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

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, July 7, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-104) Texas (-112)

The Texas Rangers (40-48) will try to beat the Tampa Bay Rays (44-44) at Globe Life Field on Sunday. The line on this matchup has Tampa Bay at -104 while Texas is coming in at -112. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Zack Littell and Nathan Eovaldi.

The Rays have tallied 135 doubles as a squad and have hit 80 balls out of the park. Tampa Bay is slugging .370 and have been called out on strikes 792 times, while drawing a walk on 289 occasions. As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 4.0 runs per game, which is 24th in the league. They have compiled 331 RBI's and 694 hits on the season, and their batting average is at .236. They have tallied 354 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .312.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.06 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.25. Rays pitchers have relinquished 117 home runs and 409 runs (21st in baseball). Tampa Bay has allowed 742 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 375 earned runs. The Rays have compiled a team ERA of 4.26 over the course of the season (22nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 759 hitters. They have walked 248 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.25 as a unit this year.

The Rays relief pitchers have a save rate of 61.4% and has entered the game in 100 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 102 base runners on the year with 30.4% of those runners crossed home plate. Rays bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 70 times and also have had 122 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have sent 299 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The bullpen are sitting with 54 holds this season (10th in baseball). They have 27 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 17 of 44 save chances.

The Rays have converted 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,122 innings, which has them sitting at 11th in the majors. The Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated 2,374 putouts thus far, in addition to 681 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them ranked 10th in professional baseball, and have a total of 58 double plays.

Littell has pitched in 350 innings and has 311 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Littell (19-16 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.00 while he has gone up against 1,489 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.06 (158 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.290. He has surrendered 364 hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has 88 free passes.

The Rangers hold a slugging percentage of .378 and they are recording 4.23 runs per contest (17th in the league). They have recorded 125 doubles, while taking a walk 272 times as well as scoring 372 runs. Texas has knocked in 88 HRs on the campaign as well as 356 RBIs. They have struck out on 676 occasions (24th in MLB) and have notched a total of 710 hits. The Texas Rangers have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .308 and a batting average of .239 this year.

The Texas pitching staff have yielded 376 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.03 (346 earned runs yielded). They have given up 99 homers and they surrender 4.38 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball). The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.273 in addition to having a FIP of 4.27 as a staff for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (737 strikeouts against 314 free passes). They rank 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 669.

Texas has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 26 save opportunities and they have walked away with 15 saves. They rank 22nd in baseball with a save rate of 57.7%, and they have sent 253 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 91 times in high leverage situations and also on 100 occasions with runners on base. Texas relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.5% of 164 inherited runners. Sitting with 64 save situations, the Rangers have amassed 36 holds in addition to 11 blown saves.

Out of their 6,954 innings played, the Rangers hold a defensive efficiency of 71.5% (5th in the majors). The Texas Rangers have gotten 64 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (3rd in baseball). The Rangers have recorded 761 assists, 38 errors and have amassed 2,318 putouts for the year.

Eovaldi (84-76 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.05 ERA while giving up 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.97 and he has faced 6,254 hitters during his career. He has allowed 667 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.292 and a FIP of 4.0. During his career, Eovaldi has given up 1,484 hits while he has totaled 1,272 strikeouts in 1,481 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (-112)

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