Texas Rangers vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 7/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs San Diego Padres

Date: Sunday, July 30, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

The San Diego Padres (50-54) host the Texas Rangers (60-44) at Petco Park on Sunday. The men taking the mound are Martin Perez and Yu Darvish.

As a unit, the Texas Rangers are compiling 5.8 runs per game, which puts them at 1st in baseball. They have earned a total of 606 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .343. The Rangers have hit 227 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 144 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 581 runs batted in and 994 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average is at .274. Texas is slugging .461 and have struck out 884 times, while drawing a walk on 364 occasions.

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The Rangers hold a team earned run average of 4.22 for the season (16th in the league), and their staff has struck out 829 hitters. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 119 long balls and also 455 total runs (16th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 308 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.29 as a unit this season. Texas has allowed 837 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 431 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.69 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25.

Rangers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 95 times and also have had 89 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 47 holds this season (23rd in MLB). The Rangers relievers have a save percentage of 51.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 85 save situations. They have compiled 19 saves so far this season and have blown 18 out of their 37 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 159 runners on the year and 30.8% of those players crossed home plate. The Rangers have sent 284 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Rangers have turned 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 8,277 innings on the diamond, ranking them 4th in professional baseball. The Texas Rangers have accumulated 2,759 putouts for the season, as well as 923 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which is 6th in professional baseball, and have 94 double plays.

Perez (83-80 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.42 while he has faced 6,095 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 1,524 base hits (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has 508 walks. His ERA is 4.47 (696 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.450. Perez has pitched in 1,401 innings and has racked up 977 punch outs in his MLB career.

San Diego has recorded 132 long balls this season as well as 452 RBIs. They have 183 two-baggers, while getting a free base 436 times as well as scoring 472 runs. The San Diego Padres have accumulated an on-base percentage of .325 and a batting average of .236 for the year. The Padres hold a slugging percentage of .409 and they are recording 4.54 runs per game (14th in the league). They have struck out on 871 occasions (19th in the league) and have 812 base hits.

The San Diego pitching staff have allowed 415 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.75 (385 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 117 homers and they concede 4.04 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.256 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.25 as a pitching staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.80 (906 strikeouts against 346 free passes). They rank 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 815.

San Diego has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 46 save opportunities and they have walked away with 26 saves. They are currently ranked 24th in the league holding a save rate of 56.5%, and they have sent 329 relievers to the hill this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 103 times in high leverage situations in addition to 75 occasions with base runners. San Diego relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.3% out of their 116 inherited base runners. Sitting with 105 save situations, the Padres have 59 holds and 20 blown saves.

In their 8,319 innings on the diamond, the Padres have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (5th in baseball). The San Diego Padres have turned 88 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in baseball). The Padres have racked up 943 assists, 41 errors and have accumulated 2,773 putouts so far this year.

In his pro baseball career, Darvish has conceded 1,292 hits while he has totaled 1,896 K's in 1,589 innings. Darvish (102-82 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.58 ERA and has allowed 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 633 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.137 and a FIP of 3.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.68 and he has gone up against 6,532 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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