Texas Rangers vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 9/11/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+130) Arizona (-155)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (80-64) will go up against the Texas Rangers (70-74) at Chase Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Rangers at +130 while the Diamondbacks are coming in at -155. The total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Cody Bradford and Merrill Kelly.

The Rangers have accrued 199 two-baggers as a team and have hit 151 balls out of the park. Texas is slugging .379 and have struck out 1,134 times, while being walked on 438 occasions. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are recording 4.2 runs per outing, which is 22nd in baseball. They have accounted for 579 RBI's as well as 1,161 hits this year, and their team batting average sits at .239. They have 606 runs scored and have an OBP of .306.

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The Rangers have an earned run average of 4.25 on the campaign (22nd in the league), and they have struck out 1,218 batters. Rangers pitchers have allowed 174 home runs in addition to 645 runs in total (19th in baseball). They have walked 476 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.31 as a team this season. Texas has allowed 1,150 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 601 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.56 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.28.

The Rangers have dispatched 427 relievers to the hill for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 258 runners on the year with 33.3% of those players earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 34 saves on the year and have blown 18 of 52 save opportunities. The Rangers bullpen have a save percentage of 65.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 120 save situations. The relief pitchers have 66 holds so far this year (25th in the league). Rangers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 162 times as well as having 162 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Texas Rangers have accounted for 3,816 putouts this year, as well as 1,226 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .988 which puts them in 2nd in the majors, and they have turned 101 double plays. The Rangers have converted 70.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,448 innings on the field, which has them sitting 6th in pro baseball.

Bradford has taken the ball for 118 innings and has 107 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.12 (54 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.034. He has conceded 100 base hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) with 22 walks. Bradford (9-5 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.06 while going up against 475 batters in the major leagues.

The Diamondbacks hold a team slugging percentage of .436 and they average 5.43 runs per outing (1st in baseball). They have 237 two-baggers, while walking 501 times as well as scoring 782 runs. Arizona has accounted for 183 long balls on the season as well as 744 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,121 instances (24th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,284 hits. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a team OBP of .335 and a team batting average of .262 this season.

The Arizona pitching staff have relinquished 696 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.61 (657 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 154 dingers and they give up 4.88 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.352 and have a FIP of 4.09 as a team this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.90 (1,127 strikeouts vs 422 bases on balls). They are sitting at 29th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,312.

With 139 save situations, the Diamondbacks have 79 holds and 23 blown saves. Arizona has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 58 save chances and they have come away with 35 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 159 times in high leverage situations and on 135 occasions with base runners. Arizona relievers have an inherited score rate of 40.6% out of their 192 inherited base runners. They rank 23rd in MLB with a save percentage of 60.3%, and they have sent 472 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

In 11,547 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks have a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (27th in pro baseball). The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 130 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (1st in MLB). The Diamondbacks have accrued 1,310 assists, 56 errors and have earned a total of 3,849 putouts on the season.

Kelly (52-43 career record) has a 3.82 earned run average and has surrendered 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.92 and he has faced 3,312 hitters in his MLB career. He has surrendered 341 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.221 and having a FIP of 3.8. Thus far in his career, Kelly has allowed 734 base hits and he has 722 strikeouts in 803 frames.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Arizona (-155) and under 8 runs

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