Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees Prediction, 6/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees

Date: Friday, June 23, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+105) New York (-125)

The Texas Rangers (46-28) are headed to Yankee Stadium on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the New York Yankees (41-33). The moneyline on this contest has Texas at +105 while New York is coming in at -125. The total is set at 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Dane Dunning and Luis Severino.

The Rangers have earned 159 doubles as a team and have knocked 100 baseballs out of the stadium. Texas has a slugging rate of .456 and have struck out 647 times, while drawing a walk on 260 occasions. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are scoring 6.1 runs/g, which is 1st in baseball. They have earned 433 RBI's and 705 base knocks on the season, while their batting average comes in at .272. They have 451 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .341.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.85 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19. Rangers pitchers have yielded 76 long balls and 298 runs (5th in the league). Texas has conceded 571 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 277 earned runs. The Rangers have compiled a team ERA of 3.79 so far this season (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 605 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 212 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.04 as a unit so far this year.

Rangers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 68 times in addition to having 56 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 37 holds so far this season (21st in MLB). The Rangers relievers have a save percentage of 58.3% and has come into the game in 62 save situations. They have 14 saves this year and have missed out on 10 out of their 24 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 113 runners this season and 30.1% of those runners ended up scoring. The Rangers have dispatched 199 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Rangers have turned 71.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 5,916 innings on the field, ranking them 4th in the majors. The Texas Rangers have earned 1,972 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 658 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .986 which is 15th in the majors, and have 65 double plays.

Dunning (17-19 mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.16 and he has gone up against 1,591 batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 367 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) with 137 walks. His earned run average is 4.14 (170 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.363. Dunning has taken the ball for 369 frames and has earned 325 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Yankees hold a team slugging percentage of .413 and they are earning 4.45 runs per outing (15th in MLB). They have 97 two-baggers, while walking 220 times as well as earning 329 runs. New York has knocked in 110 HRs on the year as well as 318 runs batted in. They have struck out on 614 occasions (20th in MLB) and have earned a total of 562 base hits. The New York Yankees have accounted for an on-base percentage of .298 and a batting average of .230 on the season.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.218 with a FIP of 4.17 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.90 (651 strikeouts vs 242 walks). They have a ranking of 2nd in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 563. They have given up 80 HR's and they allow 4.07 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The New York pitching staff have relinquished 299 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.70 (272 earned runs conceded).

New York relievers have an inherited score rate of 38.1% out of 126 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 87 times in high leverage situations and also on 89 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 71 save situations, the Yankees have tallied 39 holds and also 10 blown saves. They are currently ranked 8th in MLB holding a save rate of 68.8%, and they have sent 233 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the campaign. New York has had relief pitchers enter the game in 32 save opportunities and they have converted 22 saves.

The New York Yankees have gotten 55 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in pro baseball). The Yankees have recorded 648 assists, 43 errors and have accounted for 1,983 putouts this season. In 5,949 innings played, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (5th in MLB).

During his career, Severino has given up 568 hits while he has earned 737 strikeouts in 668 innings pitched. Severino (50-31 career record) is the owner of a 3.52 ERA and has given up 7.7 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 261 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.141 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.80 and he has gone up against 2,745 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-125)

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