Texas Rangers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 9/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Arizona Diamondbacks (80-64) are welcoming the Texas Rangers (70-74) at Chase Field on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Nathan Eovaldi and Zac Gallen.

As a unit, the Texas Rangers are scoring 4.2 runs per contest, which is 22nd in baseball. They have earned 606 runs and have an on-base percentage of .306. The Rangers have earned 199 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 151 balls out of the park. They have tallied 579 RBI's and 1,161 hits this year, and their average at the plate sits at .239. Texas has a slugging rate of .379 and have struck out 1,134 times, while taking a walk on 438 occasions.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.56 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.28. Rangers pitchers have given up 174 long balls and also 645 runs in total (19th in the league). Texas has surrendered 1,150 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 601 earned runs. The Rangers have compiled a team ERA of 4.25 so far this season (22nd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,218 batters. They have walked 476 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.31 as a unit so far this season.

The Rangers relievers have earned a save rate of 65.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 120 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 258 runners this year with 33.3% of those players ended up scoring. Rangers relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 162 times in addition to having 162 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 427 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have a total of 66 holds on the campaign (25th in MLB). They have tallied 34 saves for the year and have blown 18 of 52 save chances.

The Rangers have turned 70.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,448 innings on the field, ranking them 6th in MLB. The Texas Rangers have a total of 3,816 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,226 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which has them ranked 2nd in MLB, and have 101 double plays.

Eovaldi has pitched in 1,548 innings and has 1,336 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Eovaldi (90-80 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.99 while going up against 6,524 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.05 (697 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.281. He has conceded 1,545 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 438 free passes.

Arizona has tallied 183 HRs over the course of the season as well as 744 RBIs. They have 237 doubles, while taking a walk 501 times and putting up 782 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks have accounted for an OBP of .335 as well as a batting average of .262 for the season. The Diamondbacks hold a team slugging % of .436 and they are earning 5.43 runs per contest (1st in baseball). They have struck out on 1,121 instances (24th in MLB) and have 1,284 base hits.

The Arizona pitching staff have conceded 696 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.61 (657 earned runs given up). They have yielded 154 home runs and they yield 4.88 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.352 and have a FIP of 4.09 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.90 (1,127 strikeouts vs 422 bases on balls). They come in at 29th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,312.

Sitting with 139 save situations, the Diamondbacks have earned 79 holds and 23 blown saves. Arizona has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 58 save chances and they have walked away with 35 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 159 times in high leverage situations and on 135 occasions with base runners. Arizona bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 40.6% out of their 192 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 23rd in baseball with a save rate of 60.3%, and they have sent 472 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the season.

In their 11,547 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (27th in MLB). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 130 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (1st in professional baseball). The Diamondbacks have recorded 1,310 assists, 56 errors and have accumulated 3,849 putouts for the season.

During his MLB career, Gallen has allowed 650 hits while he has earned 855 strikeouts in 794 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 290 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.135 and a FIP of 3.2. His K/BB ratio is 3.41 and he has faced 3,242 hitters so far in his career. Gallen (50-37 career record) holds a 3.29 ERA and has allowed 7.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas

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