New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 9/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers

Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Globe Life Field is the location where the Texas Rangers (65-72) will take on the New York Yankees (79-58) on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Carlos Rodon and Andrew Heaney.

As a squad, the New York Yankees are notching 5.1 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 2nd in MLB. They have accumulated 696 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .334. The Yankees have tallied 211 doubles as a team and have smacked 210 balls out of the park. They have tallied 671 runs batted in and 1,161 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is at .251. New York is slugging .440 and have been rung up 1,102 times, while being walked on 559 occasions.

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The Yankees are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.82 for the year (8th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,204 hitters. Yankees pitchers have relinquished 156 long balls and also 575 runs (11th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 451 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.16 as a unit for the year. New York has allowed 1,093 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 521 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.67 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26.

Yankees bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 149 times in addition to having 123 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 69 holds this year (15th in MLB). The Yankees bullpen have earned a save rate of 67.3% and has entered the game in 126 save situations. They have accumulated 37 saves on the year and have blown 18 of 55 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 223 base runners on the season and 35.4% of them ended up scoring. The Yankees have sent 442 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The New York Yankees have earned a total of 3,679 putouts this season, in addition to 1,114 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .983 which has them ranked 24th in the majors, and have accumulated 94 double plays. The Yankees have turned 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,037 innings on the field, which has them ranked 14th in MLB.

Rodon has taken the ball for 1,057 innings and has tallied 1,172 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.90 (458 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.254. He has surrendered 932 hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) with 394 free passes. Rodon (73-63 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.84 while facing 4,474 hitters in the major leagues.

The Rangers hold a team slugging % of .377 and they average 4.15 runs per game (24th in the league). They have recorded 186 doubles, while taking a walk 415 times and scoring 568 runs. Texas has knocked in 144 long balls this year to go along with 543 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,074 occasions (23rd in baseball) and are sitting with 1,102 base hits. The Texas Rangers hold a team on-base percentage of .305 and a batting average of .238 this season.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.285 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.34 as a squad on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (1,155 strikeouts vs 453 walks). They rank 12th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,101. They have conceded 168 long balls and they yield 4.56 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The Texas pitching staff have yielded 613 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.26 (572 earned runs relinquished).

With 110 save situations, the Rangers have 61 holds and 17 blown saves. Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 47 save chances and they have tallied 30 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 156 times in high leverage situations in addition to 149 occasions with runners on. Texas relievers hold an inherited score rate of 31.5% out of 241 inherited base runners. They sit at 14th in the league with a save rate of 63.8%, and they have dispatched 405 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Texas Rangers have turned 95 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in professional baseball). The Rangers have recorded 1,168 assists, 55 errors and have a tally of 3,627 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 10,881 innings on the diamond, the Rangers hold a efficiency on defense of 70.7% (7th in MLB).

So far in his pro baseball career, Heaney has surrendered 954 base hits while he has earned 1,044 strikeouts in 988 innings. Heaney (50-61 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.42 ERA and has allowed 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 485 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.265 and having a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 3.54 and he has gone up against 4,214 batters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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