Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 9/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Oakland Coliseum is where the Oakland Athletics (68-89) will try to beat the Texas Rangers (74-83) on Thursday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Kumar Rocker and J.T. Ginn.

Texas is slugging .377 and have been called out on strikes 1,239 times, while being walked on 471 occasions. They have accumulated 625 runs batted in in addition to 1,259 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average sits at .238. The Rangers have accounted for 213 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 166 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 654 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .305. As a team, the Texas Rangers are scoring 4.2 runs per contest, which ranks them 20th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.58 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.30. Rangers pitchers have conceded 196 long balls and also 724 runs (22nd in the league). Texas has given up 1,281 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 676 earned runs. The Rangers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.40 this year (25th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,333 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 517 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.35 as a unit over the course of the season.

Rangers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 171 times in addition to having 173 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 72 holds this season (25th in baseball). The Rangers relievers have recorded a save rate of 65.5% and has entered the game in 129 save situations. They have recorded 36 saves for the year and have missed out on 19 out of their 55 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 272 base runners on the year with 34.6% of those players ended up scoring. The Rangers have sent 467 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Texas Rangers have a total of 4,151 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,321 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which ranks 3rd in baseball, and have a total of 105 double plays. The Rangers have converted 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 12,453 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 13th in baseball.

Rocker has taken the ball for 7 innings and has accounted for 12 strikeouts in his career. His ERA is 2.57 (2 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.571. He has given up 5 base knocks (6.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 6 free passes. Rocker (0-1 career record) has a FIP of 2.53 and he has gone up against 34 batters in the majors.

The Oakland Athletics have recorded a team on-base percentage of .302 in addition to a team batting average of .233 on the campaign. They have struck out on 1,454 occasions (5th in baseball) and have recorded 1,227 base knocks. Oakland has tallied 193 long balls so far this season and 605 RBIs. The Athletics have a team slugging % of .395 and they earn 4.01 runs per contest (26th in MLB). They have hit 234 doubles, while getting a free base 480 times as well as racking up 629 runs.

The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.337 and have a FIP of 4.20 as a staff this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.90 (1,221 strikeouts against 512 free passes). They have a ranking of 25th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,350. They have conceded 162 home runs and they allow 4.79 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league). The Oakland pitching staff have yielded 742 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.37 (677 earned runs yielded).

With 156 save situations, the Athletics have 98 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. Oakland has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 55 save opportunities and they have recorded 34 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 174 times in high leverage situations and also on 166 occasions with runners on. Oakland relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 32.1% out of 240 inherited base runners. They rank 20th in the league with a save rate of 61.8%, and they have sent 515 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

In their 12,540 innings played, the Athletics have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (22nd in baseball). The Oakland Athletics have turned 141 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in baseball). The Athletics have racked up 1,323 assists, 84 errors and have a total of 4,180 putouts so far this season.

During his career, Ginn has surrendered 31 base hits while he has totaled 27 K's in 28 innings pitched. Ginn (0-1 career record) is the owner of a 4.47 ERA while conceding 9.9 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 14 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.348 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.86 and he has gone up against 120 batters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland

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