Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Sunday, May 7, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+130) Los Angeles (-150)

The Texas Rangers (18-13) are en route to Angel Stadium on Sunday where they will meet the Los Angeles Angels (19-14). The odds on this game have the Rangers at +130 while the Angels are sitting at -150. The over/under is set at 9. The starting pitchers will be Martin Perez and Jose Suarez.

Texas owns a slugging percentage of .447 and have struck out 275 times, while drawing a walk on 113 occasions. They have 189 runs batted in as well as 274 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .260. The Rangers have accrued 61 doubles as a squad and have smacked 43 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 195 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .339. As a team, the Texas Rangers are earning 6.3 runs/g, which has them sitting at 2nd in MLB.

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The Rangers have a team earned run average of 3.74 for the season (10th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 260 hitters. Rangers pitchers have relinquished 27 long balls in addition to 127 runs (9th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 90 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.84 as a unit so far this year. Texas has surrendered 236 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 114 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.89 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.19.

The Rangers relievers have earned a save rate of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 27 save situations. The relievers have inherited 56 base runners on the season with 39.3% of them earned a run for their team. Rangers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 33 times as well as having 20 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 87 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have tallied 16 holds on the year (16th in MLB). They have earned 5 saves on the year and have missed out on 5 out of their 10 save opportunities.

The Texas Rangers have 823 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 260 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which is 19th in professional baseball, and they have turned 26 double plays. The Rangers have transformed 70.5% of balls in play into outs in their 2,469 innings on the field, which has them sitting 9th in pro baseball.

Perez (79-78 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.34 and he has gone up against 5,787 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 1,447 hits (9.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 479 free passes. His earned run average is 4.38 (649 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.445. Perez has pitched in 1,332 innings and is sitting with 935 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Angels have a team slugging % of .421 and they score 5.30 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They have hit 46 doubles, while taking a walk 110 times and scoring 175 runs. Los Angeles has 44 long balls for the year as well as 172 RBIs. They have struck out on 272 occasions (20th in MLB) and have a total of 292 hits. The Los Angeles Angels have recorded a team OBP of .334 and a team batting average of .259 for the season.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 146 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.82 (124 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 31 HR's and they relinquish 4.50 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Angels have a WHIP of 1.256 in addition to having a FIP of 4.25 as a pitching staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.00 (292 strikeouts vs 121 walks). They rank 6th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 246.

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 42.9% out of 49 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 37 times in high leverage situations and also on 32 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 49 save situations, the Angels have tallied 30 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. They are currently ranked 15th in MLB with a save rate of 63.2%, and they have sent 99 relievers onto the diamond so far this year. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the game in 19 save chances and they have come away with 12 saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 23 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (25th in the majors). The Angels have racked up 278 assists, 21 errors and have earned a total of 878 putouts on the season. Out of their 2,634 innings on the diamond, the Angels have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (7th in the majors).

Suarez (19-25 career mark) has earned a 5.24 ERA while surrendering 9.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.35 and he has faced 1,378 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up 182 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.434 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.0. During his MLB career, Suarez has given up 329 base hits while totaling 280 strikeouts in 312 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (+130)

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