New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 9/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers

Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The New York Yankees (80-58) are traveling to Globe Life Field on Wednesday where they will take on the Texas Rangers (65-73). The expected starting pitchers are Marcus Stroman and Nathan Eovaldi.

New York has a slugging % of .440 and have struck out 1,109 times, while drawing a walk on 560 occasions. They have accumulated 678 RBI's in addition to 1,173 hits this season, and their average at the plate is at .252. The Yankees have recorded 214 two-baggers as a team and have hit 211 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 704 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .334. As a team, the New York Yankees are putting up 5.1 runs per game, which has them at 2nd in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.68 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.26. Yankees pitchers have relinquished 157 home runs and also 579 total runs (11th in MLB). New York has given up 1,102 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 525 earned runs. The Yankees have compiled a team earned run average of 3.82 on the season (9th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,216 hitters. They have walked 453 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.15 as a unit on the campaign.

The Yankees have dispatched 445 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 224 runners for the season with 35.7% of those runners crossed the plate. They have earned 37 saves for the season and have missed out on 18 of their 55 chances to get a save. The Yankees relievers have earned a save percentage of 67.3% and has entered the game in 126 save situations. The relievers have tallied 69 holds this year (15th in MLB). Yankees pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 150 times as well as having 123 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Yankees have a tally of 3,706 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,121 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them ranked 24th in the majors, and have a total of 95 double plays. The Yankees have turned 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 11,118 innings, which ranks them 15th in MLB.

Stroman (87-82 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.62 while he has faced 6,020 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 1,393 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 433 walks. His earned run average is 3.67 (588 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.267. Stroman has taken the ball for 1,442 frames and has accumulated 1,193 punch outs in his career.

The Rangers hold a team slugging percentage of .378 and they are scoring 4.14 runs per game (24th in the league). They have put up 188 doubles, while walking 417 times and racking up 572 runs. Texas has 145 HRs this season as well as 547 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,086 occasions (23rd in the league) and have accounted for 1,111 base knocks. The Texas Rangers have recorded a team on-base percentage of .305 in addition to a team batting average of .238 on the year.

The Texas pitching staff have yielded 621 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.29 (580 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 169 dingers and they relinquish 4.59 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB). The Rangers have a WHIP of 1.287 in addition to having a FIP of 4.33 as a team this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (1,162 strikeouts vs 454 walks). They are sitting at 14th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,113.

Texas relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 32.1% of 243 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 156 times in high leverage situations in addition to 150 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 110 save situations, the Rangers have recorded 61 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. They rank 15th in the league with a save percentage of 63.8%, and they have sent 406 bullpen pitchers to the hill this season. Texas has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 47 save opportunities and they have recorded 30 saves.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 96 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in professional baseball). The Rangers have accrued 1,176 assists, 55 errors and have a total of 3,654 putouts over the course of the season. In 10,962 innings on the diamond, the Rangers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (7th in pro baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Eovaldi has given up 1,541 base hits while he has tallied 1,330 punch outs in 1,541 frames. Eovaldi (89-80 record in his career) has earned a 4.06 ERA while allowing 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 695 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.282 and a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 3.06 and he has faced 6,496 opposing hitters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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