Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 6/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Sunday, June 30, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+118) Baltimore (-138)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is where the Baltimore Orioles (52-30) will take on the Texas Rangers (37-45) on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Rangers at +118 while the Orioles are at -138. The total has been set at 9.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Andrew Heaney and Cole Irvin.

As a unit, the Texas Rangers are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 18th in baseball. They have 341 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .306. The Rangers have recorded 106 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 79 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 325 runs batted in and 653 base knocks this season, while their batting average comes in at .237. Texas has a slugging rate of .368 and have struck out 628 times, while drawing a walk on 255 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.33 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.28. Rangers pitchers have conceded 94 long balls and also 359 total runs (17th in baseball). Texas has given up 628 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 329 earned runs. The Rangers have compiled a team earned run average of 4.11 this year (20th in the league), and the staff has struck out 690 batters. They have walked 296 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.29 as a squad for the season.

The Rangers have dispatched 239 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 153 runners for the year with 33.3% of them crossed home plate. They have compiled 14 saves so far this year and have blown 10 out of their 24 save opportunities. The Rangers bullpen have a save rate of 58.3% and has entered the game in 59 save situations. The relievers have earned 33 holds on the year (27th in baseball). Rangers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 93 times in addition to having 86 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rangers have turned 71.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 6,477 innings, ranking them 5th in professional baseball. The Texas Rangers are sitting with 2,159 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 710 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .987 which is 7th in MLB, and have a total of 62 double plays.

Heaney has taken the hill for 931 innings and has earned 986 punch outs thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.47 (462 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.273. He has given up 905 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 280 walks. Heaney (48-57 career record) holds a FIP of 4.40 while he has faced 3,973 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Orioles hold a slugging percentage of .464 and they are scoring 5.24 runs per contest (1st in MLB). They have 145 doubles, while walking 224 times and scoring 430 runs. Baltimore has a total of 137 home runs so far this season as well as 419 RBIs. They have struck out on 662 instances (19th in MLB) and have accounted for 726 base hits. The Baltimore Orioles have accumulated a team OBP of .316 in addition to a team batting average of .256 on the campaign.

The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.160 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.58 as a squad so far this year. They come in at 5th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 619. The Baltimore pitching staff have yielded 310 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.34 (274 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (695 strikeouts vs 237 walks). They have conceded 72 home runs and they concede 3.78 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball).

Baltimore bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 26.7% of 131 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 89 times in high leverage situations and on 95 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 105 save situations, the Orioles have 65 holds and also 14 blown saves. They rank 12th in the league holding a save rate of 65.0%, and they have sent 276 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year. Baltimore has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 40 save chances and they have walked away with 26 saves.

In their 6,645 innings on the diamond, the Orioles have a defensive efficiency of 71.7% (3rd in baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 46 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in the majors). The Orioles have recorded 705 assists, 38 errors and have earned a total of 2,215 putouts on the campaign.

So far in his pro baseball career, Irvin has allowed 589 base hits while he has accumulated 410 K's in 559 innings pitched. Irvin (28-38 mark in his career) holds a 4.31 ERA and has given up 9.5 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 268 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.283 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.20 and he has gone up against 2,376 opposing batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Baltimore (-138) and under 9.5 runs

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