Texas Rangers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 5/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Monday, May 22, 2023

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-110) Pittsburgh (-110)

PNC Park is the location where the Pittsburgh Pirates (24-22) will try to beat the Texas Rangers (28-17) on Monday. The line on this matchup has the Rangers at -110 and the Pirates are coming in at -110. The total is 9.5. The starting pitchers are Dane Dunning and Luis Ortiz.

As a squad, the Texas Rangers are recording 6.3 runs/g, which puts them at 1st in baseball. They have accounted for 284 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .340. The Rangers have accumulated 89 two-baggers as a team and have hit 60 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 274 RBI's and 421 hits on the season, and their batting average is at .270. Texas owns a slugging percentage of .449 and have struck out 406 times, while taking a walk on 152 occasions.

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The Rangers have an ERA of 3.85 for the year (8th in MLB), and they have struck out 378 hitters. Rangers pitchers have relinquished 47 home runs in addition to 186 total runs (7th in the league). They have walked 125 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.01 as a squad this season. Texas has conceded 350 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 171 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 3.02 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.19.

The Rangers relief pitchers have a save rate of 52.9% and stepped onto the hill in 43 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 70 runners this season and 35.7% of them ended up scoring. Rangers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 42 times in addition to having 31 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 122 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have 25 holds on the year (12th in baseball). They have recorded 9 saves so far this season and have blown 8 of 17 chances to get a save.

The Texas Rangers have accounted for 1,198 putouts thus far, in addition to 388 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .988 which has them ranked 10th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 37 double plays. The Rangers have transformed 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,594 innings, which ranks them 5th in baseball.

Dunning has thrown 342 innings and has accounted for 309 K's thus far in his career. Dunning (15-18 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.06 while facing 1,468 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.13 (157 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.344. He has surrendered 335 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 125 free passes.

The Pirates have a team slugging percentage of .403 and they are recording 4.44 runs per game (15th in the league). They have hit 88 doubles, while getting a free base 168 times as well as scoring 200 runs. Pittsburgh is sitting with 42 long balls so far this season and 191 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 381 occasions (21st in MLB) and have tallied 366 base knocks. The Pittsburgh Pirates have an on-base percentage of .325 and a team batting average of .246 on the campaign.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have given up 178 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.66 (161 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 41 dingers and they surrender 4.04 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.310 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.92 as a squad over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.90 (392 strikeouts vs 155 walks). They rank 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 364.

With 45 save situations, the Pirates have accrued 25 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. Pittsburgh has called on relievers to enter the contest in 19 save chances and they have walked away with 13 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 35 times in high leverage situations in addition to 28 occasions with runners on base. Pittsburgh bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 20.9% out of their 43 inherited runners. They rank 10th in MLB with a save rate of 68.4%, and they have sent 130 relievers onto the diamond on the campaign.

In their 3,570 innings played, the Pirates are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (16th in baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 37 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in professional baseball). The Pirates have recorded 366 assists, 27 errors and have accounted for 1,190 putouts so far this season.

In his MLB career, Ortiz has conceded 22 base knocks while he has accumulated 21 punch outs in 24 innings pitched. Ortiz (0-4 career record) has earned a 4.88 earned run average while surrendering 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 13 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.542 and having a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 1.40 and he has gone up against 113 hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (-110)

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