Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Prediction, 7/24/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros

Date: Monday, July 24, 2023

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-112) Houston (-104)

The Houston Astros (55-44) welcome the Texas Rangers (59-41) at Minute Maid Park on Monday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Rangers at -112 and the Astros are sitting at -104. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Nathan Eovaldi and Brandon Bielak.

The Rangers have earned 219 doubles as a team and have knocked 137 balls out of the park. Texas is slugging .461 and have been called out on strikes 843 times, while taking a walk on 340 occasions. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are scoring 5.8 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in baseball. They have 549 RBI's and 943 hits so far this season, and their team batting average is at .273. They have 572 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .341.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.75 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Rangers pitchers have relinquished 112 home runs in addition to 425 runs in total (11th in MLB). Texas has given up 797 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 401 earned runs. The Rangers hold a team earned run average of 4.11 this year (13th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 789 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 287 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.26 as a squad this year.

The Rangers have sent 271 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have inherited 158 runners this season with 31.0% of them crossed home plate. They have earned 19 saves for the season and have blown 17 out of their 36 chances to save the game. The Rangers relievers have a save rate of 52.8% and stepped onto the hill in 84 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 47 holds on the campaign (21st in the league). Rangers pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 94 times and also have had 87 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rangers have converted 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,896 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 4th in the majors. The Texas Rangers have amassed 2,632 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 887 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which is 6th in MLB, and have 92 double plays.

Eovaldi (78-71 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.78 and he has faced 5,834 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 1,398 base knocks (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 390 free passes. His earned run average is 4.03 (618 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.294. Eovaldi has taken the ball for 1,381 frames and has accumulated 1,171 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

The Astros hold a slugging % of .411 and they are earning 4.67 runs per contest (12th in baseball). They have recorded 165 doubles, while taking a walk 312 times as well as racking up 462 runs. Houston has 122 home runs on the season to go along with 445 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 776 instances (26th in the league) and have 836 base hits. The Houston Astros hold a team OBP of .317 as well as a batting average of .249 on the season.

The Astros are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.259 in addition to having a FIP of 4.10 as a team on the season. They rank 11th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 798. The Houston pitching staff have surrendered 408 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.74 (367 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.30 (918 strikeouts against 315 free passes). They have surrendered 113 homers and they give up 4.15 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

Houston has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 46 save chances and they have earned 30 saves. They are ranked 12th in MLB with a save rate of 65.2%, and they have dispatched 313 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 101 times in high leverage situations and on 58 occasions with runners on base. Houston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 33.3% of 93 inherited runners. With 104 save situations, the Astros have accumulated 57 holds in addition to 16 blown saves.

In 7,962 innings played, the Astros have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (15th in baseball). The Houston Astros have gotten 87 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in the majors). The Astros have racked up 839 assists, 46 errors and have notched a total of 2,654 putouts during this campaign.

In his MLB career, Bielak has conceded 163 base hits while he has tallied 134 punch outs in 159 innings. He has allowed 79 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.450 and a FIP of 5.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.97 and he has gone up against 698 hitters during his MLB career. Bielak (11-12 career mark) is the owner of a 4.46 ERA while conceding 9.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston (-104)

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