Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, April 7, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Houston Astros (2-5) are hitting the road to Globe Life Field on Sunday where they will take on the Texas Rangers (4-2). The men taking the mound are Ronel Blanco and Dane Dunning.

Houston has a slugging percentage of .494 and have been called out on strikes 46 times, while drawing a walk on 23 occasions. They have accounted for 29 runs batted in and 71 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is .295. The Astros have hit 12 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 12 balls out of the park. They have a total of 30 runs scored while having a team OBP of .361. As a team, the Houston Astros are putting up 4.3 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 17th in MLB.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.97 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Astros pitchers have given up 6 long balls and 23 total runs (8th in baseball). Houston has allowed 47 base hits (6.7 per 9 innings) and 20 earned runs. The Astros have an earned run average of 2.86 this year (6th in baseball), and they have rung up 61 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 31 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.15 as a squad so far this year.

Astros bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 5 times in addition to having 7 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 2 holds on the year (24th in the league). The Astros relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 0.0% and has entered the game in 6 save situations. They have accumulated 0 saves for the season and have missed out on 4 out of their 4 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 9 runners so far this season with 22.2% of them crossed the plate. The Astros have sent 23 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Houston Astros have amassed 189 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 75 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which puts them in 10th in professional baseball, and have 10 double plays. The Astros have transformed 73.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 567 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 6th in pro baseball.

Blanco has thrown 67 innings and has totaled 66 punch outs so far in his career. Blanco (3-1 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 5.44 while facing 287 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.14 (31 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.351. He has surrendered 57 base knocks (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 34 free passes.

Texas has 8 home runs so far this season to go along with 34 runs batted in. They have 10 two-baggers, while walking 25 times and scoring 35 runs. The Texas Rangers have compiled an on-base percentage of .347 as well as a batting average of .268 this season. The Rangers hold a team SLG% of .446 and they earn 5.83 runs per outing (8th in baseball). They have struck out on 51 instances (23rd in the league) and have earned a total of 57 base knocks.

The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.222 with a FIP of 4.18 as a team this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (52 strikeouts vs 23 bases on balls). They come in at 6th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 43. They have allowed 5 long balls and they yield 3.83 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball). The Texas pitching staff have yielded 23 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.17 (19 earned runs given up).

Texas has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 0 save opportunities. They are ranked 29th in the league holding a save rate of 0.0%, and they have dispatched 18 relievers onto the field for the season. Their relievers have taken the field 9 times in high leverage situations and also on 5 occasions with base runners. Texas relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 62.5% out of their 8 inherited runners. Sitting with 5 save situations, the Rangers have recorded 5 holds and 0 blown saves.

The Texas Rangers have turned 9 double plays and have a fielding rate of .991 (7th in professional baseball). The Rangers have recorded 52 assists, 2 errors and have accumulated 162 putouts this season. In 486 innings played, the Rangers have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.7% (10th in MLB).

In his pro baseball career, Dunning has conceded 475 base knocks while he has totaled 433 K's in 484 frames. Dunning (24-25 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.17 ERA and has given up 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 224 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.347 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.45 and he has gone up against 2,072 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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