Texas Rangers vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 5/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Thursday, May 23, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+120) Philadelphia (-144)

Citizens Bank Park is where the Philadelphia Phillies (35-14) will attempt to beat the Texas Rangers (24-25) on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Rangers at +120 and the Phillies are at -144. The total comes in at 9.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Andrew Heaney and Zack Wheeler.

As a unit, the Texas Rangers are scoring 4.6 runs per contest, which ranks them 12th in MLB. They have a total of 220 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .317. The Rangers have accrued 66 doubles as a squad and have hit 50 balls out of the park. They have earned 210 runs batted in and 406 base knocks this year, and their batting average is at .247. Texas owns a slugging percentage of .388 and have been called out on strikes 370 times, while being walked on 158 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.27 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Rangers pitchers have conceded 48 home runs and 214 runs (18th in baseball). Texas has surrendered 362 hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and also 195 earned runs. The Rangers hold a team ERA of 4.11 over the course of the season (18th in the league), and their staff has rung up 409 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 180 opposing players and their FIP is 4.12 as a team so far this season.

Rangers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 56 times and also have had 60 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 23 holds so far this year (24th in the league). The Rangers relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 56.3% and has come into the game in 41 save situations. They have recorded 9 saves on the campaign and have blown 7 of 16 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 89 base runners over the course of the season with 41.6% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Rangers have dispatched 142 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Texas Rangers have earned a total of 1,281 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 423 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which has them sitting 11th in professional baseball, and have 36 double plays. The Rangers have converted 71.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,843 innings on the field, ranking them 5th in the majors.

Heaney (46-53 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.41 while he has faced 3,828 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 869 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 269 free passes. His ERA is 4.48 (448 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.266. Heaney has pitched in 899 frames and has earned 955 punch outs during his career.

Philadelphia has accumulated 54 HRs for the season and 243 runs batted in. They have recorded 70 two-baggers, while taking a walk 186 times and racking up 256 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .337 as well as a team batting average of .258 on the year. The Phillies have a SLG% of .414 and they average 5.33 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have struck out on 403 instances (15th in the league) and have accounted for 420 hits.

The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.143 and have a FIP of 3.29 as a staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.20 (445 strikeouts against 136 bases on balls). They rank 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 360. They have surrendered 38 HR's and they allow 3.65 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Philadelphia pitching staff have yielded 176 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.17 (153 earned runs conceded).

With 46 save situations, the Phillies have recorded 25 holds and also 7 blown saves. Philadelphia has had relievers take the mound in 21 save chances and they have tallied 14 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 59 times in high leverage situations and on 32 occasions with runners on. Philadelphia relievers have an inherited score percentage of 45.2% of 42 inherited runners. They rank 13th in the league holding a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 143 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 34 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (18th in MLB). The Phillies have accrued 439 assists, 29 errors and have a tally of 1,302 putouts this year. In 3,906 innings played, the Phillies have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (16th in professional baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Wheeler has allowed 1,269 base knocks while he has totaled 1,472 strikeouts in 1,439 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 545 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.176 and having a FIP of 3.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.47 and he has faced 5,958 opposing batters during his MLB career. Wheeler (92-66 career mark) has earned a 3.41 earned run average while allowing 7.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (+120)

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