Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 4/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+120) Tampa Bay (-142)

Tropicana Field is the location where the Tampa Bay Rays (2-2) will attempt to beat the Texas Rangers (2-1) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Texas at +120 and Tampa Bay is coming in at -142. The betting total comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Andrew Heaney and Zach Eflin.

The Rangers have hit 6 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 5 balls out of the park. Texas has a slugging % of .523 and have been called out on strikes 29 times, while taking a walk on 14 occasions. As a team, the Texas Rangers are putting up 6.7 runs per outing, which puts them at 8th in the league. They have tallied 20 RBI's as well as 32 hits for the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .294. They have racked up 20 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .368.

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The Rangers hold a team earned run average of 4.18 so far this year (14th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 22 batters. Rangers pitchers have relinquished 2 home runs in addition to 14 runs in total (15th in the league). They have walked 16 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.92 as a team on the campaign. Texas has allowed 23 base hits (7.4 per 9 innings) and 13 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.38 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.39.

Rangers relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 3 times as well as having 7 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 3 holds so far this year (10th in the league). The Rangers relievers have compiled a save rate of 0.0% and has entered the game in 3 save situations. They have 0 saves this year. The relievers have inherited 5 runners this season and 60.0% of those players crossed the plate. The Rangers have dispatched 12 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Rangers have turned 71.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 252 innings on the field, which has them ranked 7th in professional baseball. The Texas Rangers have amassed 84 putouts thus far, as well as 31 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .983 which is 15th in professional baseball, and they have turned 5 double plays.

Heaney has thrown 854 innings and is sitting with 911 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.49 (426 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.268. He has allowed 825 base hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 258 walks. Heaney (46-48 career record) holds a FIP of 4.43 while he has faced 3,636 opposing batters in the majors.

Tampa Bay has a total of 5 long balls over the course of the season as well as 17 RBIs. They have put up 5 doubles, while taking a walk 11 times as well as scoring 17 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have accounted for an on-base percentage of .310 and a team batting average of .246 for the season. The Rays have a slugging percentage of .400 and they are recording 4.25 runs per game (18th in MLB). They have been rung up on 30 occasions (15th in the league) and have a total of 32 base hits.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 20 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.75 (19 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 6 long balls and they allow 5.00 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.333 in addition to having a FIP of 5.64 as a staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.30 (33 strikeouts against 19 walks). They are currently ranked 15th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 29.

Tampa Bay relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 0.0% of 4 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 1 times in high leverage situations in addition to 2 occasions with runners on. With 3 save situations, the Rays have tallied 3 holds in addition to 0 blown saves. They rank 28th in the league with a save rate of 0.0%, and they have sent 12 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 0 save chances.

Out of their 324 innings on the diamond, the Rays are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 73.8% (3rd in professional baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 6 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in pro baseball). The Rays have accrued 30 assists, 2 errors and have accumulated 108 putouts so far this year.

So far in his career, Eflin has allowed 858 base hits and he has 743 K's in 842 innings pitched. He has surrendered 404 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.238 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.02 and he has faced 3,533 batters in his MLB career. Eflin (52-54 career record) is the owner of a 4.31 earned run average while allowing 9.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (+120)

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