Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 10/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Sunday, October 8, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: FS1

The Texas Rangers (90-72) are headed to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday where they will try to beat the Baltimore Orioles (101-61). The starting pitchers will be Jordan Montgomery and Grayson Rodriguez.

As a squad, the Texas Rangers are scoring 5.4 runs per game, which has them at 3rd in the league. They have accounted for 881 runs scored and hold an OBP of .337. The Rangers have earned 326 doubles as a team and have knocked 233 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 845 runs batted in and 1,470 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average is at .263. Texas is slugging .452 and have been rung up 1,416 times, while drawing a walk on 599 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.75 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Rangers pitchers have allowed 198 home runs in addition to 716 runs in total (14th in the league). Texas has surrendered 1,330 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 683 earned runs. The Rangers have a team earned run average of 4.28 on the campaign (18th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,351 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 491 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.32 as a squad so far this year.

Rangers pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 163 times as well as having 160 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 80 holds so far this year (20th in MLB). The Rangers relievers have earned a save rate of 47.6% and has come into the game in 146 save situations. They have earned 30 saves so far this year and have blown 33 out of their 63 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 273 runners on the season with 31.5% of those runners crossed home plate. The Rangers have dispatched 467 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Rangers have converted 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,927 innings on the diamond, ranking them 4th in MLB. The Texas Rangers are sitting with 4,309 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,423 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .990 which is 2nd in MLB, and have accumulated 143 double plays.

Montgomery has taken the hill for 755 innings and has accounted for 705 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.68 (309 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.209. He has conceded 706 hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 207 walks. Montgomery (38-34 career record) holds a FIP of 3.75 and he has gone up against 3,139 hitters in the majors.

The Orioles have a team slugging percentage of .421 and they earn 4.98 runs per game (7th in baseball). They have 309 doubles, while getting a free base 512 times and putting up 807 runs. Baltimore has a total of 183 home runs over the course of the season and 780 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,370 occasions (19th in the league) and have earned 1,399 base hits. The Baltimore Orioles have recorded an on-base percentage of .321 in addition to a batting average of .255 so far this season.

The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 678 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.90 (629 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 177 homers and they yield 4.20 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.243 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.98 as a squad over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.90 (1,431 strikeouts against 473 walks). They sit at 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,334.

Sitting with 191 save situations, the Orioles have accumulated 108 holds in addition to 31 blown saves. Baltimore has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 80 save chances and they have tallied 49 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 205 times in high leverage situations and on 197 occasions with runners on. Baltimore bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.9% out of their 289 inherited base runners. They are ranked 17th in baseball holding a save percentage of 61.3%, and they have sent 560 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year.

Out of their 13,083 innings on the field, the Orioles have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (12th in baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 140 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in the majors). The Orioles have 1,444 assists, 71 errors and have a tally of 4,361 putouts for the year.

In his pro baseball career, Rodriguez has allowed 121 base knocks and he has 129 punch outs in 122 innings. He has allowed 59 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.336 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.07 and he has faced 515 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Rodriguez (7-4 career record) holds a 4.35 earned run average while giving up 8.9 hits per 9 innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas

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