Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 8/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Monday, August 7, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Texas Rangers (63-46) are en route to Oakland Coliseum on Monday where they will play the Oakland Athletics (30-79). The pitchers taking the mound are Dane Dunning and Ken Waldichuk.

Texas owns a slugging percentage of .459 and have been called out on strikes 924 times, while being walked on 381 occasions. They have accumulated 596 runs batted in as well as 1,025 hits this season, and their batting average is at .273. The Rangers have hit 234 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 149 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 622 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .342. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are putting up 5.8 runs per game, which has them at 1st in MLB.

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The Rangers hold a team earned run average of 4.16 on the season (16th in the league), and their staff has struck out 869 hitters. Rangers pitchers have given up 122 long balls and 465 runs in total (11th in baseball). They have walked 315 hitters and their FIP is 4.23 as a team this year. Texas has relinquished 866 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 441 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.76 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.24.

The Rangers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 52.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 88 save situations. The relievers have inherited 165 base runners this season and 30.3% of those runners crossed home plate. Rangers relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 99 times and also have had 91 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 294 relievers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have racked up 49 holds this year (26th in MLB). They have accumulated 20 saves this season and have blown 18 of 38 chances to save the game.

The Rangers have turned 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 8,583 innings, ranking them 4th in baseball. The Texas Rangers have 2,861 putouts thus far, in addition to 950 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which has them sitting 5th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 97 double plays.

Dunning has pitched in 419 frames and is sitting with 365 K's in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.07 (190 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.330. He has given up 409 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 149 walks. Dunning (20-22 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.18 while he has gone up against 1,789 hitters in the majors.

Oakland has hit 104 home runs on the season and 376 RBIs. They have notched 146 doubles, while walking 361 times and racking up 391 runs. The Oakland Athletics have compiled an OBP of .302 in addition to a batting average of .223 so far this year. The Athletics hold a slugging percentage of .360 and they earn 3.59 runs per contest (30th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,003 instances (5th in baseball) and have 798 base hits.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.527 in addition to having a FIP of 5.19 as a unit so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (870 strikeouts vs 461 walks). They come in at 27th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,000. They have given up 153 home runs and they surrender 6.20 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Oakland pitching staff have relinquished 659 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 5.87 (624 earned runs relinquished).

Oakland has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 36 save opportunities and they have converted 18 saves. They are currently ranked 29th in MLB holding a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 365 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 125 times in high leverage situations and on 136 occasions with runners on. Oakland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 38.7% out of their 212 inherited base runners. With 68 save situations, the Athletics have 30 holds and also 18 blown saves.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 76 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (28th in professional baseball). The Athletics have accrued 869 assists, 65 errors and have amassed 2,871 putouts for the season. In their 8,613 innings played, the Athletics have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.9% (28th in baseball).

Waldichuk (4-9 win-loss record in his career) holds a 6.07 ERA and has given up 9.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.91 and he has gone up against 561 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 83 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.593 and a FIP of 5.3. Thus far in his career, Waldichuk has surrendered 132 hits while he has tallied 122 strikeouts in 123 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland

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