Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees Prediction, 8/11/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees

Date: Sunday, August 11, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

The New York Yankees (68-48) will try to defeat the Texas Rangers (54-61) at Yankee Stadium on Sunday. The men taking the mound will be Andrew Heaney and Marcus Stroman.

As a team, the Texas Rangers are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 18th in baseball. They have racked up 485 runs and have an on-base percentage of .306. The Rangers have tallied 151 two-baggers as a team and have hit 125 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 466 RBI's and 915 hits this year, and their team batting average sits at .237. Texas has a slugging rate of .380 and have been called out on strikes 886 times, while taking a walk on 359 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.46 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 140 home runs in addition to 508 total runs (18th in the league). Texas has given up 910 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 475 earned runs. The Rangers have compiled a team earned run average of 4.22 over the course of the season (21st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 959 batters. They have walked 390 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.38 as a squad for the year.

The Rangers relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 64.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 92 save situations. The relievers have inherited 210 base runners so far this year and 31.4% of them crossed home plate. Rangers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 127 times in addition to having 120 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 336 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The bullpen have racked up 53 holds on the season (25th in MLB). They have earned 24 saves on the campaign and have blown 13 out of their 37 save opportunities.

The Rangers have turned 71.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,111 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 3rd in the majors. The Texas Rangers are sitting with 3,037 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,006 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which has them ranked 2nd in baseball, and they have turned 81 double plays.

Heaney (50-59 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.37 and he has gone up against 4,130 hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 934 base knocks (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 290 walks. His ERA is 4.43 (477 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.264. Heaney has taken the hill for 969 frames and has totaled 1,022 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Yankees hold a team slugging percentage of .438 and they tally 5.12 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They have tallied 179 two-baggers, while taking a walk 473 times and scoring 594 runs. New York has accumulated 173 long balls this season as well as 573 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 927 occasions (21st in the league) and have a total of 984 base knocks. The New York Yankees have an on-base percentage of .334 and a batting average of .252 for the year.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.239 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.23 as a team this year. They have a ranking of 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 905. The New York pitching staff have conceded 481 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.77 (435 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.90 (1,024 strikeouts vs 381 free passes). They have given up 136 long balls and they surrender 4.17 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 35.3% out of their 207 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 104 times in high leverage situations and also on 134 occasions with runners on. With 104 save situations, the Yankees have compiled 56 holds and 16 blown saves. They are ranked 12th in the league with a save rate of 65.2%, and they have dispatched 369 relievers onto the field on the campaign. New York has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 46 save chances and they have tallied 30 saves.

In 9,345 innings played, the Yankees have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.8% (5th in the majors). The New York Yankees have gotten 81 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in professional baseball). The Yankees have racked up 926 assists, 64 errors and have accounted for 3,115 putouts this season.

Stroman (84-82 record in his career) has a 3.69 ERA and has conceded 8.7 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.77 and he has gone up against 5,926 batters during his pro baseball career. He has conceded 582 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.266 and having a FIP of 3.6. During his MLB career, Stroman has conceded 1,371 hits while he has accumulated 1,177 punch outs in 1,419 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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