Texas Rangers vs New York Mets Prediction, 8/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs New York Mets

Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: SportsNet NY

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-120) New York (+100)

The New York Mets (60-71) are welcoming the Texas Rangers (73-57) at Citi Field on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Rangers at -120 while the Mets are sitting at +100. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Andrew Heaney and Jose Quintana.

Texas is slugging .457 and have been rung up 1,140 times, while taking a walk on 459 occasions. They have amassed 697 RBI's and 1,216 hits on the year, and their team batting average is .268. The Rangers have accrued 278 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 182 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 727 runs scored while having a team OBP of .338. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are knocking in 5.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball.

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The Rangers hold a team earned run average of 4.11 so far this season (14th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,073 hitters. Rangers pitchers have given up 148 home runs and also 555 runs (10th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 384 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.19 as a team this season. Texas has surrendered 1,042 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 527 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.79 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Rangers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 49.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 114 save situations. The relievers have inherited 197 base runners on the campaign with 31.0% of those players crossed the plate. Rangers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 120 times and also have had 119 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 359 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have accumulated 64 holds for the year (22nd in MLB). They have tallied 24 saves on the campaign and have blown 25 of their 49 chances to get a save.

The Texas Rangers have accounted for 3,461 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,152 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which has them sitting 3rd in baseball, and have earned 120 double plays. The Rangers have transformed 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,383 innings, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball.

Heaney (45-48 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.46 while facing 3,522 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 799 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) with 247 walks. His earned run average is 4.53 (417 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.261. Heaney has taken the mound for 829 innings and is sitting with 887 punch outs thus far in his career.

New York has accumulated 167 home runs this year to go along with 555 RBIs. They have recorded 175 doubles, while taking a walk 442 times as well as putting up 572 runs. The New York Mets have compiled a team OBP of .318 and a batting average of .237 so far this season. The Mets hold a slugging percentage of .401 and they earn 4.37 runs per game (20th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,050 instances (24th in the league) and have earned 1,025 hits.

The New York pitching staff have allowed 611 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.47 (568 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 162 homers and they concede 4.81 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB). The Mets are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.379 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.61 as a staff over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.80 (1,115 strikeouts vs 487 walks). They rank 17th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,089.

New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.5% out of their 193 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 118 times in high leverage situations in addition to 131 occasions with runners on base. With 117 save situations, the Mets have 71 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. They are currently ranked 12th in MLB with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 432 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign. New York has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 42 save chances and they have recorded 28 saves.

The New York Mets have gotten 112 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (21st in pro baseball). The Mets have accrued 1,137 assists, 71 errors and have accumulated 3,430 putouts over the course of the season. In 10,290 innings played, the Mets have a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (18th in professional baseball).

Quintana (90-92 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.75 earned run average and has conceded 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.00 and he has gone up against 7,393 opposing hitters during his career. He has conceded 735 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.280 and having a FIP of 3.6. During his career, Quintana has allowed 1,738 base hits while he has earned 1,562 strikeouts in 1,764 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (-120)

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