Cincinnati Reds vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Texas Rangers

Date: Friday, April 26, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+136) Texas (-162)

Globe Life Field is the location where the Texas Rangers (13-12) will take on the Cincinnati Reds (14-10) on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Reds at +136 and the Rangers are coming in at -162. The total is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Graham Ashcraft and Nathan Eovaldi.

As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are knocking in 5.3 runs/g, which ranks them 7th in the league. They have earned 127 runs and hold an OBP of .312. The Reds have recorded 42 two-baggers as a team and have hit 26 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 119 runs batted in as well as 177 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average sits at .226. Cincinnati has a slugging rate of .395 and have struck out 233 times, while being walked on 92 occasions.

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The Reds are sitting with a team ERA of 3.89 this season (13th in the league), and the staff has struck out 213 hitters. Reds pitchers have given up 22 long balls and also 103 runs in total (11th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 86 batters and their FIP sits at 3.93 as a team this season. Cincinnati has allowed 187 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 92 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.48 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.28.

The Reds have dispatched 76 relievers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 40 runners on the season and 17.5% of those players crossed home plate. They have tallied 5 saves for the season and have not converted 2 of 7 chances to get a save. The Reds relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 71.4% and stepped onto the hill in 23 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 16 holds on the campaign (7th in baseball). Reds relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 21 times in addition to having 24 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Reds have transformed 69.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,917 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 16th in pro baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have a tally of 639 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 165 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which has them sitting 22nd in the majors, and have accumulated 11 double plays.

Ashcraft has taken the hill for 273 innings and has earned 205 K's during his pro baseball career. Ashcraft (15-16 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.68 and he has faced 1,186 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.85 (147 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.388. He has given up 290 hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has 89 free passes.

The Rangers hold a team SLG% of .394 and they average 4.76 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have hit 41 two-baggers, while taking a walk 84 times as well as earning 119 runs. Texas has compiled 24 home runs on the season and 114 RBIs. They have been rung up on 187 occasions (23rd in the league) and have earned a total of 214 base hits. The Texas Rangers have accumulated an OBP of .325 and a batting average of .251 for the season.

The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.286 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.38 as a pitching staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.90 (217 strikeouts against 100 walks). They come in at 8th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 183. They have yielded 28 dingers and they concede 4.46 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Texas pitching staff have relinquished 109 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.05 (99 earned runs conceded).

Texas has called on relievers to enter the game in 7 save chances and they have walked away with 4 saves. They are currently ranked 21st in baseball holding a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have sent 76 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 32 times in high leverage situations in addition to 29 occasions with runners on. Texas relievers hold an inherited score rate of 32.7% out of 49 inherited base runners. With 22 save situations, the Rangers have earned 15 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

In their 1,980 innings played, the Rangers hold a defensive efficiency of 72.2% (3rd in MLB). The Texas Rangers have turned 18 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (6th in the majors). The Rangers have accrued 204 assists, 10 errors and have 660 putouts during this campaign.

Eovaldi (80-75 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.09 ERA while surrendering 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.94 and he has faced 6,054 batters in his career. He has given up a total of 650 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.301 and a FIP of 3.8. During his MLB career, Eovaldi has conceded 1,448 hits while totaling 1,220 strikeouts in 1,431 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+136)

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