Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 7/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers

Date: Saturday, July 20, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: MASN

The Baltimore Orioles (58-38) are hitting the road to Globe Life Field on Saturday where they will play the Texas Rangers (46-50). The starting pitchers are Grayson Rodriguez and Nathan Eovaldi.

Baltimore has a slugging rate of .452 and have been rung up 776 times, while being walked on 260 occasions. They have 458 runs batted in and 838 hits for the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .253. The Orioles have recorded 169 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 149 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 474 runs and have an OBP of .313. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 4.9 runs per contest, which is 4th in MLB.

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The Orioles hold a team ERA of 3.71 on the year (6th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 827 hitters. Orioles pitchers have allowed 99 home runs and 394 runs in total (9th in baseball). They have walked 286 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.85 as a team on the year. Baltimore has allowed 747 base knocks (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 355 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.89 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.20.

The Orioles relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 67.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 125 save situations. The relievers have inherited 148 runners on the year and 28.4% of those runners crossed the plate. Orioles bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 106 times in addition to having 104 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have dispatched 321 relievers to the mound for the season. The relievers have accumulated 79 holds this year (1st in MLB). They have 31 saves for the year and have not converted 15 of 46 save chances.

The Orioles have turned 71.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,761 innings on the diamond, ranking them 5th in baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have a total of 2,587 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 803 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which is 5th in MLB, and they have turned 52 double plays.

Rodriguez (18-8 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.09 and he has gone up against 935 hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 214 base knocks (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 73 walks. His earned run average is 4.15 (102 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.297. Rodriguez has thrown 221 innings and has accumulated 241 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

The Rangers have a slugging percentage of .382 and they tally 4.31 runs per contest (16th in baseball). They have hit 131 doubles, while getting a free base 304 times and putting up 414 runs. Texas is sitting with 101 home runs so far this season as well as 397 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 745 occasions (25th in the league) and have totaled 779 hits. The Texas Rangers have an OBP of .311 as well as a batting average of .241 so far this year.

The Texas pitching staff have relinquished 405 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.98 (373 earned runs yielded). They have relinquished 109 dingers and they surrender 4.32 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.259 and have a FIP of 4.25 as a team on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (804 strikeouts vs 332 walks). They come in at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 730.

Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 31 save chances and they have walked away with 19 saves. They are currently ranked 20th in MLB with a save percentage of 61.3%, and they have dispatched 277 relievers to the hill so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 101 times in high leverage situations and on 108 occasions with runners on base. Texas relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.0% out of 178 inherited base runners. Sitting with 75 save situations, the Rangers have tallied 42 holds and also 12 blown saves.

The Texas Rangers have turned 70 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (4th in professional baseball). The Rangers have recorded 836 assists, 43 errors and have a tally of 2,531 putouts for the season. In 7,593 innings played, the Rangers have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.5% (3rd in baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Eovaldi has allowed 1,496 hits and he has 1,284 K's in 1,495 innings pitched. Eovaldi (85-76 career mark) has earned a 4.03 ERA and has allowed 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 670 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.287 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.99 and he has faced 6,307 batters in his career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore

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