Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 9/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-118) Cleveland (-102)

The Cleveland Guardians (69-78) are hosting the Texas Rangers (82-64) at Progressive Field on Saturday. The odds on this game have Texas at -118 and Cleveland is priced at -102. The total is 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Andrew Heaney and Tanner Bibee.

Texas is slugging .457 and have struck out 1,266 times, while being walked on 535 occasions. They have accumulated 778 runs batted in and 1,357 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate sits at .267. The Rangers have earned 306 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 208 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 812 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .340. As a team, the Texas Rangers are putting up 5.6 runs per contest, which is 3rd in MLB.

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The Rangers have a team earned run average of 4.24 for the year (17th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,218 batters. Rangers pitchers have relinquished 182 long balls and 644 total runs (14th in baseball). They have walked 445 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.35 as a team on the season. Texas has conceded 1,194 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 612 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.74 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.26.

The Rangers relievers have recorded a save percentage of 48.2% and has come into the game in 126 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 228 runners so far this season and 28.9% of those runners earned a run for their team. Rangers relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 141 times as well as having 139 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 419 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen have 69 holds this season (25th in baseball). They have 27 saves for the year and have not converted 29 out of their 56 chances to get a save.

The Texas Rangers have earned a total of 3,896 putouts thus far, as well as 1,297 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .990 which has them sitting 2nd in baseball, and have accumulated 136 double plays. The Rangers have transformed 70.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,688 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 5th in the majors.

Heaney (46-48 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.43 while he has faced 3,583 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 813 hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 253 walks. His ERA is 4.48 (420 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.265. Heaney has taken the ball for 843 frames and is sitting with 901 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Guardians hold a team slugging % of .378 and they average 4.02 runs per outing (28th in MLB). They have put up 263 two-baggers, while taking a walk 423 times and earning 591 runs. Cleveland has recorded 111 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 552 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,037 occasions (30th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,242 base knocks. The Cleveland Guardians have recorded a team on-base percentage of .310 and a team batting average of .248 for the season.

The Cleveland pitching staff have given up 623 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.95 (576 earned runs yielded). They have given up 161 HR's and they surrender 4.27 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB). The Guardians are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.292 in addition to having a FIP of 4.25 as a squad this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (1,180 strikeouts against 475 walks). They are sitting at 17th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,223.

Cleveland has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 72 save chances and they have recorded 43 saves. They are currently ranked 21st in the league with a save percentage of 59.7%, and they have dispatched 489 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 179 times in high leverage situations and also on 128 occasions with runners on. Cleveland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 21.5% out of their 177 inherited runners. With 168 save situations, the Guardians have earned 91 holds and also 29 blown saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 113 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (10th in the majors). The Guardians have accrued 1,301 assists, 70 errors and have notched a total of 3,942 putouts for the season. Out of their 11,826 innings played, the Guardians have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.1% (6th in professional baseball).

Bibee (10-4 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.03 earned run average while allowing 7.7 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.04 and he has faced 564 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. He has conceded 46 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.185 and having a FIP of 3.6. So far in his pro baseball career, Bibee has surrendered 117 hits and he has 137 strikeouts in 136 frames.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cleveland (-102) and under 8 runs

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