Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 5/13/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Saturday, May 13, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-115) Oakland (-105)

The Oakland Athletics (8-31) will try to defeat the Texas Rangers (23-14) at Oakland Coliseum on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Rangers at -115 and the Athletics are priced at -105. The total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers are Jon Gray and JP Sears.

The Rangers have hit 73 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 48 baseballs out of the park. Texas is slugging .440 and have been called out on strikes 340 times, while drawing a walk on 126 occasions. As a team, the Texas Rangers are earning 6.2 runs/g, which has them at 1st in the league. They have compiled 222 runs batted in as well as 337 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate is .264. They have earned a total of 231 runs while having a team OBP of .336.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.05 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.16. Rangers pitchers have yielded 32 long balls in addition to 145 runs (7th in the league). Texas has conceded 275 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and 131 earned runs. The Rangers have a team earned run average of 3.60 so far this season (7th in the league), and their staff has rung up 317 batters. They have walked 104 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.73 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Rangers have sent 100 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 64 runners on the year and 34.4% of them crossed the plate. They have tallied 8 saves for the year and have missed out on 5 of 13 save chances. The Rangers relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 61.5% and has come into the game in 35 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 21 holds on the season (13th in the league). Rangers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 38 times and also have had 26 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rangers have converted 70.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 2,946 innings, which has them sitting 8th in professional baseball. The Texas Rangers have accounted for 982 putouts thus far, as well as 319 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which ranks 18th in pro baseball, and have earned 31 double plays.

Gray has taken the hill for 994 frames and is sitting with 1,010 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Gray (62-57 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.96 while facing 4,233 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.48 (495 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.308. He has surrendered 968 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 333 walks.

The Oakland Athletics have an OBP of .310 as well as a team batting average of .230 on the year. They have struck out on 365 instances (1st in MLB) and have accounted for 300 hits. Oakland has 43 home runs on the year as well as 141 runs batted in. The Athletics hold a slugging percentage of .379 and they average 3.77 runs per game (27th in MLB). They have tallied 56 two-baggers, while taking a walk 129 times as well as scoring 147 runs.

The Oakland pitching staff have conceded 293 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 7.34 (278 earned runs conceded). They have given up 68 long balls and they give up 7.73 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB). The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.704 in addition to having a FIP of 6.19 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.50 (283 strikeouts vs 193 free passes). They come in at 30th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 388.

Oakland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 45.9% of 74 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 47 times in high leverage situations and also on 49 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 26 save situations, the Athletics have 12 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. They are currently ranked 30th in the league with a save rate of 30.8%, and they have dispatched 134 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year. Oakland has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 13 save chances and they have tallied 4 saves.

The Oakland Athletics have turned 26 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in the majors). The Athletics have accrued 289 assists, 25 errors and have notched a total of 1,023 putouts on the season. In their 3,069 innings played, the Athletics are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 67.4% (26th in baseball).

In his career, Sears has allowed 103 base hits while he has accumulated 89 K's in 107 innings pitched. Sears (6-6 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.44 earned run average while giving up 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 53 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.248 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.87 and he has faced 442 batters so far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (-115)

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