Texas Rangers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 8/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+110) Arizona (-130)

Chase Field is the site where the Arizona Diamondbacks (64-61) will take on the Texas Rangers (72-52) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Texas at +110 while Arizona is coming in at -130. The total has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Jon Gray and Zac Gallen.

The Rangers have recorded 269 doubles as a unit and have knocked 172 balls out of the stadium. Texas owns a slugging percentage of .459 and have struck out 1,081 times, while being walked on 441 occasions. As a team, the Texas Rangers are scoring 5.7 runs per game, which ranks them 2nd in MLB. They have 672 RBI's in addition to 1,161 hits on the campaign, while their batting average sits at .270. They have accounted for 702 runs while holding a team OBP of .340.

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The Rangers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.04 on the campaign (12th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,015 hitters. Rangers pitchers have yielded 137 long balls and 517 runs in total (8th in MLB). They have walked 355 batters and their FIP is 4.12 as a squad on the year. Texas has conceded 990 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 492 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.23.

Rangers relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 109 times and also have had 105 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 60 holds over the course of the season (21st in the league). The Rangers relievers have a save percentage of 54.5% and has entered the game in 105 save situations. They have earned 24 saves on the season and have blown 20 of their 44 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 181 runners so far this season with 29.3% of those players earned a run for their team. The Rangers have sent 338 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Rangers have turned 70.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,795 innings, which has them sitting 3rd in baseball. The Texas Rangers have 3,265 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,097 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which puts them in 2nd in professional baseball, and have 110 double plays.

Gray (68-62 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.93 while facing 4,595 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 1,046 base hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 360 walks. His ERA is 4.39 (529 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.297. Gray has thrown 1,084 innings and has accounted for 1,089 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Diamondbacks hold a slugging percentage of .420 and they have an average of 4.70 runs per contest (11th in baseball). They have tallied 223 doubles, while getting a free base 410 times and notching 587 runs. Arizona has accounted for 139 home runs over the course of the season and 555 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 971 occasions (28th in the league) and have accounted for 1,071 hits. The Arizona Diamondbacks have accumulated a team OBP of .324 and a batting average of .254 so far this season.

The Arizona pitching staff have given up 599 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.61 (565 earned runs given up). They have allowed 155 long balls and they yield 4.89 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.343 in addition to having a FIP of 4.45 as a unit this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.40 (1,026 strikeouts against 411 walks). They come in at 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,070.

Sitting with 118 save situations, the Diamondbacks have tallied 59 holds in addition to 23 blown saves. Arizona has had relievers enter the contest in 57 save opportunities and they have walked away with 34 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 122 times in high leverage situations and on 124 occasions with runners on. Arizona relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.3% out of 185 inherited runners. They rank 20th in baseball with a save percentage of 59.6%, and they have dispatched 411 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 104 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (1st in the majors). The Diamondbacks have accrued 1,067 assists, 41 errors and have notched a total of 3,310 putouts so far this year. Out of their 9,930 innings played, the Diamondbacks have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (13th in baseball).

Gallen (35-27 career win-loss mark) holds a 3.11 ERA while giving up 7.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.56 and he has faced 2,505 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 214 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.087 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. So far in his career, Gallen has surrendered 483 base hits while he has earned 677 K's in 619 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona (-130)

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