San Francisco Giants vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 6/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Texas Rangers

Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (-124) Texas (+106)

Globe Life Field is the site where the Texas Rangers (30-32) will take on the San Francisco Giants (30-33) on Saturday. The odds on this game have San Francisco at -124 while Texas is sitting at +106. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Spencer Howard and Andrew Heaney.

San Francisco is slugging .384 and have struck out 497 times, while being walked on 202 occasions. They have compiled 260 runs batted in as well as 526 hits on the campaign, while their batting average sits at .248. The Giants have compiled 98 doubles as a team and have hit 59 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 273 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .317. As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.3 runs per contest, which puts them at 17th in the league.

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The Giants are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.47 over the course of the season (26th in the league), and their staff has struck out 538 batters. Giants pitchers have given up 63 long balls and 301 total runs (25th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 194 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.91 as a squad on the campaign. San Francisco has yielded 558 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 276 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.77 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.35.

Giants pitchers have come into the game with runners on 50 times in addition to having 54 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 40 holds over the course of the season (8th in baseball). The Giants relief pitchers have a save percentage of 52.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 59 save situations. They have accumulated 10 saves this season and have blown 9 out of their 19 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 73 base runners for the season with 42.5% of those runners ended up scoring. The Giants have dispatched 218 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Seattle Mariners have 1,667 putouts this year, as well as 631 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .982 which ranks 26th in baseball, and they have turned 57 double plays. The Giants have turned 66.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,001 innings, which has them ranked 30th in the majors.

Howard has taken the mound for 123 frames and has earned 116 K's during his MLB career. Howard (3-11 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 6.80 while he has faced 573 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 6.91 (94 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.641. He has conceded 146 base knocks (10.7 hits per nine innings) and has 55 free passes.

Texas has recorded 65 home runs on the year to go along with 260 RBIs. They have put up 83 doubles, while getting a free base 201 times as well as notching 275 runs. The Texas Rangers have earned a team on-base percentage of .314 in addition to a team batting average of .243 on the campaign. The Rangers have a SLG% of .384 and they are earning 4.44 runs per contest (11th in MLB). They have struck out on 480 occasions (25th in baseball) and have notched a total of 514 base hits.

The Rangers have a WHIP of 1.260 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.07 as a staff on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (527 strikeouts against 224 walks). They are currently ranked 6th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 465. They have relinquished 63 home runs and they relinquish 4.31 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball). The Texas pitching staff have surrendered 262 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.85 (234 earned runs relinquished).

Texas has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 18 save opportunities and they have come away with 10 saves. They are ranked 22nd in MLB with a save rate of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 184 relief pitchers onto the diamond this year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 67 times in high leverage situations and also on 72 occasions with runners on. Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 37.3% out of 118 inherited base runners. With 46 save situations, the Rangers have compiled 26 holds and 8 blown saves.

The Texas Rangers have turned 50 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (13th in MLB). The Rangers have accrued 553 assists, 33 errors and have accumulated 1,641 putouts this year. In 4,923 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (5th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Heaney has conceded 884 hits while he has tallied 964 strikeouts in 910 innings. He has given up a total of 451 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.271 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.54 and he has gone up against 3,880 opposing batters in his career. Heaney (48-54 career mark) has a 4.46 ERA while giving up 8.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Texas (+106) and under 7.5 runs

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