Texas Rangers vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 6/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Miami Marlins

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-135) Miami (+115)

The Texas Rangers (27-30) are headed to loanDepot park on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Miami Marlins (21-37). The moneyline on this game has Texas at -135 and Miami is coming in at +115. The total is 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Andrew Heaney and Trevor Rogers.

As a unit, the Texas Rangers are notching 4.4 runs per contest, which puts them at 12th in the league. They have tallied 251 runs scored and hold an OBP of .311. The Rangers have tallied 76 doubles as a squad and have smacked 61 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 240 RBI's as well as 466 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is .241. Texas has a slugging rate of .383 and have struck out 434 times, while drawing a walk on 183 occasions.

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The Rangers hold a team earned run average of 4.09 on the year (18th in the league), and they have rung up 476 hitters. Rangers pitchers have conceded 58 home runs and 256 total runs (17th in MLB). They have walked 219 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.18 as a team this season. Texas has conceded 439 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 228 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.17 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31.

The Rangers have dispatched 171 relievers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 114 runners on the year and 38.6% of them crossed home plate. They have 10 saves for the season and have missed out on 8 of their 18 chances to save the game. The Rangers relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 55.6% and has entered the game in 46 save situations. The relievers have 26 holds so far this season (23rd in baseball). Rangers pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 69 times in addition to having 67 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rangers have converted 70.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,518 innings, which has them ranked 6th in MLB. The Texas Rangers are sitting with 1,506 putouts so far this season, in addition to 510 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which has them ranked 16th in baseball, and they have turned 45 double plays.

Heaney has taken the hill for 261 innings and has 231 K's in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.33 (126 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.406. He has surrendered 281 hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 87 walks. Heaney (20-21 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.20 while he has gone up against 1,135 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

The Miami Marlins are sitting with a team OBP of .291 in addition to a team batting average of .237 so far this season. They have struck out on 440 instances (24th in baseball) and have accounted for 463 base hits. Miami has hit 47 home runs on the year to go along with 212 runs batted in. The Marlins hold a team slugging percentage of .355 and they score 3.78 runs per contest (27th in the league). They have tallied 77 doubles, while getting a free base 131 times as well as putting up 219 runs.

The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.361 in addition to having a FIP of 4.14 as a unit so far this year. They come in at 26th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 494. The Miami pitching staff have relinquished 288 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.49 (257 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (468 strikeouts vs 207 free passes). They have allowed 56 homers and they concede 5.03 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league).

Miami bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.0% out of 81 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 58 times in high leverage situations and on 55 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 44 save situations, the Marlins have 24 holds and also 11 blown saves. They rank 30th in baseball with a save percentage of 45.0%, and they have sent 193 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Miami has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 20 save opportunities and they have earned 9 saves.

In their 4,635 innings on the diamond, the Marlins have a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (27th in the majors). The Miami Marlins have gotten 47 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (28th in pro baseball). The Marlins have racked up 554 assists, 41 errors and have accumulated 1,545 putouts for the season.

Rogers (2-1 career record) has a 3.44 ERA while giving up 8.2 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.71 and he has faced 207 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 19 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.188 and a FIP of 3.6. In his career, Rogers has surrendered 45 base knocks while he has accumulated 38 strikeouts in 49 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (-135)

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