Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 6/10/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, June 10, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+105) Tampa Bay (-125)

Tropicana Field is the location where the Tampa Bay Rays (46-19) will try to defeat the Texas Rangers (40-21) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Texas at +105 while Tampa Bay is sitting at -125. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi and Taj Bradley.

Texas has a slugging percentage of .458 and have been called out on strikes 533 times, while drawing a walk on 205 occasions. They have accumulated 371 RBI's in addition to 590 hits so far this season, while their batting average comes in at .277. The Rangers have hit 132 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 79 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 386 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .344. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are earning 6.3 runs per outing, which ranks them 1st in the league.

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The Rangers have compiled a team ERA of 3.58 for the season (4th in the league), and the staff has rung up 510 hitters. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 56 long balls and also 232 runs in total (3rd in the league). They have walked 166 hitters and their FIP sits at 3.80 as a team for the year. Texas has allowed 468 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 215 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.07 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.17.

The Rangers relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 57.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 53 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 93 base runners this year and 34.4% of those runners ended up scoring. Rangers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 54 times and also have had 44 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 161 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 31 holds this year (21st in MLB). They have accumulated 12 saves for the year and have blown 9 of their 21 chances to save the game.

The Rangers have converted 70.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,863 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 5th in baseball. The Texas Rangers have amassed 1,621 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 521 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which is 11th in baseball, and have a total of 54 double plays.

Eovaldi (75-70 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.74 while going up against 5,660 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,368 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 370 walks. His earned run average is 4.04 (601 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.299. Eovaldi has thrown 1,338 innings and has 1,137 K's during his career.

The Rays have a team slugging % of .476 and they average 5.75 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They have recorded 116 doubles, while taking a walk 218 times and putting up 368 runs. Tampa Bay has compiled 107 HRs on the year and 352 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 539 instances (15th in the league) and have earned 571 hits. The Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated an OBP of .340 in addition to a batting average of .264 this season.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.210 and have a FIP of 4.03 as a squad so far this year. They come in at 5th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 479. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 235 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.56 (224 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (542 strikeouts vs 207 free passes). They have surrendered 61 HR's and they relinquish 3.73 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB).

Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score rate of 28.8% out of 80 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 63 times in high leverage situations and also on 51 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 70 save situations, the Rays have earned 37 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. They are currently ranked 20th in baseball with a save percentage of 57.6%, and they have sent 209 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year. Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers enter the game in 33 save chances and they have tallied 19 saves.

In 5,103 innings played, the Rays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.5% (1st in the majors). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 54 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (5th in MLB). The Rays have racked up 602 assists, 25 errors and have a tally of 1,701 putouts this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Bradley has given up 33 base knocks while earning 48 K's in 35 innings pitched. Bradley (4-2 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.60 earned run average and has conceded 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 14 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.171 and a FIP of 2.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 6.00 and he has faced 145 hitters during his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-125)

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