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

Game: Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Oakland Coliseum is the location where the Oakland Athletics (32-80) will compete against the Texas Rangers (66-46) on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Max Scherzer and Zach Neal.

As a squad, the Texas Rangers are notching 5.8 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 1st in the league. They are sitting with 642 runs scored and have an OBP of .343. The Rangers have accounted for 241 doubles as a squad and have hit 157 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 616 RBI's and 1,052 hits so far this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .273. Texas has a slugging rate of .463 and have struck out 956 times, while drawing a walk on 395 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.80 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.24. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 125 home runs in addition to 478 total runs (12th in MLB). Texas has allowed 892 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 452 earned runs. The Rangers have a team earned run average of 4.15 on the season (15th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 905 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 323 opposing players and their FIP is 4.19 as a team this year.

The Rangers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 55.0% and stepped onto the hill in 96 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 167 base runners on the campaign and 29.9% of those players earned a run for their team. Rangers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 100 times in addition to having 95 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 303 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The bullpen have a total of 55 holds so far this year (18th in the league). They have tallied 22 saves this year and have blown 18 of their 40 chances to get a save.

The Rangers have converted 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 8,826 innings on the diamond, ranking them 5th in the majors. The Texas Rangers are sitting with 2,942 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 970 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them ranked 6th in baseball, and have accumulated 99 double plays.

Scherzer (211-106 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.16 while he has gone up against 11,301 batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 2,285 base hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 733 walks. His ERA is 3.15 (978 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.080. Scherzer has taken the ball for 2,795 innings and has accumulated 3,323 K's during his pro baseball career.

The Athletics hold a slugging % of .360 and they are earning 3.56 runs per contest (30th in baseball). They have put up 148 two-baggers, while getting a free base 365 times and earning 395 runs. Oakland has tallied 107 HRs so far this season as well as 380 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,021 occasions (6th in the league) and have notched a total of 809 base knocks. The Oakland Athletics have accounted for an OBP of .301 and a team batting average of .222 for the season.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.527 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.17 as a squad so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (887 strikeouts vs 470 free passes). They rank 26th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 1,017. They have yielded 154 homers and they surrender 6.17 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Oakland pitching staff have given up 668 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 5.85 (633 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 71 save situations, the Athletics have 32 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. Oakland has had relievers step onto the hill in 37 save opportunities and they have come away with 18 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 128 times in high leverage situations and on 137 occasions with runners on base. Oakland relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 38.8% out of 214 inherited base runners. They are ranked 29th in MLB with a save rate of 48.6%, and they have sent 370 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

In 8,766 innings played, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (28th in MLB). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 79 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in the majors). The Athletics have 883 assists, 68 errors and have notched a total of 2,922 putouts this year.

Thus far in his career, Neal has conceded 99 base hits while he has earned 41 K's in 91 innings pitched. He has allowed 52 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.176 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.1. His K/BB ratio is 5.13 and he has gone up against 374 opposing hitters in his career. Neal (2-4 career record) has earned a 5.14 earned run average and has allowed 9.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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