Atlanta Braves vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/29/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Texas Rangers

Date: Friday, April 29, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Texas Rangers (6-12) will try to beat the Atlanta Braves (8-11) at Globe Life Field on Friday. The expected starting pitchers are Ian Anderson and Spencer Howard.

Atlanta has a slugging rate of .397 and have struck out 169 times, while being walked on 62 occasions. They have earned 69 runs batted in and 142 hits so far this season, while their batting average is .229. The Braves have tallied 39 doubles as a squad and have smacked 21 balls out of the park. They have tallied 74 runs while holding a team OBP of .305. As a team, the Atlanta Braves are compiling 3.9 runs per contest, which has them at 16th in MLB.

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The Braves have an earned run average of 4.39 so far this year (24th in the league), and their staff has struck out 184 batters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.63 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.30. Braves pitchers have given up 16 home runs and 89 runs in total (25th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 70 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.55 as a team so far this year.

The Braves relief pitchers have a save percentage of 77.8% and has entered the game in 17 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 30 base runners on the year and 36.7% of those runners ended up scoring. Braves bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 22 times in addition to having 14 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have sent 64 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have racked up 8 holds so far this year (21st in baseball). They have accumulated 7 saves on the campaign and have blown 2 of 9 chances to get a save.

The Atlanta Braves have a total of 504 putouts for the season, in addition to 153 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them sitting 12th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 11 double plays. The Braves have transformed 69.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,512 innings on the field, which ranks them 24th in the majors.

Anderson has thrown 174 innings and has accumulated 177 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Anderson (13-8 career mark) has a FIP of 3.91 and he has gone up against 733 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.41 (66 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.224. He has surrendered 137 base knocks (7.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 76 free passes.

The Texas Rangers have accounted for an on-base percentage of .295 and a batting average of .226 so far this year. They have struck out on 135 occasions (28th in baseball) and have totaled 138 hits. Texas has accounted for 15 home runs on the season to go along with 76 RBIs. The Rangers hold a slugging percentage of .341 and they are scoring 4.50 runs per game (9th in MLB). They have put up 25 doubles, while walking 56 times as well as notching 81 runs.

The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.399 in addition to having a FIP of 4.79 as a pitching staff on the year. They rank 25th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 148. The Texas pitching staff have given up 89 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.84 (85 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.27 (166 strikeouts against 73 bases on balls). They have allowed 27 home runs and they concede 5.07 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league).

Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 4 save chances and they have converted 1 save. They are currently ranked 30th in MLB with a save percentage of 25.0%, and they have sent 77 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 16 times in high leverage situations and on 18 occasions with base runners. Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 36.0% out of 25 inherited base runners. With 11 save situations, the Rangers have earned 7 holds and also 3 blown saves.

The Texas Rangers have turned 15 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (19th in the majors). The Rangers have 167 assists, 11 errors and have earned a total of 474 putouts for the season. In their 1,422 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (22nd in professional baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Howard has surrendered 91 base hits while accumulating 84 strikeouts in 79 innings pitched. Howard (1-8 win-loss record in his career) has a 7.41 earned run average while giving up 10.4 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 65 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.620 and a FIP of 5.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.27 and he has faced 365 opposing batters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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