Texas Rangers vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/13/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Sunday, August 13, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+114) San Francisco (-135)

The Texas Rangers (69-47) are on their way to Oracle Park on Sunday where they will play the San Francisco Giants (62-54). The moneyline on this game has the Rangers at +114 while the Giants are priced at -135. The total is set at 7.5. The starting pitchers are Dane Dunning and Logan Webb.

Texas has a slugging percentage of .463 and have struck out 997 times, while drawing a walk on 408 occasions. They have accounted for 632 RBI's in addition to 1,084 hits this season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .271. The Rangers have compiled 254 doubles as a unit and have hit 162 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 659 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .342. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are compiling 5.7 runs/g, which ranks them 1st in MLB.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.80 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.23. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 127 home runs and also 484 runs in total (8th in baseball). Texas has conceded 914 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and 458 earned runs. The Rangers hold a team ERA of 4.06 on the year (13th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 934 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 333 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.15 as a squad on the year.

The Rangers bullpen have a save percentage of 56.1% and has come into the game in 99 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 169 base runners this season with 29.6% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Rangers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 101 times as well as having 98 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 311 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 57 holds this season (19th in the league). They have accumulated 23 saves over the course of the season and have blown 18 of their 41 save opportunities.

The Texas Rangers have earned a total of 3,047 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,007 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which has them sitting 5th in baseball, and they have twisted 102 double plays. The Rangers have converted 70.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,141 innings on the field, which has them ranked 4th in MLB.

Dunning has taken the mound for 425 innings and is sitting with 371 punch outs in his career. Dunning (20-22 career mark) has a FIP of 4.16 while he has gone up against 1,814 batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.08 (193 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.330. He has conceded 414 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) with 152 walks.

The Giants have a slugging percentage of .390 and they are scoring 4.43 runs per outing (17th in MLB). They have put up 187 doubles, while getting a free base 390 times and scoring 509 runs. San Francisco has recorded 127 home runs on the season to go along with 495 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,080 occasions (3rd in MLB) and have tallied 924 hits. The San Francisco Giants have earned an OBP of .316 in addition to a batting average of .239 on the campaign.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.231 in addition to having a FIP of 3.86 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.70 (983 strikeouts against 292 free passes). They sit at 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 966. They have conceded 119 dingers and they surrender 4.27 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 485 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.87 (440 earned runs given up).

San Francisco bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 33.1% out of 139 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 125 times in high leverage situations in addition to 101 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 114 save situations, the Giants have earned 52 holds and 18 blown saves. They are currently ranked 5th in the league holding a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have sent 354 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season. San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 60 save chances and they have walked away with 42 saves.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 103 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (27th in professional baseball). The Giants have recorded 1,137 assists, 74 errors and have 3,068 putouts this season. In 9,204 innings played, the Giants have a efficiency on defense of 68.4% (22nd in baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Webb has surrendered 550 base knocks while accumulating 555 punch outs in 589 innings pitched. Webb (40-28 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.45 ERA while surrendering 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 226 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.185 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.75 and he has faced 2,414 hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (+114)

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