 198 home runs over the course of last season to go along with 670 RBIs. They were called out on strikes on 1,446 occasions (7th in MLB) and notched a total of 1,308 hits. The Texas Rangers recorded an on-base percentage of .301 and a batting average of .239 over the course of last season.

The Texas pitching staff conceded 743 runs last year while having a team ERA of 4.22 (673 earned runs conceded). They surrendered 169 homers and they conceded 4.66 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Rangers held a team WHIP of 1.342 and were the owners of a FIP of 4.18 as a pitching staff for the prior year. Their K/BB ratio sat at 2.26 (1,314 strikeouts vs 581 bases on balls). They were sitting at 20th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,345.

Texas bullpen pitchers held an inherited score rate of 32.3% out of their 189 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers stepped onto the mound 161 times in high leverage situations and on 126 occasions with runners on. Finishing with 153 save situations, the Rangers accrued 86 holds and 30 blown saves. They were ranked 26th in baseball holding a save rate of 55.2%, and they dispatched 532 relievers to the hill last season. Texas had relief pitchers enter the game in 67 save opportunities and they tallied 37 saves.

Texas Rangers turned 143 double plays and had a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in MLB). The Rangers recorded 1,528 assists, 96 errors and had 4,305 putouts last season. In 12,915 innings played, the Rangers accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (18th in professional baseball).

In his MLB career, Perez has conceded 1,409 base hits while he has tallied 909 strikeouts in 1,299 frames. Perez (75-77 career mark) is the owner of a 4.43 earned run average while conceding 9.8 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 640 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.446 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.93 and he has gone up against 5,644 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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