Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 5/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Monday, May 6, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-159) Oakland (+135)

The Texas Rangers (18-16) are on their way to Oakland Coliseum on Monday where they will go up against the Oakland Athletics (17-17). The moneyline on this game has Texas at -159 while Oakland is at +135. The betting total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Andrew Heaney and Alex Wood.

Texas has a slugging % of .400 and have been called out on strikes 262 times, while being walked on 107 occasions. They have accounted for 154 RBI's and 292 hits on the year, and their batting average comes in at .253. The Rangers have compiled 54 doubles as a team and have hit 34 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 161 runs scored and have an OBP of .321. As a team, the Texas Rangers are notching 4.7 runs per game, which is 10th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.47 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19. Rangers pitchers have allowed 34 home runs and 138 total runs (15th in the league). Texas has allowed 239 base hits (7.2 per 9 innings) and 125 earned runs. The Rangers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.75 on the campaign (14th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 291 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 118 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.02 as a team so far this season.

The Rangers have sent 99 relievers to the hill on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 59 base runners on the year and 32.2% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 6 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 3 of their 9 chances to save the game. The Rangers bullpen have a save rate of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 30 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 21 holds so far this season (10th in baseball). Rangers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 36 times in addition to having 40 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rangers have turned 72.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,700 innings on the field, which ranks them 2nd in pro baseball. The Texas Rangers have accumulated 900 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 302 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which ranks 6th in pro baseball, and they have turned 25 double plays.

Heaney has taken the ball for 884 frames and has accounted for 937 punch outs in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.51 (443 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.262. He has given up 849 base knocks (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 267 walks. Heaney (46-52 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.44 while facing 3,761 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

The Athletics have a team SLG% of .383 and they earn 3.56 runs per game (26th in the league). They have recorded 42 doubles, while getting a free base 103 times and notching 121 runs. Oakland has a total of 44 HRs on the campaign to go along with 119 RBIs. They have been rung up on 321 instances (5th in the league) and have totaled 240 hits. The Oakland Athletics have accounted for a team OBP of .290 as well as a batting average of .217 for the year.

The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.252 in addition to having a FIP of 3.83 as a team so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.10 (271 strikeouts against 108 walks). They have a ranking of 18th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 270. They have conceded 28 homers and they surrender 4.02 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB). The Oakland pitching staff have conceded 135 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.75 (126 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 38 save situations, the Athletics have 24 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. Oakland has had relief pitchers enter the game in 14 save chances and they have earned 10 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 34 times in high leverage situations in addition to 29 occasions with runners on. Oakland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 16.7% of 36 inherited base runners. They rank 11th in MLB holding a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 103 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

The Oakland Athletics have turned 39 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (30th in MLB). The Athletics have accrued 307 assists, 26 errors and are sitting with 906 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 2,718 innings on the field, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (22nd in pro baseball).

In his career, Wood has given up 1,205 base knocks and he has 1,169 punch outs in 1,250 innings pitched. Wood (77-67 career mark) has a 3.80 ERA while allowing 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has given up 528 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.262 and a FIP of 3.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.14 and he has faced 5,268 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (-159)

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