Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Sunday, May 28, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+135) Baltimore (-155)

The Baltimore Orioles (33-18) will take on the Texas Rangers (32-18) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday. The odds on this game have Texas at +135 while Baltimore opens at -155. The total has been set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Dane Dunning and Kyle Bradish.

As a team, the Texas Rangers are putting up 6.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 1st in baseball. They have earned a total of 322 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .341. The Rangers have tallied 99 doubles as a unit and have smacked 69 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 310 runs batted in in addition to 471 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate is at .271. Texas has a slugging % of .456 and have struck out 449 times, while drawing a walk on 169 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.01 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.20. Rangers pitchers have conceded 49 home runs and also 200 runs in total (4th in MLB). Texas has relinquished 392 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 184 earned runs. The Rangers have a team ERA of 3.74 on the year (6th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 416 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 138 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.91 as a unit on the year.

The Rangers bullpen have earned a save percentage of 55.6% and has come into the game in 45 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 77 runners so far this year with 35.1% of them crossed the plate. Rangers relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 45 times and also have had 35 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 132 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relievers have a total of 26 holds this season (19th in the league). They have accumulated 10 saves so far this year and have blown 8 out of their 18 save opportunities.

The Rangers have transformed 70.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,990 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 7th in baseball. The Texas Rangers have a total of 1,330 putouts this season, as well as 436 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which ranks 14th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 44 double plays.

Dunning has taken the hill for 348 innings and has accounted for 312 strikeouts during his career. His ERA is 4.09 (158 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.348. He has allowed 341 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 128 walks. Dunning (15-18 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.05 and he has gone up against 1,493 opposing hitters in the majors.

Baltimore has accounted for 63 HRs on the season and 251 runs batted in. They have recorded 91 two-baggers, while taking a walk 189 times and scoring 259 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have recorded an OBP of .328 and a team batting average of .252 so far this year. The Orioles hold a slugging percentage of .423 and they are scoring 5.08 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They have struck out on 417 occasions (22nd in MLB) and have accounted for 435 hits.

The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.319 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.28 as a unit for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.20 (469 strikeouts against 170 free passes). They rank 20th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 437. They have given up 64 home runs and they surrender 4.38 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB). The Baltimore pitching staff have conceded 224 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.15 (212 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 75 save situations, the Orioles have earned 47 holds and also 11 blown saves. Baltimore has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 27 save opportunities and they have walked away with 16 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 74 times in high leverage situations and on 66 occasions with runners on base. Baltimore bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.2% out of their 93 inherited runners. They are ranked 20th in MLB holding a save rate of 59.3%, and they have dispatched 183 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the year.

Out of their 4,146 innings played, the Orioles hold a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (21st in pro baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 55 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (7th in MLB). The Orioles have recorded 442 assists, 21 errors and have 1,382 putouts so far this season.

So far in his career, Bradish has given up 158 base knocks and he has 143 punch outs in 155 innings pitched. Bradish (6-8 career mark) has a 4.76 ERA while surrendering 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 82 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.400 and a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.42 and he has faced 671 batters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (+135)

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