Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 6/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Friday, June 28, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is where the Baltimore Orioles (50-30) will take on the Texas Rangers (37-43) on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Max Scherzer and Cade Povich.

Texas has a slugging percentage of .370 and have struck out 612 times, while drawing a walk on 250 occasions. They have 322 RBI's and 637 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .237. The Rangers have earned 105 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 78 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 338 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .306. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are putting up 4.2 runs per outing, which puts them at 18th in baseball.

Get all of our MLB Expert Picks

The Rangers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.04 for the year (17th in the league), and their staff has struck out 680 batters. Rangers pitchers have given up 89 home runs and 346 total runs (14th in the league). They have walked 291 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.24 as a team for the season. Texas has conceded 609 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 316 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.34 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28.

Rangers pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 93 times as well as having 86 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 33 holds on the campaign (27th in the league). The Rangers relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 58.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 59 save situations. They have tallied 14 saves this year and have blown 10 of 24 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 153 base runners so far this year with 33.3% of them earned a run for their team. The Rangers have sent 235 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Rangers have turned 71.2% of balls in play into outs in their 6,333 innings, ranking them 5th in professional baseball. The Texas Rangers have earned a total of 2,111 putouts thus far, in addition to 699 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding rate is at .987 which has them sitting 6th in the majors, and have accumulated 62 double plays.

Scherzer has taken the hill for 2,839 innings and has totaled 3,371 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Scherzer (215-108 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.10 and he has faced 11,468 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.14 (991 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.076. He has given up 2,307 base knocks (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 746 walks.

The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with an OBP of .315 in addition to a team batting average of .254 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 652 instances (19th in the league) and have tallied 706 base hits. Baltimore has knocked in 132 HRs on the season to go along with 406 runs batted in. The Orioles hold a slugging percentage of .461 and they average 5.21 runs per contest (1st in MLB). They have hit 142 doubles, while taking a walk 219 times as well as scoring 417 runs.

The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.160 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.61 as a pitching staff for the season. They sit at 5th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 603. The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 307 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.39 (271 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.50 (679 strikeouts against 232 walks). They have given up 71 homers and they yield 3.84 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

Baltimore has called on relievers to take the mound in 39 save opportunities and they have come away with 25 saves. They rank 14th in baseball holding a save percentage of 64.1%, and they have dispatched 270 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 86 times in high leverage situations and also on 94 occasions with runners on base. Baltimore bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.6% out of their 128 inherited base runners. With 101 save situations, the Orioles have amassed 62 holds in addition to 14 blown saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 46 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in the majors). The Orioles have 692 assists, 38 errors and have accumulated 2,161 putouts this year. In 6,483 innings on the field, the Orioles have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.7% (4th in MLB).

In his pro baseball career, Povich has surrendered 18 base knocks and he has 14 punch outs in 21 frames. Povich (0-2 career mark) is the owner of a 4.25 ERA while surrendering 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 10 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.321 and a FIP of 4.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.40 and he has gone up against 93 hitters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here