Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Friday, May 26, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+120) Baltimore (-140)

The Texas Rangers (31-18) are en route to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Friday where they will take on the Baltimore Orioles (32-17). The odds on this game have Texas at +120 and Baltimore is at -140. The total has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Josiah Gray and Grayson Rodriguez.

As a squad, the Texas Rangers are scoring 6.3 runs per game, which puts them at 1st in baseball. They have notched a total of 310 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .339. The Rangers have compiled 98 doubles as a squad and have hit 66 baseballs out of the stadium. They have compiled 298 runs batted in as well as 458 hits for the year, and their team batting average is .270. Texas has a slugging rate of .451 and have been called out on strikes 442 times, while drawing a walk on 164 occasions.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.96 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.20. Rangers pitchers have conceded 48 home runs and 198 runs in total (6th in baseball). Texas has given up 384 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 182 earned runs. The Rangers have a team ERA of 3.77 so far this season (8th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 405 hitters. They have walked 137 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.93 as a squad over the course of the season.

Rangers pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 45 times in addition to having 35 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 26 holds this season (14th in baseball). The Rangers relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 55.6% and has entered the game in 45 save situations. They have 10 saves on the year and have missed out on 8 of 18 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 77 base runners on the year with 35.1% of those players crossed home plate. The Rangers have sent 130 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Rangers have converted 70.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,909 innings on the field, ranking them 6th in the majors. The Texas Rangers have 1,303 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 429 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which has them ranked 13th in baseball, and they have turned 43 double plays.

Gray (13-17 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 5.58 while going up against 1,204 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 251 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) with 127 free passes. His earned run average is 4.65 (143 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.365. Gray has pitched in 277 innings and has earned 277 punch outs in his career.

The Orioles have a slugging percentage of .427 and they score 5.18 runs per outing (5th in the league). They have notched 87 doubles, while getting a free base 184 times as well as earning 254 runs. Baltimore has hit 62 home runs on the campaign as well as 246 RBIs. They have struck out on 399 instances (24th in MLB) and are sitting with 420 base hits. The Baltimore Orioles have an on-base percentage of .330 in addition to a batting average of .253 on the year.

The Baltimore pitching staff have conceded 211 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.09 (201 earned runs allowed). They have given up 61 home runs and they allow 4.29 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.314 in addition to having a FIP of 4.20 as a staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.30 (456 strikeouts vs 160 free passes). They come in at 20th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 421.

Baltimore has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 26 save chances and they have earned 15 saves. They are ranked 21st in MLB with a save rate of 57.7%, and they have sent 178 relief pitchers onto the field for the year. Their relievers have taken the field 74 times in high leverage situations and also on 66 occasions with runners on. Baltimore relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.2% out of 93 inherited base runners. With 73 save situations, the Orioles have earned 46 holds and 11 blown saves.

Out of their 3,984 innings on the diamond, the Orioles have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (21st in baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 51 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (8th in pro baseball). The Orioles have recorded 416 assists, 20 errors and have earned a total of 1,328 putouts on the campaign.

During his MLB career, Rodriguez has allowed 51 hits while he has tallied 50 strikeouts in 42 frames. Rodriguez (2-1 record in his career) holds a 6.21 ERA while allowing 10.9 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 29 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.643 and having a FIP of 5.3. His K/BB ratio is 2.78 and he has faced 191 hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Baltimore (-140) and under 8.5 runs

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