Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 5/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Friday, May 12, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-130) Oakland (+110)

The Oakland Athletics (8-30) are welcoming the Texas Rangers (22-14) at Oakland Coliseum on Friday. The line on this matchup has Texas at -130 and Oakland is priced at +110. The total is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Martin Perez and Ken Waldichuk.

The Rangers have compiled 71 doubles as a team and have smacked 47 balls out of the park. Texas has a slugging rate of .441 and have struck out 333 times, while taking a walk on 125 occasions. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are putting up 6.3 runs per contest, which ranks them 1st in MLB. They have 219 RBI's and 330 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .266. They have tallied 227 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .339.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.95 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.18. Rangers pitchers have relinquished 32 home runs in addition to 145 total runs (7th in baseball). Texas has conceded 272 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and also 131 earned runs. The Rangers have an ERA of 3.70 for the year (8th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 304 batters. They have walked 103 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.82 as a squad on the campaign.

The Rangers bullpen have recorded a save rate of 58.3% and has come into the game in 34 save situations. The relievers have inherited 62 runners this season and 35.5% of those runners crossed the plate. Rangers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 37 times as well as having 26 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 99 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 21 holds on the year (13th in baseball). They have accumulated 7 saves this season and have not converted 5 out of their 12 save opportunities.

The Texas Rangers are sitting with 955 putouts this season, as well as 307 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which has them ranked 18th in pro baseball, and they have turned 31 double plays. The Rangers have turned 70.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,865 innings, which has them sitting at 8th in professional baseball.

Perez has taken the mound for 1,336 innings and has totaled 937 K's so far in his MLB career. Perez (79-78 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.35 while he has gone up against 5,808 batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.42 (656 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.449. He has conceded 1,455 base hits (9.8 hits per 9 innings) with 482 free passes.

Oakland has recorded 43 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 141 RBIs. They have 54 doubles, while getting a free base 128 times as well as earning 147 runs. The Oakland Athletics have accounted for an OBP of .314 in addition to a batting average of .233 on the year. The Athletics have a team SLG% of .384 and they average 3.87 runs per game (27th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 352 occasions (5th in the league) and have notched a total of 297 base knocks.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.726 with a FIP of 6.27 as a pitching staff for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.50 (276 strikeouts vs 192 free passes). They are sitting at 30th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 381. They have allowed 67 home runs and they allow 7.83 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Oakland pitching staff have conceded 289 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 7.43 (274 earned runs conceded).

Oakland relievers hold an inherited score rate of 45.9% out of their 74 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 47 times in high leverage situations and also on 49 occasions with runners on. With 26 save situations, the Athletics have 12 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. They are ranked 30th in baseball with a save percentage of 30.8%, and they have dispatched 132 relievers to the mound for the season. Oakland has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 13 save chances and they have earned 4 saves.

In their 2,988 innings on the field, the Athletics are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.2% (26th in pro baseball). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 26 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in professional baseball). The Athletics have recorded 279 assists, 25 errors and have a tally of 996 putouts this season.

During his career, Waldichuk has allowed 77 base knocks while he has accumulated 64 K's in 70 innings pitched. Waldichuk (3-4 career record) has a 6.11 earned run average and has given up 9.8 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 48 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.486 and a FIP of 6.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.29 and he has faced 317 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland (+110)

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