Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Prediction, 4/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Minute Maid Park is where the Houston Astros (4-9) will go up against the Texas Rangers (7-5) on Saturday. The starting pitchers are Andrew Heaney and Ronel Blanco.

The Rangers have accounted for 23 doubles as a team and have smacked 12 balls out of the park. Texas owns a slugging percentage of .435 and have struck out 84 times, while taking a walk on 51 occasions. As a team, the Texas Rangers are putting up 5.6 runs per contest, which puts them at 7th in MLB. They have 65 runs batted in in addition to 117 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average comes in at .280. They have accounted for 67 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .361.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.67 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.13. Rangers pitchers have allowed 13 long balls and also 46 runs in total (9th in baseball). Texas has allowed 83 base knocks (6.9 per 9 innings) and also 39 earned runs. The Rangers have a team ERA of 3.25 this season (6th in the league), and their staff has rung up 104 batters. They have walked 39 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.15 as a squad for the season.

The Rangers have dispatched 38 relievers to the hill for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 21 runners this season and 38.1% of them crossed the plate. They have compiled 1 save this season and have blown 2 out of their 3 save opportunities. The Rangers relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 33.3% and stepped onto the hill in 12 save situations. The relievers have earned 9 holds over the course of the season (8th in the league). Rangers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 13 times and also have had 16 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Texas Rangers have a total of 324 putouts thus far, as well as 95 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which puts them in 10th in pro baseball, and they have turned 10 double plays. The Rangers have converted 73.9% of balls in play into outs out of 972 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 2nd in MLB.

Heaney has taken the mound for 862 innings and has accounted for 920 punch outs in his career. His earned run average is 4.52 (433 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.268. He has surrendered 833 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 261 free passes. Heaney (46-50 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.43 and he has gone up against 3,675 opposing batters in the majors.

Houston has a total of 16 long balls on the campaign as well as 49 RBIs. They have hit 22 two-baggers, while walking 39 times as well as scoring 52 runs. The Houston Astros have a team on-base percentage of .326 as well as a team batting average of .264 on the year. The Astros hold a team SLG% of .419 and they tally 4.00 runs per contest (19th in baseball). They have struck out on 90 instances (25th in MLB) and have totaled 120 hits.

The Astros are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.465 in addition to having a FIP of 4.26 as a pitching staff on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.60 (96 strikeouts vs 61 walks). They come in at 18th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 106. They have given up 9 homers and they yield 4.82 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league). The Houston pitching staff have given up 61 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.42 (56 earned runs conceded).

Houston has called on relievers to enter the game in 5 save opportunities and they have come away with 1 save. They sit at 29th in baseball holding a save percentage of 20.0%, and they have sent 45 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 12 times in high leverage situations in addition to 11 occasions with base runners. Houston relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 17.6% of 17 inherited base runners. Sitting with 9 save situations, the Astros have 4 holds and 4 blown saves.

The Houston Astros have gotten 13 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (9th in MLB). The Astros have recorded 115 assists, 5 errors and have 342 putouts on the campaign. In their 1,026 innings on the diamond, the Astros hold a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (14th in professional baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Blanco has conceded 58 base hits while earning 70 K's in 73 innings pitched. Blanco (4-1 career record) holds a 3.80 earned run average while giving up 7.1 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 31 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.309 and having a FIP of 5.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.84 and he has gone up against 310 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas

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