Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees Prediction, 6/24/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees

Date: Saturday, June 24, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

The Texas Rangers (46-28) are hitting the road to Yankee Stadium on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the New York Yankees (41-34). The expected starting pitchers will be Jon Gray and Clarke Schmidt.

The Rangers have accumulated 159 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 100 baseballs out of the park. Texas is slugging .456 and have struck out 647 times, while taking a walk on 260 occasions. As a team, the Texas Rangers are scoring 6.1 runs per contest, which is 1st in baseball. They have accrued 433 runs batted in in addition to 705 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is .272. They have tallied 451 runs and hold an OBP of .341.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.85 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.19. Rangers pitchers have allowed 76 home runs and 298 runs in total (5th in the league). Texas has given up 571 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and also 277 earned runs. The Rangers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.79 on the season (7th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 605 hitters. They have walked 212 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.04 as a team on the season.

The Rangers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 58.3% and stepped onto the hill in 62 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 113 runners this season with 30.1% of those players ended up scoring. Rangers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 68 times in addition to having 56 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 199 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relievers are sitting with 37 holds so far this year (21st in MLB). They have recorded 14 saves this year and have missed out on 10 out of their 24 save chances.

The Texas Rangers are sitting with 1,972 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 658 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which is 14th in baseball, and they have turned 65 double plays. The Rangers have turned 71.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,916 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 4th in pro baseball.

Gray has thrown 1,032 innings and has tallied 1,048 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.39 (504 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.292. He has surrendered 992 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 342 walks. Gray (66-58 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.92 and he has faced 4,376 hitters in the majors.

The Yankees have a team SLG% of .411 and they are earning 4.41 runs per contest (16th in MLB). They have tallied 97 two-baggers, while walking 224 times as well as earning 331 runs. New York has knocked in 111 long balls over the course of the season as well as 320 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 621 occasions (19th in the league) and have 567 base hits. The New York Yankees have recorded a team on-base percentage of .297 as well as a batting average of .229 on the year.

The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.222 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.21 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They sit at 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 574. The New York pitching staff have surrendered 309 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.76 (280 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.90 (665 strikeouts vs 245 free passes). They have surrendered 84 dingers and they surrender 4.15 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB).

With 71 save situations, the Yankees have recorded 39 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. New York has called on relievers to take the mound in 32 save chances and they have recorded 22 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 87 times in high leverage situations in addition to 89 occasions with base runners. New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.1% out of 126 inherited base runners. They are ranked 8th in MLB with a save percentage of 68.8%, and they have sent 236 relievers to the hill this year.

The New York Yankees have gotten 55 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in professional baseball). The Yankees have racked up 655 assists, 46 errors and are sitting with 2,010 putouts for the year. Out of their 6,030 innings on the field, the Yankees have a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (5th in MLB).

So far in his career, Schmidt has conceded 144 base knocks while accumulating 142 strikeouts in 142 frames. He has surrendered 66 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.401 and a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 2.58 and he has gone up against 620 hitters during his pro baseball career. Schmidt (7-12 record in his career) has a 4.18 ERA while surrendering 9.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas

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