Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 10/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: ABC

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+132) Tampa Bay (-156)

The Tampa Bay Rays (99-63) are hosting the Texas Rangers (90-72) at Tropicana Field on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has the Rangers at +132 while the Rays are at -156. The total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Jordan Montgomery and Tyler Glasnow.

The Rangers have compiled 326 doubles as a team and have knocked 233 balls out of the stadium. Texas has a slugging % of .452 and have been called out on strikes 1,416 times, while drawing a walk on 599 occasions. As a team, the Texas Rangers are scoring 5.4 runs per contest, which is 3rd in MLB. They have accrued 845 runs batted in as well as 1,470 hits on the season, and their team batting average is at .263. They have earned a total of 881 runs and have an on-base percentage of .337.

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The Rangers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.28 this season (18th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,351 hitters. Rangers pitchers have relinquished 198 long balls in addition to 716 runs in total (14th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 491 opposing players and their FIP is 4.32 as a unit on the season. Texas has yielded 1,330 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 683 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.75 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Rangers relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 47.6% and has entered the game in 146 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 273 base runners so far this year and 31.5% of them crossed home plate. Rangers relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 163 times as well as having 160 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 467 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relievers have racked up 80 holds on the season (20th in the league). They have recorded 30 saves this season and have blown 33 of 63 chances to get a save.

The Rangers have converted 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,927 innings on the diamond, ranking them 4th in baseball. The Texas Rangers have earned a total of 4,309 putouts this year, in addition to 1,423 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which ranks 2nd in MLB, and they have twisted 143 double plays.

Montgomery (38-34 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.75 while he has faced 3,139 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 706 base knocks (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 207 walks. His earned run average is 3.68 (309 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.209. Montgomery has pitched in 755 innings and is sitting with 705 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

Tampa Bay has compiled 230 home runs over the course of the season as well as 827 RBIs. They have 282 two-baggers, while walking 514 times as well as putting up 860 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have earned an on-base percentage of .331 as well as a team batting average of .260 so far this season. The Rays hold a team slugging % of .445 and they are scoring 5.31 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,420 occasions (13th in the league) and have tallied 1,432 base hits.

The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.178 and have a FIP of 3.81 as a squad on the campaign. They rank 2nd in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,259. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have relinquished 665 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.86 (619 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.40 (1,507 strikeouts vs 439 free passes). They have allowed 177 homers and they allow 4.15 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB).

With 155 save situations, the Rays have tallied 78 holds in addition to 31 blown saves. Tampa Bay has had relievers take the mound in 76 save opportunities and they have walked away with 45 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 163 times in high leverage situations and also on 121 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.4% out of 183 inherited runners. They are ranked 20th in the league with a save rate of 59.2%, and they have sent 536 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 114 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in professional baseball). The Rays have accrued 1,401 assists, 74 errors and have notched a total of 4,326 putouts so far this season. In their 12,978 innings played, the Rays are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (5th in pro baseball).

Glasnow (30-27 mark in his career) has earned a 3.89 ERA while allowing 7.3 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.20 and he has faced 2,197 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 229 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.206 and a FIP of 3.6. Thus far in his career, Glasnow has allowed 427 base hits while totaling 678 punch outs in 529 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (+132)

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