Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 6/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Dodger Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Dodgers (41-26) will attempt to defeat the Texas Rangers (31-34) on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Jon Gray and Walker Buehler.

As a squad, the Texas Rangers are scoring 4.4 runs per contest, which puts them at 14th in the league. They have accounted for 285 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .312. The Rangers have tallied 85 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 66 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 269 RBI's as well as 533 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average is .242. Texas is slugging .379 and have been called out on strikes 501 times, while being walked on 208 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.38 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.26. Rangers pitchers have conceded 68 home runs and also 272 total runs (11th in baseball). Texas has relinquished 487 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and also 244 earned runs. The Rangers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.83 so far this year (11th in the league), and the staff has struck out 556 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 234 batters and their FIP is 4.10 as a team for the year.

The Rangers relievers have a save rate of 55.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 46 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 128 base runners this season with 34.4% of those runners ended up scoring. Rangers relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 77 times and also have had 69 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 194 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen are sitting with 26 holds for the season (27th in MLB). They have accumulated 10 saves on the campaign and have blown 8 out of their 18 save opportunities.

The Rangers have transformed 71.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,166 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 5th in pro baseball. The Texas Rangers have earned a total of 1,722 putouts on the year, in addition to 575 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which puts them in 12th in pro baseball, and they have turned 50 double plays.

Gray has taken the hill for 1,172 frames and has accounted for 1,185 strikeouts so far in his career. His earned run average is 4.34 (565 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.302. He has conceded 1,136 base knocks (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 391 walks. Gray (71-66 career record) has a FIP of 4.27 and he has faced 4,978 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Dodgers hold a team SLG% of .434 and they average 4.94 runs per outing (5th in the league). They have put up 129 doubles, while walking 258 times as well as scoring 331 runs. Los Angeles has a total of 86 long balls for the year to go along with 317 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 557 occasions (12th in baseball) and have tallied 586 base knocks. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a team on-base percentage of .335 as well as a team batting average of .256 this season.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.131 in addition to having a FIP of 3.79 as a squad so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.80 (589 strikeouts vs 195 walks). They are sitting at 5th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 484. They have allowed 70 homers and they yield 3.58 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 239 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.30 (220 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 63 save situations, the Dodgers have 36 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on relievers to enter the game in 26 save opportunities and they have recorded 19 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 61 times in high leverage situations and on 44 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.1% of 56 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 5th in MLB with a save rate of 73.1%, and they have sent 205 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the year.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 44 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in the majors). The Dodgers have recorded 581 assists, 30 errors and have notched a total of 1,801 putouts this season. In 5,403 innings on the field, the Dodgers hold a defensive efficiency of 72.5% (3rd in baseball).

Buehler (47-19 career mark) has a 3.09 ERA while surrendering 7.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.22 and he has faced 2,682 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 229 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.054 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. In his pro baseball career, Buehler has allowed 532 base hits while totaling 717 strikeouts in 666 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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