Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 5/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Oakland Coliseum is the location where the Oakland Athletics (17-18) will try to beat the Texas Rangers (19-16) on Tuesday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Jack Leiter and Ross Stripling.

As a squad, the Texas Rangers are knocking in 4.7 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 10th in MLB. They have accumulated 164 runs while holding a team OBP of .320. The Rangers have recorded 55 doubles as a team and have smacked 35 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 157 RBI's and 300 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is .252. Texas has a slugging percentage of .398 and have been called out on strikes 274 times, while drawing a walk on 109 occasions.

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The Rangers have compiled a team ERA of 3.69 this season (11th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 301 hitters. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 34 home runs and also 140 total runs (12th in MLB). They have walked 120 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.96 as a team so far this year. Texas has surrendered 246 base hits (7.1 per 9 innings) and also 127 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.51 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.18.

Rangers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 37 times as well as having 41 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 21 holds over the course of the season (12th in MLB). The Rangers relievers have earned a save rate of 70.0% and has come into the game in 31 save situations. They have tallied 7 saves so far this year and have blown 3 of 10 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 59 base runners this year with 32.2% of those players crossed the plate. The Rangers have dispatched 101 relievers to the hill this year.

The Rangers have converted 72.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 2,790 innings, ranking them 2nd in pro baseball. The Texas Rangers have 930 putouts this season, in addition to 308 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which is 5th in baseball, and have 25 double plays.

Leiter has taken the hill for 3 frames and has totaled 3 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 17.18 (7 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 3.000. He has allowed 8 base hits (19.6 hits per nine innings) and has 3 free passes. Leiter (0-0 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.98 and he has faced 22 batters during his time in the major leagues.

Oakland has accounted for 44 home runs for the year as well as 122 runs batted in. They have hit 43 doubles, while getting a free base 108 times and putting up 124 runs. The Oakland Athletics hold an OBP of .290 as well as a team batting average of .215 so far this year. The Athletics have a team slugging percentage of .377 and they are recording 3.54 runs per outing (28th in the league). They have struck out on 328 occasions (5th in the league) and have earned a total of 245 base hits.

The Oakland pitching staff have given up 147 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.99 (138 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 29 homers and they give up 4.25 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.277 with a FIP of 3.87 as a staff this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (279 strikeouts against 113 bases on balls). They rank 20th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 284.

Oakland has called on relievers to take the mound in 14 save opportunities and they have earned 10 saves. They sit at 9th in MLB with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 106 relievers to the hill on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 34 times in high leverage situations in addition to 30 occasions with base runners. Oakland relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 18.9% out of their 37 inherited runners. With 38 save situations, the Athletics have 24 holds and 4 blown saves.

In their 2,799 innings on the field, the Athletics hold a efficiency on defense of 68.8% (25th in baseball). The Oakland Athletics have turned 40 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (28th in pro baseball). The Athletics have racked up 320 assists, 26 errors and have a tally of 933 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his career, Stripling has allowed 794 hits while totaling 719 punch outs in 801 frames. Stripling (39-48 career record) has a 3.98 earned run average while allowing 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 354 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.219 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.93 and he has gone up against 3,335 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas

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