Cleveland Guardians vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 5/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Texas Rangers

Date: Monday, May 13, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+102) Texas (-120)

The Cleveland Guardians (25-16) are on their way to Globe Life Field on Monday where they will take on the Texas Rangers (22-19). The line on this matchup has the Guardians at +102 while the Rangers are priced at -120. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Tanner Bibee and Michael Lorenzen.

The Guardians have tallied 63 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 43 baseballs out of the stadium. Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .391 and have been called out on strikes 309 times, while drawing a walk on 113 occasions. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are knocking in 4.7 runs per contest, which is 11th in the league. They have 173 RBI's as well as 319 hits for the year, and their team batting average is at .238. They have notched a total of 188 runs scored and hold an OBP of .308.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.22. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 36 home runs and 153 runs in total (10th in baseball). Cleveland has surrendered 315 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 141 earned runs. The Guardians are sitting with a team ERA of 3.52 this season (10th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 364 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 125 batters and their FIP sits at 3.63 as a squad so far this year.

Guardians pitchers have come into the game with runners on 44 times in addition to having 61 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 28 holds on the season (4th in baseball). The Guardians relief pitchers have a save percentage of 68.4% and has come into the game in 48 save situations. They have compiled 13 saves this season and have missed out on 6 out of their 19 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 49 base runners for the season and 24.5% of those players crossed home plate. The Guardians have sent 151 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Guardians have turned 69.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,249 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 21st in professional baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for 1,083 putouts this year, as well as 349 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which is 17th in MLB, and have a total of 33 double plays.

Bibee has pitched in 182 innings and is sitting with 185 K's during his pro baseball career. Bibee (12-5 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.63 while he has faced 759 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.41 (69 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.218. He has given up 164 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) with 58 walks.

The Texas Rangers hold a team OBP of .324 and a team batting average of .255 for the year. They have struck out on 325 instances (18th in MLB) and have earned a total of 360 base hits. Texas has a total of 41 HRs this season to go along with 194 runs batted in. The Rangers have a slugging percentage of .395 and they score 4.98 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have recorded 61 doubles, while getting a free base 134 times as well as scoring 204 runs.

The Texas pitching staff have relinquished 182 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.09 (164 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 42 homers and they surrender 4.54 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.260 in addition to having a FIP of 4.06 as a pitching staff so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (358 strikeouts against 147 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 11th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 308.

Sitting with 40 save situations, the Rangers have 23 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. Texas has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 15 save chances and they have recorded 9 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 52 times in high leverage situations and on 46 occasions with base runners. Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 39.0% out of their 77 inherited runners. They sit at 21st in baseball holding a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 120 bullpen pitchers to the hill this season.

In 3,249 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (7th in pro baseball). The Texas Rangers have gotten 27 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (13th in baseball). The Rangers have 342 assists, 21 errors and have earned 1,083 putouts for the year.

Lorenzen (42-40 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.14 earned run average and has conceded 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.07 and he has gone up against 3,192 hitters thus far in his career. He has allowed 346 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.325 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. So far in his MLB career, Lorenzen has given up 696 hits while he has earned 625 strikeouts in 753 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (-120)

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