Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 6/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Thursday, June 13, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+140) Los Angeles (-168)

The Texas Rangers (31-35) are hitting the road to Dodger Stadium on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers (42-26). The odds on this game have Texas at +140 while Los Angeles opens at -168. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Michael Lorenzen and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

As a squad, the Texas Rangers are compiling 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 13th in MLB. They have 287 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .310. The Rangers have hit 85 doubles as a squad and have hit 67 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 271 RBI's and 538 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .241. Texas has a slugging percentage of .378 and have been rung up 506 times, while taking a walk on 210 occasions.

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The Rangers have an ERA of 4.01 on the year (17th in the league), and they have rung up 559 hitters. Rangers pitchers have yielded 73 home runs and 287 runs in total (14th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 242 hitters and their FIP is 4.23 as a unit so far this year. Texas has yielded 501 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 259 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.31 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.28.

The Rangers relievers have a save percentage of 55.6% and has come into the game in 46 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 134 base runners for the season with 35.8% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Rangers relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 79 times in addition to having 70 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 198 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have recorded 26 holds on the season (29th in MLB). They have earned 10 saves for the year and have blown 8 of their 18 save chances.

The Rangers have turned 71.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,238 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 5th in the majors. The Texas Rangers have a tally of 1,746 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 588 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them ranked 10th in pro baseball, and have earned 51 double plays.

Lorenzen has taken the ball for 782 frames and is sitting with 647 strikeouts during his MLB career. Lorenzen (43-41 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.98 while going up against 3,310 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.04 (351 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.319. He has surrendered 716 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) with 316 walks.

Los Angeles has accounted for 91 long balls so far this year as well as 332 runs batted in. They have put up 130 two-baggers, while taking a walk 266 times as well as scoring 346 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned an OBP of .338 in addition to a batting average of .258 on the season. The Dodgers hold a team slugging percentage of .441 and they have an average of 5.09 runs per game (2nd in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 560 occasions (13th in the league) and have accounted for 600 hits.

The Dodgers have a WHIP of 1.126 with a FIP of 3.79 as a staff so far this year. They rank 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 489. The Los Angeles pitching staff have yielded 241 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.28 (222 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.80 (594 strikeouts vs 197 bases on balls). They have given up 71 homers and they concede 3.56 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB).

Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 26 save opportunities and they have tallied 19 saves. They rank 6th in MLB holding a save rate of 73.1%, and they have dispatched 208 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the season. Their relievers have taken the field 61 times in high leverage situations and also on 44 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 32.1% out of 56 inherited base runners. With 63 save situations, the Dodgers have earned 36 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 44 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (3rd in pro baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 590 assists, 30 errors and have accumulated 1,828 putouts on the season. In 5,484 innings played, the Dodgers have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.7% (2nd in baseball).

Yamamoto (6-2 career record) has earned a 3.00 ERA and has surrendered 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.19 and he has gone up against 293 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. He has conceded 24 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.069 and having a FIP of 3.0. So far in his MLB career, Yamamoto has given up 61 hits while he has totaled 83 strikeouts in 72 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (+140)

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