Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Prediction, 7/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros

Date: Friday, July 12, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Texas Rangers (44-49) are en route to Minute Maid Park on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Houston Astros (48-44). The expected starting pitchers will be Andrew Heaney and Hunter Brown.

Texas has a slugging rate of .385 and have been rung up 716 times, while drawing a walk on 288 occasions. They have accounted for 388 runs batted in as well as 765 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is sitting at .243. The Rangers have tallied 131 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 97 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 405 runs scored while having a team OBP of .312. As a team, the Texas Rangers are recording 4.4 runs per game, which is 16th in the league.

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The Rangers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.02 this year (16th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 779 hitters. Rangers pitchers have conceded 105 long balls and also 396 runs in total (13th in MLB). They have walked 326 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.27 as a team this season. Texas has allowed 706 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and also 365 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.39 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Rangers have dispatched 269 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 173 base runners for the season and 32.9% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 17 saves this season and have missed out on 12 of 29 chances to save the game. The Rangers bullpen have a save rate of 58.6% and has entered the game in 71 save situations. The relievers have tallied 40 holds on the year (25th in MLB). Rangers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 105 times as well as having 96 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Texas Rangers have 2,450 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 808 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them sitting 4th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 68 double plays. The Rangers have turned 71.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,350 innings, which has them ranked 4th in pro baseball.

Heaney has pitched in 943 frames and has 1,003 punch outs so far in his career. Heaney (49-57 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.36 and he has faced 4,022 batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.43 (464 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.267. He has given up 913 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 282 free passes.

Houston has accounted for 106 home runs so far this year to go along with 425 runs batted in. They have notched 158 doubles, while taking a walk 259 times and putting up 442 runs. The Houston Astros have compiled a team on-base percentage of .324 as well as a batting average of .264 for the year. The Astros hold a slugging % of .421 and they score 4.80 runs per game (10th in MLB). They have struck out on 640 instances (30th in the league) and have tallied 837 base knocks.

The Astros have a team WHIP of 1.308 with a FIP of 4.29 as a squad on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.70 (790 strikeouts against 332 walks). They are currently ranked 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 734. They have allowed 105 homers and they relinquish 4.37 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB). The Houston pitching staff have relinquished 396 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.10 (371 earned runs allowed).

Houston bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.6% out of their 71 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 84 times in high leverage situations in addition to 49 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 86 save situations, the Astros have compiled 51 holds and 14 blown saves. They are currently ranked 19th in MLB holding a save rate of 60.0%, and they have sent 291 relievers onto the diamond for the season. Houston has called on relievers to enter the contest in 35 save opportunities and they have walked away with 21 saves.

In 7,338 innings played, the Astros have a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (11th in professional baseball). The Houston Astros have turned 78 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (3rd in professional baseball). The Astros have 782 assists, 39 errors and have a total of 2,446 putouts for the year.

In his career, Brown has allowed 264 hits and he has 300 strikeouts in 268 frames. Brown (19-19 career mark) is the owner of a 4.57 earned run average and has given up 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 136 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.350 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. His K/BB ratio is 3.06 and he has gone up against 1,143 hitters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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