Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 6/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers

Date: Friday, June 16, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Globe Life Field is the site where the Texas Rangers (42-25) will compete against the Toronto Blue Jays (38-31) on Friday. The starting pitchers are Kevin Gausman and Martin Perez.

The Blue Jays have tallied 125 doubles as a unit and have knocked 79 balls out of the park. Toronto has a slugging % of .422 and have been called out on strikes 531 times, while drawing a walk on 229 occasions. As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are earning 4.6 runs/g, which has them at 11th in baseball. They have amassed 300 RBI's and 635 hits this season, and their team batting average is .265. They have notched a total of 317 runs and hold an OBP of .334.

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The Blue Jays have a team ERA of 3.95 on the campaign (10th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 653 hitters. Blue Jays pitchers have surrendered 94 long balls and 295 runs in total (11th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 217 opposing players and their FIP is 4.34 as a team so far this year. Toronto has given up 556 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 269 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.01 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Blue Jays relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 75.9% and stepped onto the hill in 68 save situations. The relievers have inherited 102 base runners on the campaign with 22.5% of those players earned a run for their team. Blue Jays pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 71 times in addition to having 72 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have sent 226 relievers to the hill for the season. The bullpen have a total of 39 holds this year (11th in the league). They have accumulated 22 saves on the campaign and have blown 7 of 29 save opportunities.

The Toronto Blue Jays have earned a total of 1,841 putouts for the season, as well as 546 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them sitting 19th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 53 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 5,523 innings on the field, which has them ranked 12th in baseball.

Gausman has taken the mound for 1,438 frames and has totaled 1,483 strikeouts so far in his career. Gausman (81-85 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.62 while he has faced 6,044 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.88 (621 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.269. He has conceded 1,429 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 396 free passes.

The Texas Rangers have earned an on-base percentage of .341 in addition to a team batting average of .272 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 589 instances (16th in MLB) and have 640 base hits. Texas is sitting with 90 HRs for the year and 398 RBIs. The Rangers hold a team SLG% of .456 and they have an average of 6.19 runs per contest (1st in MLB). They have tallied 145 two-baggers, while walking 228 times as well as racking up 415 runs.

The Texas pitching staff have conceded 270 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.78 (250 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 66 home runs and they allow 4.08 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.200 with a FIP of 3.95 as a staff this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.40 (557 strikeouts vs 194 walks). They are sitting at 4th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 520.

With 55 save situations, the Rangers have earned 32 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Texas has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 22 save opportunities and they have walked away with 12 saves. Their relievers have come in 51 times in high leverage situations in addition to 62 occasions with base runners. Texas relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.2% out of 106 inherited runners. They are ranked 24th in baseball with a save percentage of 54.5%, and they have dispatched 180 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Texas Rangers have turned 58 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in MLB). The Rangers have recorded 580 assists, 31 errors and have notched a total of 1,786 putouts for the season. Out of their 5,358 innings played, the Rangers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (5th in baseball).

Perez (81-79 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.45 earned run average while conceding 9.8 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.94 and he has faced 5,960 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 677 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.452 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. So far in his career, Perez has surrendered 1,496 base knocks while he has tallied 960 strikeouts in 1,370 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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