Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 8/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

The Texas Rangers (55-63) are traveling to Fenway Park on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Boston Red Sox (61-55). The pitchers taking the mound are Jose Urena and Kutter Crawford.

Texas has a slugging rate of .381 and have struck out 916 times, while being walked on 373 occasions. They have 480 RBI's in addition to 948 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .239. The Rangers have tallied 155 doubles as a team and have hit 128 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 501 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .308. As a team, the Texas Rangers are notching 4.3 runs per outing, which is 19th in baseball.

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The Rangers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.29 on the campaign (23rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 985 batters. Rangers pitchers have yielded 147 home runs and also 528 total runs (18th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 400 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.42 as a unit on the campaign. Texas has surrendered 942 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 494 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.46 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29.

Rangers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 130 times and also have had 120 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 53 holds this year (27th in the league). The Rangers relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 64.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 92 save situations. They have recorded 24 saves so far this year and have missed out on 13 of 37 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 215 runners on the campaign with 31.6% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Rangers have sent 345 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Texas Rangers are sitting with 3,112 putouts for the season, as well as 1,026 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which has them ranked 2nd in professional baseball, and they have turned 83 double plays. The Rangers have transformed 70.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,336 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball.

Urena has taken the ball for 923 frames and has accumulated 620 punch outs so far in his career. Urena (42-76 career record) has a FIP of 4.71 and he has gone up against 4,002 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.79 (491 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.404. He has allowed 951 base knocks (9.3 hits per nine innings) and has 345 walks.

Boston is sitting with 146 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 550 RBIs. They have put up 235 doubles, while walking 363 times as well as putting up 573 runs. The Boston Red Sox are sitting with an OBP of .327 in addition to a batting average of .261 on the campaign. The Red Sox have a team slugging % of .441 and they score 4.94 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,124 instances (3rd in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,054 hits.

The Red Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.253 in addition to having a FIP of 4.11 as a team so far this season. They have a ranking of 20th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 990. The Boston pitching staff have yielded 552 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.11 (476 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (994 strikeouts vs 317 walks). They have given up 143 long balls and they give up 4.76 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball).

Boston relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.1% out of 148 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 129 times in high leverage situations and on 108 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 108 save situations, the Red Sox have compiled 57 holds and also 21 blown saves. They rank 22nd in the league holding a save rate of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 364 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Boston has called on relievers to enter the contest in 49 save chances and they have converted 28 saves.

The Boston Red Sox have turned 82 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in the majors). The Red Sox have accrued 1,009 assists, 86 errors and have notched a total of 3,130 putouts on the campaign. In 9,390 innings played, the Red Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (24th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Crawford has surrendered 307 base hits while he has earned 339 strikeouts in 339 frames. He has surrendered 170 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.202 and having a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.36 and he has gone up against 1,417 hitters so far in his career. Crawford (16-24 record in his career) holds a 4.51 ERA while allowing 8.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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