Texas Rangers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 5/24/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

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

The Texas Rangers (29-18) are en route to PNC Park on Wednesday where they will play the Pittsburgh Pirates (25-22). The moneyline on this game has Texas at -130 while Pittsburgh is sitting at +110. The over/under is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Martin Perez and Johan Oviedo.

Texas owns a slugging percentage of .454 and have been rung up 421 times, while taking a walk on 159 occasions. They have accounted for 291 RBI's and 441 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average comes in at .271. The Rangers have hit 94 doubles as a team and have hit 64 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 301 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .341. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are notching 6.4 runs per contest, which has them at 1st in MLB.

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The Rangers have a team ERA of 3.87 this season (9th in the league), and they have struck out 395 batters. Rangers pitchers have conceded 48 home runs in addition to 195 runs in total (9th in the league). They have walked 133 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.97 as a team so far this year. Texas has given up 370 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 179 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.97 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21.

The Rangers bullpen have a save rate of 52.9% and has come into the game in 43 save situations. The relievers have inherited 74 runners on the year and 36.5% of them earned a run for their team. Rangers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 44 times as well as having 33 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 128 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The bullpen have a total of 25 holds on the season (16th in baseball). They have earned 9 saves for the year and have missed out on 8 out of their 17 save opportunities.

The Rangers have turned 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,747 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 6th in professional baseball. The Texas Rangers have earned 1,249 putouts on the year, as well as 400 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which is 10th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 39 double plays.

Perez has taken the hill for 1,348 innings and has 947 strikeouts in his career. Perez (80-78 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.36 while he has faced 5,861 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.42 (662 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.449. He has allowed 1,470 base knocks (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 484 free passes.

Pittsburgh is sitting with 43 home runs on the season and 199 runs batted in. They have put up 91 two-baggers, while getting a free base 177 times and racking up 209 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have an on-base percentage of .325 and a batting average of .245 over the course of the season. The Pirates hold a slugging % of .399 and they score 4.45 runs per outing (16th in the league). They have been rung up on 396 occasions (22nd in MLB) and have a total of 380 base hits.

The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.309 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.94 as a team for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.80 (404 strikeouts vs 162 free passes). They come in at 10th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 380. They have yielded 43 home runs and they surrender 4.13 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have conceded 190 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.74 (172 earned runs yielded).

Pittsburgh relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 21.7% out of their 46 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 36 times in high leverage situations and on 31 occasions with base runners. With 45 save situations, the Pirates have compiled 25 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. They rank 11th in baseball with a save rate of 68.4%, and they have dispatched 136 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Pittsburgh has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 19 save chances and they have come away with 13 saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 41 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in baseball). The Pirates have recorded 382 assists, 30 errors and have notched a total of 1,244 putouts for the year. In 3,732 innings on the diamond, the Pirates have a efficiency on defense of 68.9% (17th in professional baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Oviedo has surrendered 185 base knocks and he has 164 punch outs in 191 innings pitched. He has allowed 94 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.455 and a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.76 and he has faced 863 hitters so far in his MLB career. Oviedo (7-14 career record) has a 4.43 earned run average while surrendering 8.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (-130)

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