Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Texas Rangers (6-3) will take on the Oakland Athletics (3-7) at Globe Life Field on Tuesday. The starting pitchers are Alex Wood and Nathan Eovaldi.

As a team, the Oakland Athletics are knocking in 3.0 runs/g, which puts them at 28th in baseball. They have racked up 30 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .290. The Athletics have accounted for 13 doubles as a unit and have hit 8 balls out of the park. They have 30 RBI's and 70 base knocks for the season, and their batting average comes in at .212. Oakland has a slugging % of .342 and have been called out on strikes 97 times, while drawing a walk on 33 occasions.

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The Athletics hold a team earned run average of 4.25 on the year (20th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 78 hitters. Athletics pitchers have conceded 5 long balls and 50 runs in total (21st in baseball). They have walked 36 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.70 as a unit so far this year. Oakland has surrendered 93 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and 43 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.17 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.42.

The Athletics relief pitchers have a save percentage of 0.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 6 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 9 base runners on the campaign with 22.2% of those runners earned a run for their team. Athletics pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 9 times in addition to having 10 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have sent 32 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have a total of 4 holds for the season (25th in the league). They have compiled 0 saves on the season and have blown 2 of 2 save opportunities.

The Athletics have converted 64.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 819 innings, which has them sitting 29th in professional baseball. The Oakland Athletics are sitting with 273 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 87 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .960 which has them ranked 30th in baseball, and they have turned 11 double plays.

Wood (76-66 career mark) has a FIP of 3.61 and he has faced 5,157 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,173 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 358 walks. His ERA is 3.78 (515 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.248. Wood has taken the ball for 1,227 innings and has 1,150 punch outs during his MLB career.

The Rangers hold a team slugging % of .450 and they have an average of 5.89 runs per game (6th in the league). They have 18 doubles, while taking a walk 40 times as well as scoring 53 runs. Texas has a total of 10 home runs on the season to go along with 51 runs batted in. They have struck out on 69 instances (26th in the league) and have recorded 90 base hits. The Texas Rangers have a team OBP of .363 and a batting average of .281 for the year.

The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.111 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.92 as a team on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.20 (74 strikeouts against 32 free passes). They come in at 5th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 58. They have surrendered 7 homers and they give up 3.33 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Texas pitching staff have allowed 30 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 2.67 (24 earned runs allowed).

Texas has called on relievers to take the mound in 1 save chance and they have earned 1 save. They are currently ranked 5th in the league with a save rate of 100.0%, and they have sent 29 bullpen pitchers onto the field this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 11 times in high leverage situations and also on 8 occasions with base runners. Texas relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 54.5% of 11 inherited runners. Sitting with 8 save situations, the Rangers have earned 7 holds and 0 blown saves.

In their 729 innings played, the Rangers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 74.7% (2nd in the majors). The Texas Rangers have turned 9 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in baseball). The Rangers have 71 assists, 4 errors and have earned a total of 243 putouts this season.

During his pro baseball career, Eovaldi has conceded 1,432 hits while he has accumulated 1,203 strikeouts in 1,414 innings. Eovaldi (80-73 career record) holds a 4.08 ERA and has allowed 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 641 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.299 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.97 and he has gone up against 5,978 hitters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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