Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 8/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Friday, August 23, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Texas Rangers (59-69) are en route to Progressive Field on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Cleveland Guardians (73-53). The pitchers taking the mound are Nathan Eovaldi and Tanner Bibee.

The Rangers have compiled 166 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 138 baseballs out of the park. Texas has a slugging % of .379 and have struck out 1,001 times, while being walked on 395 occasions. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 19th in baseball. They have accumulated 513 runs batted in in addition to 1,025 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average comes in at .238. They have accumulated 536 runs while holding a team OBP of .306.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.51 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.29. Rangers pitchers have given up 156 home runs in addition to 573 total runs (19th in baseball). Texas has conceded 1,021 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 537 earned runs. The Rangers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.28 over the course of the season (23rd in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,081 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 430 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.34 as a team on the campaign.

The Rangers have dispatched 377 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 231 runners this year and 32.5% of those runners crossed the plate. They have compiled 26 saves this season and have blown 16 of their 42 chances to save the game. The Rangers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 61.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 98 save situations. The relievers have a total of 54 holds so far this season (28th in MLB). Rangers relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 142 times as well as having 139 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Texas Rangers have earned 3,387 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,094 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which has them ranked 2nd in the majors, and they have turned 91 double plays. The Rangers have converted 70.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 10,161 innings on the field, which has them ranked 6th in MLB.

Eovaldi (87-80 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.01 while he has gone up against 6,447 hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 1,533 base hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 432 walks. His ERA is 4.08 (692 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.286. Eovaldi has taken the ball for 1,528 innings and has totaled 1,315 K's in his MLB career.

Cleveland has recorded 144 HRs so far this year as well as 541 runs batted in. They have put up 192 two-baggers, while taking a walk 367 times as well as putting up 573 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have recorded an on-base percentage of .308 and a batting average of .238 this year. The Guardians have a slugging percentage of .395 and they average 4.55 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have struck out on 918 occasions (27th in the league) and have tallied 990 hits.

The Cleveland pitching staff have relinquished 498 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.76 (467 earned runs given up). They have allowed 150 home runs and they surrender 4.01 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The Guardians have a WHIP of 1.218 with a FIP of 4.13 as a staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.80 (1,095 strikeouts against 394 free passes). They are sitting at 3rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 967.

Cleveland has called on relievers to enter the contest in 57 save chances and they have tallied 42 saves. They rank 2nd in the league with a save percentage of 73.7%, and they have sent 463 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 164 times in high leverage situations and on 133 occasions with runners on base. Cleveland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 27.1% out of their 181 inherited runners. Sitting with 158 save situations, the Guardians have amassed 99 holds and also 15 blown saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 108 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in baseball). The Guardians have 1,107 assists, 66 errors and are sitting with 3,351 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 10,053 innings on the field, the Guardians hold a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (5th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Bibee has conceded 233 base knocks and he has 285 strikeouts in 274 frames. Bibee (20-9 career win-loss mark) has a 3.15 earned run average while surrendering 7.7 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 96 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.131 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.70 and he has gone up against 1,121 hitters in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas

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