Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 7/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, July 21, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: MASN

The Baltimore Orioles (58-38) are headed to Globe Life Field on Sunday where they will take on the Texas Rangers (46-50). The expected starting pitchers are Dean Kremer and Andrew Heaney.

As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 4th in the league. They have racked up 474 runs and hold an OBP of .313. The Orioles have recorded 169 doubles as a squad and have hit 149 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 458 runs batted in in addition to 838 hits so far this season, while their team batting average comes in at .253. Baltimore is slugging .452 and have been called out on strikes 776 times, while being walked on 260 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.89 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.20. Orioles pitchers have conceded 99 long balls in addition to 394 total runs (9th in the league). Baltimore has allowed 747 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 355 earned runs. The Orioles have a team earned run average of 3.71 on the season (6th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 827 batters. They have walked 286 batters and their FIP is 3.85 as a unit this year.

The Orioles relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 67.4% and stepped onto the hill in 125 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 148 runners on the season with 28.4% of those runners earned a run for their team. Orioles pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 106 times in addition to having 104 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have dispatched 321 relievers to the hill on the year. The relievers have 79 holds on the year (1st in the league). They have earned 31 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 15 out of their 46 chances to save the game.

The Orioles have turned 71.3% of balls in play into outs out of 7,761 innings, ranking them 5th in professional baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have amassed 2,587 putouts thus far, as well as 803 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which has them ranked 5th in pro baseball, and they have turned 52 double plays.

Kremer has pitched in 433 innings and has earned 377 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Kremer (26-25 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.30 while he has faced 1,846 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.37 (210 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.327. He has allowed 423 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 151 walks.

The Rangers hold a team slugging percentage of .382 and they are earning 4.31 runs per game (16th in MLB). They have tallied 131 two-baggers, while walking 304 times as well as racking up 414 runs. Texas has a total of 101 home runs this year to go along with 397 RBIs. They have struck out on 745 occasions (25th in MLB) and have 779 base hits. The Texas Rangers have an on-base percentage of .311 in addition to a team batting average of .241 this season.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.259 and have a FIP of 4.25 as a pitching staff this season. They are currently ranked 2nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 730. The Texas pitching staff have allowed 405 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.98 (373 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (804 strikeouts vs 332 walks). They have conceded 109 home runs and they give up 4.32 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league).

Texas has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 31 save chances and they have come away with 19 saves. They rank 20th in the league with a save percentage of 61.3%, and they have sent 277 relievers to the hill on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 101 times in high leverage situations and on 108 occasions with runners on. Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.0% out of 178 inherited runners. With 75 save situations, the Rangers have compiled 42 holds and 12 blown saves.

Out of their 7,593 innings played, the Rangers have a defensive efficiency of 71.5% (3rd in MLB). The Texas Rangers have gotten 70 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (4th in the majors). The Rangers have 836 assists, 43 errors and have notched a total of 2,531 putouts for the season.

In his career, Heaney has given up 918 base hits while he has earned 1,008 punch outs in 948 innings. Heaney (49-58 record in his career) holds a 4.42 ERA while allowing 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 466 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.267 and a FIP of 4.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.55 and he has faced 4,045 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore

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