Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 7/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers

Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Texas Rangers (56-39) will try to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays (60-37) at Globe Life Field on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Cooper Criswell and Jon Gray.

As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 5.4 runs per game, which has them at 4th in baseball. They are sitting with 522 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .329. The Rays have hit 172 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 143 baseballs out of the stadium. They have compiled 499 runs batted in in addition to 840 hits on the year, and their batting average comes in at .258. Tampa Bay is slugging .452 and have been rung up 832 times, while being walked on 311 occasions.

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The Rays hold a team ERA of 3.69 so far this season (2nd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 855 hitters. Rays pitchers have given up 101 home runs in addition to 371 runs (2nd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 294 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.99 as a team for the season. Tampa Bay has given up 729 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 352 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.91 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.19.

The Rays have sent 314 relievers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 115 base runners on the year with 22.6% of those runners ended up scoring. They have accumulated 26 saves on the campaign and have blown 17 out of their 43 save opportunities. The Rays bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 60.5% and stepped onto the hill in 90 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 47 holds this season (20th in the league). Rays pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 74 times as well as having 95 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tampa Bay Rays have 2,573 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 886 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which ranks 3rd in baseball, and have a total of 78 double plays. The Rays have transformed 71.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,719 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 1st in pro baseball.

Criswell has thrown 29 frames and has tallied 28 strikeouts thus far in his career. His earned run average is 5.46 (18 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.551. He has allowed 37 base hits (11.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 9 free passes. Criswell (1-2 career record) holds a FIP of 4.00 while he has faced 134 hitters in the major leagues.

The Texas Rangers hold an OBP of .342 and a batting average of .274 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 809 occasions (17th in the league) and have earned a total of 913 hits. Texas has knocked in 130 HRs on the year and 531 RBIs. The Rangers hold a slugging percentage of .461 and they have an average of 5.83 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have notched 213 two-baggers, while getting a free base 325 times as well as scoring 554 runs.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.209 in addition to having a FIP of 4.15 as a staff this year. They are sitting at 8th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 750. The Texas pitching staff have given up 394 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.96 (370 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.10 (760 strikeouts vs 267 bases on balls). They have allowed 103 homers and they relinquish 4.22 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

Texas relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.3% of 144 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 80 times in high leverage situations in addition to 87 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 79 save situations, the Rangers have tallied 44 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. They are ranked 26th in MLB with a save percentage of 52.9%, and they have sent 257 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Texas has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 34 save chances and they have converted 18 saves.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 85 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (6th in pro baseball). The Rangers have racked up 850 assists, 41 errors and have earned 2,524 putouts this year. Out of their 7,572 innings on the field, the Rangers are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.0% (3rd in professional baseball).

Gray (66-61 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.41 earned run average while conceding 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.02 and he has faced 4,477 batters in his career. He has allowed a total of 517 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.296 and having a FIP of 4.0. In his career, Gray has allowed 1,016 hits while he has totaled 1,062 strikeouts in 1,055 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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