Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Prediction, 4/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Houston Astros (4-9) will compete against the Texas Rangers (7-5) at Minute Maid Park on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound are Dane Dunning and J.P. France.

The Rangers have accrued 23 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 12 baseballs out of the stadium. Texas has a slugging rate of .435 and have struck out 84 times, while drawing a walk on 51 occasions. As a team, the Texas Rangers are notching 5.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 7th in the league. They have accumulated 65 RBI's in addition to 117 base knocks this season, while their batting average sits at .280. They have accounted for 67 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .361.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.67 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.13. Rangers pitchers have given up 13 long balls and also 46 runs in total (9th in baseball). Texas has allowed 83 base knocks (6.9 per 9 innings) as well as 39 earned runs. The Rangers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.25 on the campaign (6th in the league), and the staff has struck out 104 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 39 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.15 as a team over the course of the season.

Rangers pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 13 times in addition to having 16 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 9 holds so far this season (8th in MLB). The Rangers relievers have earned a save rate of 33.3% and has come into the game in 12 save situations. They have recorded 1 save so far this year and have not converted 2 of their 3 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 21 runners so far this season with 38.1% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Rangers have dispatched 38 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Rangers have converted 73.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 972 innings, which has them sitting 2nd in the majors. The Texas Rangers have a total of 324 putouts this year, as well as 95 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which has them ranked 10th in baseball, and they have turned 10 double plays.

Dunning has pitched in 490 innings and has 440 punch outs in his career. Dunning (24-26 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.28 while he has gone up against 2,099 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.16 (227 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.343. He has surrendered 479 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 180 free passes.

The Astros have a SLG% of .419 and they earn 4.00 runs per contest (19th in the league). They have recorded 22 doubles, while walking 39 times as well as putting up 52 runs. Houston has accounted for 16 home runs over the course of the season and 49 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 90 instances (25th in MLB) and have a total of 120 base hits. The Houston Astros have earned an on-base percentage of .326 in addition to a batting average of .264 on the campaign.

The Houston pitching staff have surrendered 61 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.42 (56 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 9 home runs and they give up 4.82 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB). The Astros have a WHIP of 1.465 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.26 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.60 (96 strikeouts against 61 walks). They are currently ranked 18th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 106.

Houston relievers hold an inherited score rate of 17.6% of 17 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 12 times in high leverage situations in addition to 11 occasions with runners on. With 9 save situations, the Astros have tallied 4 holds and 4 blown saves. They rank 29th in the league with a save rate of 20.0%, and they have dispatched 45 relievers onto the field on the year. Houston has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 5 save chances and they have tallied 1 save.

In their 1,026 innings on the field, the Astros have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (14th in MLB). The Houston Astros have turned 13 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (9th in professional baseball). The Astros have recorded 115 assists, 5 errors and have earned 342 putouts this year.

During his MLB career, France has conceded 152 hits while accumulating 110 strikeouts in 147 frames. He has surrendered 64 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.368 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. His K/BB ratio is 2.20 and he has faced 632 hitters during his pro baseball career. France (11-7 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.90 earned run average while conceding 9.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas

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