Texas Rangers vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 5/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Philadelphia Phillies (34-14) welcome the Texas Rangers (24-24) at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday. The men taking the mound will be Jon Gray and Ranger Suarez.

As a team, the Texas Rangers are scoring 4.6 runs per contest, which is 12th in the league. They have a total of 220 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .317. The Rangers have accounted for 66 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 50 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 210 runs batted in in addition to 406 hits on the year, while their batting average comes in at .247. Texas has a slugging % of .388 and have struck out 370 times, while being walked on 158 occasions.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.27 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 48 home runs and also 214 total runs (20th in MLB). Texas has conceded 362 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and 195 earned runs. The Rangers have compiled a team earned run average of 4.11 this year (18th in the league), and their staff has rung up 409 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 180 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.12 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Rangers relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 56.3% and has come into the game in 41 save situations. The relievers have inherited 89 runners on the season and 41.6% of those runners ended up scoring. Rangers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 56 times as well as having 60 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 142 relievers to the mound on the season. The bullpen have a total of 23 holds over the course of the season (21st in baseball). They have accumulated 9 saves so far this year and have blown 7 of their 16 chances to get a save.

The Texas Rangers have accounted for 1,281 putouts this season, in addition to 423 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which ranks 11th in MLB, and they have turned 36 double plays. The Rangers have converted 71.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,843 innings, which ranks them 5th in MLB.

Gray has taken the ball for 1,166 innings and has accounted for 1,177 K's in his pro baseball career. Gray (71-65 career record) has a FIP of 3.91 while facing 4,949 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.35 (563 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.302. He has given up 1,131 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 387 free passes.

Philadelphia has recorded 54 HRs this year to go along with 243 RBIs. They have put up 70 two-baggers, while walking 186 times and putting up 256 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies have accumulated an on-base percentage of .336 as well as a team batting average of .258 this year. The Phillies have a team slugging percentage of .413 and they are earning 5.33 runs per contest (1st in MLB). They have been rung up on 403 occasions (14th in the league) and have earned 419 base hits.

The Phillies have a team WHIP of 1.143 in addition to having a FIP of 3.29 as a unit for the year. They are currently ranked 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 360. The Philadelphia pitching staff have yielded 176 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.17 (153 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.20 (445 strikeouts against 136 walks). They have conceded 38 long balls and they concede 3.65 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

With 46 save situations, the Phillies have earned 25 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. Philadelphia has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 21 save opportunities and they have recorded 14 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 59 times in high leverage situations and also on 32 occasions with base runners. Philadelphia relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 45.2% out of their 42 inherited runners. They sit at 12th in baseball holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 143 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the season.

In their 3,906 innings played, the Phillies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (13th in pro baseball). The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 34 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (18th in the majors). The Phillies have accrued 439 assists, 29 errors and have earned 1,302 putouts over the course of the season.

Thus far in his career, Suarez has surrendered 469 hits while accumulating 467 punch outs in 513 innings pitched. Suarez (37-21 career mark) has earned a 3.18 ERA while allowing 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 181 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.248 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.73 and he has faced 2,139 batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas

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