Texas Rangers vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/11/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Friday, August 11, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The San Francisco Giants (62-53) will compete against the Texas Rangers (68-47) at Oracle Park on Friday. The starting pitchers will be Jon Gray and Ross Stripling.

As a team, the Texas Rangers are notching 5.7 runs per game, which puts them at 1st in the league. They have accounted for 659 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .342. The Rangers have accumulated 254 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 162 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 632 RBI's as well as 1,084 hits for the season, and their batting average is .271. Texas has a slugging rate of .463 and have struck out 997 times, while drawing a walk on 408 occasions.

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The Rangers hold a team earned run average of 4.06 so far this year (13th in the league), and their staff has rung up 934 batters. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 127 home runs in addition to 484 runs in total (9th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 333 hitters and their FIP is 4.15 as a squad so far this year. Texas has surrendered 914 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 458 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.80 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23.

The Rangers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 56.1% and has entered the game in 99 save situations. The relievers have inherited 169 base runners on the campaign with 29.6% of those players ended up scoring. Rangers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 101 times as well as having 98 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 311 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have a total of 57 holds on the year (19th in the league). They have tallied 23 saves for the season and have blown 18 of 41 save opportunities.

The Texas Rangers have 3,047 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,007 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which has them sitting 5th in the majors, and they have turned 102 double plays. The Rangers have converted 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,141 innings, ranking them 4th in the majors.

Gray has thrown 1,070 innings and is sitting with 1,078 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.42 (526 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.303. He has given up 1,037 hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 358 walks. Gray (67-61 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.94 and he has faced 4,545 opposing hitters in the majors.

The San Francisco Giants have accounted for a team OBP of .316 and a batting average of .239 this season. They have struck out on 1,080 instances (3rd in MLB) and have 924 hits. San Francisco has hit 127 home runs on the season as well as 495 runs batted in. The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .390 and they tally 4.43 runs per contest (18th in the league). They have 187 two-baggers, while getting a free base 390 times as well as putting up 509 runs.

The San Francisco pitching staff have allowed 485 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.87 (440 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 119 home runs and they surrender 4.27 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.231 and have a FIP of 3.86 as a squad for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (983 strikeouts vs 292 free passes). They are currently ranked 21st in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 966.

Sitting with 114 save situations, the Giants have amassed 52 holds and also 18 blown saves. San Francisco has called on relievers to enter the game in 60 save chances and they have tallied 42 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 125 times in high leverage situations and on 101 occasions with base runners. San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 33.1% of 139 inherited runners. They rank 5th in MLB holding a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have sent 354 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

Out of their 9,204 innings on the field, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (22nd in professional baseball). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 103 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (27th in pro baseball). The Giants have recorded 1,137 assists, 74 errors and have 3,068 putouts so far this season.

Thus far in his career, Stripling has surrendered 719 hits while accumulating 677 K's in 739 innings. He has allowed 321 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.202 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.98 and he has faced 3,066 batters in his MLB career. Stripling (38-42 career mark) has earned a 3.91 ERA while allowing 8.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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