Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 8/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Texas Rangers (59-69) are traveling to Progressive Field on Saturday where they will play the Cleveland Guardians (73-53). The pitchers who are expected to start are Jon Gray and Ben Lively.

As a team, the Texas Rangers are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 19th in the league. They are sitting with 536 runs and have an OBP of .306. The Rangers have hit 166 doubles as a team and have smacked 138 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 513 RBI's as well as 1,025 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average is .238. Texas is slugging .379 and have been called out on strikes 1,001 times, while being walked on 395 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.51 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.29. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 156 home runs and 573 runs in total (19th in the league). Texas has given up 1,021 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 537 earned runs. The Rangers have an earned run average of 4.28 this season (23rd in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,081 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 430 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.34 as a squad on the campaign.

The Rangers relievers have earned a save percentage of 61.9% and has come into the game in 98 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 231 runners for the season with 32.5% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Rangers pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 142 times in addition to having 139 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 377 relievers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have a total of 54 holds so far this season (28th in MLB). They have compiled 26 saves on the campaign and have blown 16 out of their 42 save opportunities.

The Rangers have converted 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,161 innings, which has them ranked 6th in baseball. The Texas Rangers have amassed 3,387 putouts this year, as well as 1,094 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which has them ranked 2nd in the majors, and have earned 91 double plays.

Gray (74-68 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.33 while he has gone up against 5,137 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,181 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 397 free passes. His earned run average is 4.40 (591 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.305. Gray has taken the mound for 1,209 innings and has accumulated 1,205 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Cleveland Guardians hold an on-base percentage of .308 in addition to a batting average of .238 this year. They have struck out on 918 occasions (27th in MLB) and have accounted for 990 hits. Cleveland has knocked in 144 home runs on the season as well as 541 RBIs. The Guardians have a SLG% of .395 and they earn 4.55 runs per outing (13th in the league). They have hit 192 two-baggers, while getting a free base 367 times and putting up 573 runs.

The Guardians are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.218 with a FIP of 4.13 as a unit for the season. They rank 3rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 967. The Cleveland pitching staff have allowed 498 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.76 (467 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.80 (1,095 strikeouts vs 394 bases on balls). They have relinquished 150 dingers and they surrender 4.01 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB).

Sitting with 158 save situations, the Guardians have earned 99 holds and 15 blown saves. Cleveland has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 57 save opportunities and they have earned 42 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 164 times in high leverage situations and also on 133 occasions with base runners. Cleveland relievers have an inherited score rate of 27.1% out of 181 inherited runners. They are ranked 2nd in the league holding a save rate of 73.7%, and they have dispatched 463 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

In 10,053 innings on the diamond, the Guardians have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.9% (5th in pro baseball). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 108 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (14th in the majors). The Guardians have accrued 1,107 assists, 66 errors and have amassed 3,351 putouts on the campaign.

Lively (18-25 career record) has a 4.54 earned run average while conceding 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.47 and he has faced 1,398 hitters in his career. He has given up a total of 166 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.335 and having a FIP of 4.5. Thus far in his career, Lively has given up 335 hits while totaling 257 K's in 329 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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