Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 7/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers

Date: Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+130) Texas (-150)

The Texas Rangers (55-39) will compete against the Tampa Bay Rays (60-36) at Globe Life Field on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Rays at +130 and the Rangers are opening at -150. The over/under is 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Taj Bradley and Nathan Eovaldi.

The Rays have tallied 172 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 142 balls out of the stadium. Tampa Bay has a slugging % of .453 and have been called out on strikes 824 times, while being walked on 310 occasions. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are compiling 5.4 runs per game, which has them at 4th in the league. They have accounted for 497 RBI's as well as 835 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate is at .259. They have notched a total of 520 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .330.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.88 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.20. Rays pitchers have given up 100 home runs and 368 total runs (3rd in MLB). Tampa Bay has relinquished 723 base knocks (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 349 earned runs. The Rays have compiled a team earned run average of 3.70 this season (2nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 845 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 293 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.00 as a squad on the season.

The Rays relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 60.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 90 save situations. The relievers have inherited 115 runners this year and 22.6% of them earned a run for their team. Rays relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 74 times as well as having 92 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have sent 311 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relievers have recorded 47 holds for the season (19th in MLB). They have accumulated 26 saves on the year and have not converted 17 out of their 43 save opportunities.

The Tampa Bay Rays have amassed 2,547 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 876 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which has them sitting 4th in professional baseball, and they have turned 77 double plays. The Rays have turned 71.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,641 innings on the diamond, ranking them 1st in the majors.

Bradley has taken the ball for 61 innings and has accumulated 80 K's so far in his career. His ERA is 5.43 (37 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.386. He has conceded 66 hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has 19 free passes. Bradley (5-5 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.99 while he has gone up against 269 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Rangers hold a slugging percentage of .462 and they score 5.86 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have recorded 211 doubles, while walking 324 times and earning 551 runs. Texas has a total of 129 HRs over the course of the season as well as 529 RBIs. They have struck out on 799 occasions (17th in MLB) and have tallied 907 hits. The Texas Rangers are sitting with an on-base percentage of .343 and a team batting average of .275 so far this year.

The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.215 in addition to having a FIP of 4.15 as a pitching staff this year. They sit at 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 745. The Texas pitching staff have surrendered 392 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.98 (368 earned runs allowed). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (752 strikeouts against 266 walks). They have given up 102 dingers and they relinquish 4.24 runs per 9 innings (9th in MLB).

Texas has had relief pitchers take the mound in 34 save chances and they have recorded 18 saves. They rank 26th in the league holding a save rate of 52.9%, and they have sent 255 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relievers have come in 78 times in high leverage situations and also on 87 occasions with runners on base. Texas relievers have an inherited score rate of 31.3% out of 144 inherited base runners. Sitting with 79 save situations, the Rangers have 44 holds in addition to 16 blown saves.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 85 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (5th in baseball). The Rangers have recorded 844 assists, 41 errors and have accounted for 2,497 putouts on the season. In 7,491 innings played, the Rangers have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (3rd in professional baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Eovaldi has conceded 1,396 base knocks while totaling 1,169 K's in 1,375 innings. He has allowed 618 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.296 and a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 3.02 and he has gone up against 5,810 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Eovaldi (77-71 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.04 ERA while conceding 9.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+130)

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