Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 9/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Texas Rangers (74-82) are headed to Oakland Coliseum on Tuesday where they will compete against the Oakland Athletics (67-89). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Nathan Eovaldi and Mitch Spence.

The Rangers have tallied 211 doubles as a team and have smacked 164 balls out of the park. Texas is slugging .376 and have struck out 1,231 times, while being walked on 469 occasions. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which is 21st in the league. They have accrued 621 runs batted in in addition to 1,249 hits so far this season, while their batting average is sitting at .237. They have earned 650 runs while holding a team OBP of .305.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.58 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30. Rangers pitchers have conceded 196 long balls and also 719 runs in total (22nd in the league). Texas has allowed 1,275 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 672 earned runs. The Rangers have a team ERA of 4.40 so far this season (25th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,324 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 513 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.37 as a unit this year.

Rangers pitchers have come into the game with runners on 171 times in addition to having 171 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 72 holds so far this year (25th in the league). The Rangers relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 65.5% and has entered the game in 129 save situations. They have compiled 36 saves this year and have blown 19 out of their 55 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 272 base runners this year with 34.6% of those players crossed the plate. The Rangers have sent 465 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Rangers have converted 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,378 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 13th in MLB. The Texas Rangers have earned a total of 4,126 putouts this year, as well as 1,313 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which has them sitting 3rd in pro baseball, and have accumulated 105 double plays.

Eovaldi has taken the mound for 1,557 frames and has racked up 1,346 K's during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.09 (708 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.287. He has conceded 1,563 base hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) with 441 walks. Eovaldi (90-81 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.03 and he has faced 6,573 hitters during his time in the majors.

Oakland has tallied 193 home runs on the campaign and 600 runs batted in. They have put up 230 doubles, while getting a free base 476 times and scoring 624 runs. The Oakland Athletics have recorded an on-base percentage of .302 in addition to a batting average of .234 for the season. The Athletics hold a team slugging percentage of .395 and they tally 4.00 runs per outing (26th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,445 instances (5th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,221 base hits.

The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.337 in addition to having a FIP of 4.20 as a squad this season. They come in at 25th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,340. The Oakland pitching staff have yielded 738 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.38 (673 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.90 (1,213 strikeouts vs 510 walks). They have conceded 160 home runs and they allow 4.80 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB).

Oakland relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 32.5% out of 237 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 170 times in high leverage situations in addition to 165 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 154 save situations, the Athletics have recorded 97 holds in addition to 20 blown saves. They rank 16th in baseball holding a save rate of 63.0%, and they have dispatched 510 relievers onto the field over the course of the season. Oakland has called on relievers to take the mound in 54 save chances and they have come away with 34 saves.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 140 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in MLB). The Athletics have recorded 1,312 assists, 84 errors and have accounted for 4,153 putouts for the season. Out of their 12,459 innings played, the Athletics are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (22nd in professional baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Spence has conceded 151 base hits while he has earned 119 strikeouts in 142 innings. He has conceded a total of 68 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.358 and a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.83 and he has faced 606 hitters thus far in his career. Spence (8-9 career record) has a 4.31 earned run average and has surrendered 9.6 hits per nine innings.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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