Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 7/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers

Date: Saturday, July 6, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+100) Texas (-120)

The Texas Rangers (39-48) are welcoming the Tampa Bay Rays (44-43) at Globe Life Field on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Rays at +100 while the Rangers are priced at -120. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Taj Bradley and Andrew Heaney.

Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .372 and have struck out 782 times, while taking a walk on 281 occasions. They have amassed 331 RBI's in addition to 691 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .237. The Rays have recorded 134 doubles as a squad and have knocked 80 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 354 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .312. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 23rd in MLB.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.06 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. Rays pitchers have surrendered 117 long balls and 406 total runs (22nd in the league). Tampa Bay has surrendered 732 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 372 earned runs. The Rays are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.27 over the course of the season (22nd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 752 batters. They have walked 246 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.28 as a unit this season.

Rays relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 70 times and also have had 122 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 54 holds so far this year (10th in the league). The Rays relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 61.4% and stepped onto the hill in 100 save situations. They have tallied 27 saves on the campaign and have blown 17 of their 44 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 102 runners over the course of the season and 30.4% of those runners crossed home plate. The Rays have dispatched 297 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated 2,350 putouts on the year, as well as 676 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them sitting 10th in professional baseball, and they have turned 58 double plays. The Rays have transformed 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,050 innings, which has them sitting 12th in pro baseball.

Bradley has taken the hill for 160 innings and has earned 201 punch outs in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.84 (86 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.294. He has given up 148 base hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 59 walks. Bradley (8-12 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.76 and he has faced 688 batters during his time in the majors.

Texas has compiled 88 home runs so far this year as well as 353 runs batted in. They have tallied 123 two-baggers, while taking a walk 270 times as well as scoring 369 runs. The Texas Rangers have compiled a team OBP of .308 and a team batting average of .239 this year. The Rangers have a team SLG% of .378 and they earn 4.24 runs per game (17th in the league). They have been rung up on 669 instances (24th in the league) and have notched a total of 700 base hits.

The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.274 in addition to having a FIP of 4.27 as a staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.60 (727 strikeouts vs 306 walks). They are sitting at 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 666. They have allowed 99 dingers and they allow 4.43 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The Texas pitching staff have given up 376 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.08 (346 earned runs yielded).

Texas has called on relievers to enter the contest in 25 save chances and they have earned 14 saves. They are currently ranked 25th in MLB with a save rate of 56.0%, and they have sent 249 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 90 times in high leverage situations and also on 99 occasions with runners on. Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.0% out of their 162 inherited runners. Sitting with 60 save situations, the Rangers have earned 33 holds and 11 blown saves.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 63 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in the majors). The Rangers have accrued 752 assists, 38 errors and have amassed 2,291 putouts for the season. Out of their 6,873 innings on the field, the Rangers have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (5th in professional baseball).

Heaney (49-57 mark in his career) holds a 4.45 ERA while allowing 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.56 and he has faced 4,001 batters so far in his MLB career. He has given up 464 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.269 and having a FIP of 4.4. During his pro baseball career, Heaney has allowed 910 base hits while he has earned 996 K's in 938 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (-120)

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