San Francisco Giants vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 6/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: NBC Bay Area

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

The Texas Rangers (30-32) will take on the San Francisco Giants (30-33) at Globe Life Field on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Giants at -124 while the Rangers are at +106. The total comes in at 7.5. The starting pitchers are Keaton Winn and Jon Gray.

San Francisco has a slugging % of .384 and have been called out on strikes 497 times, while being walked on 202 occasions. They have tallied 260 RBI's in addition to 526 hits this year, while their average at the plate is .248. The Giants have hit 98 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 59 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 273 runs scored while having a team OBP of .317. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are scoring 4.3 runs per contest, which has them at 17th in the league.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.77 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.35. Giants pitchers have yielded 63 home runs in addition to 301 runs in total (25th in MLB). San Francisco has surrendered 558 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 276 earned runs. The Giants have compiled a team ERA of 4.47 for the year (26th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 538 batters. They have walked 194 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.91 as a team on the season.

The Giants have dispatched 218 relievers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 73 base runners on the year and 42.5% of those players ended up scoring. They have earned 10 saves so far this year and have not converted 9 of 19 chances to get a save. The Giants relievers have compiled a save rate of 52.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 59 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 40 holds for the season (8th in baseball). Giants relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 50 times in addition to having 54 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Giants have converted 66.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,001 innings on the field, ranking them 30th in professional baseball. The Seattle Mariners have earned 1,667 putouts on the year, in addition to 631 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which is 26th in pro baseball, and they have turned 57 double plays.

Winn has thrown 84 frames and has accumulated 68 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 5.45 (51 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.176. He has given up 76 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 23 walks. Winn (4-9 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 5.37 and he has gone up against 349 batters during his time in the majors.

Texas has recorded 65 home runs for the season as well as 260 runs batted in. They have hit 83 doubles, while getting a free base 201 times as well as putting up 275 runs. The Texas Rangers have accounted for an on-base percentage of .314 in addition to a team batting average of .243 so far this season. The Rangers hold a slugging % of .384 and they average 4.44 runs per contest (11th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 480 occasions (25th in the league) and have tallied 514 base hits.

The Texas pitching staff have relinquished 262 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.85 (234 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 63 long balls and they relinquish 4.31 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Rangers have a WHIP of 1.260 in addition to having a FIP of 4.07 as a team over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (527 strikeouts vs 224 walks). They are sitting at 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 465.

Texas relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.3% out of their 118 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 67 times in high leverage situations and on 72 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 46 save situations, the Rangers have amassed 26 holds and 8 blown saves. They sit at 22nd in MLB with a save rate of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 184 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this season. Texas has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 18 save chances and they have walked away with 10 saves.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 50 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (13th in baseball). The Rangers have 553 assists, 33 errors and have a total of 1,641 putouts over the course of the season. In 4,923 innings played, the Rangers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (5th in MLB).

Gray (71-66 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.35 earned run average and has given up 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.03 and he has faced 4,969 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 565 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.303 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. In his MLB career, Gray has given up 1,135 base knocks and he has 1,181 K's in 1,170 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco (-124)

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