San Francisco Giants vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 6/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Texas Rangers

Date: Friday, June 7, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Texas Rangers (30-32) will play the San Francisco Giants (30-33) at Globe Life Field on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Logan Webb and Michael Lorenzen.

The Giants have recorded 98 doubles as a unit and have smacked 59 balls out of the stadium. San Francisco is slugging .384 and have been called out on strikes 497 times, while drawing a walk on 202 occasions. As a team, the San Francisco Giants are notching 4.3 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 17th in the league. They have accounted for 260 runs batted in and 526 hits on the season, while their batting average comes in at .248. They have racked up 273 runs and have an OBP of .317.

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The Giants have an earned run average of 4.47 for the season (26th in the league), and their staff has rung up 538 hitters. Giants pitchers have given up 63 home runs in addition to 301 total runs (26th in the league). They have walked 194 opposing players and their FIP is 3.91 as a unit this season. San Francisco has yielded 558 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 276 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.77 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35.

The Giants have dispatched 218 relievers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 73 runners this year with 42.5% of them crossed the plate. They have compiled 10 saves this season and have blown 9 of 19 chances to save the game. The Giants relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 52.6% and stepped onto the hill in 59 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 40 holds so far this season (8th in the league). Giants relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 50 times and also have had 54 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Seattle Mariners have accounted for 1,667 putouts on the campaign, as well as 631 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which is 26th in baseball, and have accumulated 57 double plays. The Giants have turned 66.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,001 innings, which has them sitting at 30th in the majors.

Webb (46-37 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.31 and he has gone up against 2,980 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 687 base knocks (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 174 free passes. His ERA is 3.36 (272 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.181. Webb has taken the mound for 729 innings and has accounted for 665 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

The Rangers hold a team slugging % of .384 and they average 4.44 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have recorded 83 two-baggers, while taking a walk 201 times and recording 275 runs. Texas has tallied 65 HRs on the campaign to go along with 260 RBIs. They have struck out on 480 occasions (24th in MLB) and have earned a total of 514 base hits. The Texas Rangers have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .314 and a team batting average of .243 on the season.

The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.260 with a FIP of 4.07 as a staff this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.70 (527 strikeouts against 224 walks). They have a ranking of 7th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 465. They have surrendered 63 homers and they allow 4.31 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Texas pitching staff have given up 262 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.85 (234 earned runs given up).

Texas relievers have an inherited score percentage of 37.3% out of their 118 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 67 times in high leverage situations and also on 72 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 46 save situations, the Rangers have recorded 26 holds and also 8 blown saves. They are currently ranked 22nd in baseball with a save rate of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 184 relievers to the mound for the year. Texas has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 18 save chances and they have walked away with 10 saves.

The Texas Rangers have turned 50 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (11th in MLB). The Rangers have accrued 553 assists, 33 errors and have earned a total of 1,641 putouts so far this year. Out of their 4,923 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (5th in the majors).

Thus far in his career, Lorenzen has surrendered 709 hits while totaling 646 strikeouts in 778 innings pitched. Lorenzen (43-41 career record) holds a 4.04 earned run average and has surrendered 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 349 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.316 and having a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 2.06 and he has gone up against 3,288 batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas

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