Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 9/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, September 1, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: NBC Sports California

Globe Life Field is the site where the Texas Rangers (63-71) will attempt to beat the Oakland Athletics (58-76) on Sunday. The expected starting pitchers will be Mitch Spence and Dane Dunning.

Oakland has a slugging rate of .397 and have struck out 1,226 times, while being walked on 428 occasions. They have accrued 522 RBI's in addition to 1,037 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate is at .233. The Athletics have accrued 192 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 170 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 545 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .305. As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are compiling 4.1 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 25th in baseball.

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The Athletics have a team ERA of 4.32 on the year (24th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,036 hitters. Athletics pitchers have yielded 137 long balls and 622 total runs (22nd in baseball). They have walked 442 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.24 as a squad over the course of the season. Oakland has surrendered 1,116 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 568 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.34 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.32.

The Athletics have dispatched 431 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 204 runners so far this year and 31.4% of them ended up scoring. They have earned 30 saves over the course of the season and have blown 17 out of their 47 chances to save the game. The Athletics relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 63.8% and stepped onto the hill in 138 save situations. The relievers have a total of 88 holds on the season (5th in MLB). Athletics pitchers have come into the game with players on base 141 times in addition to having 127 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Athletics have converted 69.5% of balls in play into outs in their 10,641 innings, ranking them 19th in baseball. The Oakland Athletics have 3,547 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,126 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which is 21st in pro baseball, and have a total of 121 double plays.

Spence has taken the ball for 121 frames and has tallied 100 strikeouts thus far in his career. Spence (7-9 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.47 while he has gone up against 514 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.54 (61 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.339. He has surrendered 124 base knocks (9.2 hits per nine innings) with 38 free passes.

The Texas Rangers have accounted for an OBP of .305 in addition to a team batting average of .238 on the year. They have struck out on 1,047 occasions (23rd in the league) and have totaled 1,076 base hits. Texas has 141 home runs on the season as well as 533 RBIs. The Rangers have a slugging percentage of .377 and they are recording 4.16 runs per game (23rd in MLB). They have 179 doubles, while taking a walk 406 times as well as scoring 557 runs.

The Texas pitching staff have conceded 598 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.25 (558 earned runs given up). They have allowed 163 long balls and they yield 4.56 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.285 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.33 as a unit on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (1,130 strikeouts vs 448 walks). They are sitting at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,069.

With 108 save situations, the Rangers have tallied 60 holds and also 16 blown saves. Texas has called on relievers to enter the game in 46 save opportunities and they have converted 30 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 150 times in high leverage situations in addition to 145 occasions with base runners. Texas relievers hold an inherited score rate of 32.1% out of their 237 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 13th in MLB holding a save percentage of 65.2%, and they have dispatched 395 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 93 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in MLB). The Rangers have accrued 1,142 assists, 54 errors and have a total of 3,543 putouts so far this season. In their 10,629 innings played, the Rangers have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.8% (7th in professional baseball).

Dunning (27-32 career record) has a 4.31 ERA and has allowed 8.9 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.41 and he has gone up against 2,429 batters during his MLB career. He has allowed 270 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.363 and a FIP of 4.2. In his career, Dunning has given up 556 base knocks while he has tallied 511 punch outs in 564 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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