Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 8/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers

Date: Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Houston Astros (57-55) are traveling to Globe Life Field on Wednesday where they will take on the Texas Rangers (54-59). The pitchers taking the mound will be Yusei Kikuchi and Jose Urena.

The Astros have compiled 186 doubles as a squad and have knocked 125 baseballs out of the stadium. Houston has a slugging rate of .412 and have been rung up 802 times, while drawing a walk on 300 occasions. As a squad, the Houston Astros are scoring 4.5 runs per outing, which has them at 13th in MLB. They have 487 RBI's in addition to 988 hits so far this season, and their batting average is at .258. They have earned a total of 509 runs while holding a team OBP of .318.

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The Astros hold a team earned run average of 3.98 this season (14th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,008 hitters. Astros pitchers have allowed 134 long balls and also 469 total runs (10th in baseball). They have walked 404 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.26 as a unit on the campaign. Houston has allowed 881 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 440 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.50 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29.

The Astros relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 61.4% and has come into the game in 108 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 91 runners on the campaign with 27.5% of those players earned a run for their team. Astros pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 61 times as well as having 106 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have dispatched 358 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen have earned 63 holds on the season (12th in MLB). They have tallied 27 saves on the year and have blown 17 out of their 44 save chances.

The Astros have turned 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 8,946 innings, which has them sitting at 13th in pro baseball. The Houston Astros have accounted for 2,982 putouts on the campaign, as well as 925 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which puts them in 6th in MLB, and they have turned 93 double plays.

Kikuchi has thrown 754 innings and has racked up 772 punch outs in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.71 (395 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.376. He has allowed 767 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 271 free passes. Kikuchi (36-46 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.64 while he has gone up against 3,254 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Texas Rangers have compiled a team on-base percentage of .307 in addition to a batting average of .238 on the season. They have been rung up on 870 occasions (24th in MLB) and have earned a total of 905 hits. Texas has recorded 123 HRs this season to go along with 460 RBIs. The Rangers hold a team slugging percentage of .382 and they tally 4.24 runs per game (16th in the league). They have 150 two-baggers, while walking 351 times as well as earning 479 runs.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.275 and have a FIP of 4.34 as a squad on the year. They have a ranking of 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 886. The Texas pitching staff have conceded 498 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.21 (465 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (951 strikeouts vs 381 free passes). They have conceded 137 long balls and they give up 4.51 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB).

Texas has called on relievers to take the mound in 37 save chances and they have come away with 24 saves. They sit at 13th in baseball with a save rate of 64.9%, and they have sent 330 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 120 times in high leverage situations and also on 125 occasions with runners on. Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.7% out of their 208 inherited base runners. With 92 save situations, the Rangers have amassed 53 holds in addition to 13 blown saves.

In 8,949 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.2% (3rd in MLB). The Texas Rangers have gotten 77 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in the majors). The Rangers have 981 assists, 45 errors and are sitting with 2,983 putouts on the campaign.

Urena (42-75 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.79 earned run average while allowing 9.3 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.81 and he has faced 3,983 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has allowed 489 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.400 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. In his pro baseball career, Urena has conceded 945 base knocks while tallying 620 punch outs in 919 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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