Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers

Date: Friday, April 5, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Houston Astros (2-5) are headed to Globe Life Field on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Texas Rangers (4-2). The pitchers who are expected to start are Hunter Brown and Cody Bradford.

The Astros have accrued 12 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 12 balls out of the stadium. Houston has a slugging percentage of .494 and have been rung up 46 times, while being walked on 23 occasions. As a team, the Houston Astros are putting up 4.3 runs per contest, which has them at 15th in MLB. They have 29 runs batted in and 71 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate is .295. They have racked up 30 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .361.

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The Astros have a team ERA of 2.86 over the course of the season (6th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 61 batters. Astros pitchers have given up 6 home runs and also 23 runs in total (11th in baseball). They have walked 31 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.22 as a team for the season. Houston has conceded 47 hits (6.7 per 9 innings) and also 20 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.97 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.24.

The Astros have sent 23 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 9 runners this year with 22.2% of those players ended up scoring. They have earned 0 saves on the season and have blown 4 of their 4 save opportunities. The Astros relievers have a save rate of 0.0% and has come into the game in 6 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 2 holds for the year (23rd in the league). Astros pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 5 times as well as having 7 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Astros have turned 73.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 567 innings, which has them sitting 7th in baseball. The Houston Astros have notched a total of 189 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 75 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .989 which has them ranked 9th in pro baseball, and they have turned 10 double plays.

Brown (13-13 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.06 while he has faced 763 hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 176 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 64 walks. His ERA is 4.50 (90 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.333. Brown has pitched in 180 frames and has racked up 205 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The Rangers hold a team slugging percentage of .446 and they are recording 5.83 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have hit 10 two-baggers, while taking a walk 25 times and earning 35 runs. Texas has hit 8 long balls on the campaign and 34 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 51 occasions (18th in MLB) and have recorded 57 base knocks. The Texas Rangers have tallied a team on-base percentage of .347 in addition to a batting average of .268 on the campaign.

The Texas pitching staff have given up 23 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.17 (19 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 5 home runs and they allow 3.83 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball). The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.222 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.24 as a staff on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (52 strikeouts vs 23 walks). They are sitting at 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 43.

Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 0 save opportunities and they have tallied 0 saves. They sit at 29th in the league with a save rate of 0.0%, and they have dispatched 18 relievers to the mound on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 9 times in high leverage situations in addition to 5 occasions with runners on. Texas relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 62.5% out of their 8 inherited runners. With 5 save situations, the Rangers have accumulated 5 holds in addition to 0 blown saves.

In 486 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have earned a efficiency on defense of 71.7% (11th in MLB). The Texas Rangers have gotten 9 double plays and have a fielding rate of .991 (8th in MLB). The Rangers have accrued 52 assists, 2 errors and are sitting with 162 putouts during this campaign.

During his pro baseball career, Bradford has surrendered 59 base knocks while he has tallied 57 strikeouts in 61 innings pitched. He has allowed 35 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.180 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.38 and he has gone up against 252 hitters so far in his career. Bradford (5-3 career mark) is the owner of a 5.16 ERA while allowing 8.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston

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