Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 6/11/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, June 11, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+155) Tampa Bay (-180)

Tropicana Field is where the Tampa Bay Rays (47-19) will attempt to defeat the Texas Rangers (40-22) on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has Texas at +155 while Tampa Bay opens at -180. The betting total is set at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Martin Perez and Shane McClanahan.

As a unit, the Texas Rangers are scoring 6.3 runs per outing, which has them at 1st in the league. They have accounted for 389 runs while holding a team OBP of .342. The Rangers have accrued 132 doubles as a unit and have knocked 82 balls out of the park. They have tallied 374 runs batted in as well as 593 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average comes in at .275. Texas has a slugging % of .457 and have struck out 544 times, while being walked on 208 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.05 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.18. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 58 home runs and 240 total runs (4th in the league). Texas has relinquished 476 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 222 earned runs. The Rangers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.64 over the course of the season (4th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 516 batters. They have walked 169 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.83 as a team this season.

The Rangers have dispatched 163 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 95 runners on the season and 33.7% of those players earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 12 saves over the course of the season and have blown 9 of 21 chances to save the game. The Rangers bullpen have a save percentage of 57.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 53 save situations. The relievers have tallied 31 holds so far this season (22nd in baseball). Rangers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 55 times as well as having 44 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rangers have transformed 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,935 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 5th in pro baseball. The Texas Rangers have earned 1,645 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 531 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which has them ranked 13th in baseball, and they have twisted 55 double plays.

Perez has taken the hill for 1,367 innings and has racked up 958 punch outs thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.41 (670 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.446. He has surrendered 1,486 hits (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has 491 walks. Perez (81-78 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.36 while he has gone up against 5,939 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Tampa Bay Rays hold an on-base percentage of .338 in addition to a batting average of .263 so far this year. They have been rung up on 555 occasions (15th in MLB) and have a total of 584 base hits. Tampa Bay has knocked in 110 home runs this year to go along with 363 RBIs. The Rays hold a team slugging percentage of .475 and they are earning 5.76 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have hit 118 doubles, while getting a free base 223 times and notching 380 runs.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 240 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.52 (229 earned runs given up). They have allowed 66 home runs and they give up 3.69 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.193 in addition to having a FIP of 4.06 as a pitching staff for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (560 strikeouts against 210 walks). They have a ranking of 5th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 488.

Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.4% of 81 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 64 times in high leverage situations and on 52 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 73 save situations, the Rays have tallied 39 holds and also 14 blown saves. They rank 20th in baseball with a save rate of 58.8%, and they have sent 214 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year. Tampa Bay has called on relievers to enter the contest in 34 save chances and they have converted 20 saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 54 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (3rd in MLB). The Rays have accrued 614 assists, 25 errors and have accumulated 1,755 putouts this season. In 5,265 innings played, the Rays have a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (1st in pro baseball).

So far in his MLB career, McClanahan has conceded 294 hits and he has 422 strikeouts in 365 frames. McClanahan (31-15 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 2.73 earned run average and has surrendered 7.2 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 111 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.089 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. His K/BB ratio is 4.06 and he has gone up against 1,463 batters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (+155)

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