Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/25/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers

Date: Monday, April 25, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Houston Astros (6-8) are en route to Globe Life Field on Monday where they will meet the Texas Rangers (5-9).

The Astros have accumulated 18 doubles as a unit and have knocked 14 balls out of the park. Houston has a slugging % of .346 and have been rung up 101 times, while taking a walk on 44 occasions. As a team, the Houston Astros are notching 3.4 runs per game, which has them at 23rd in baseball. They have tallied 43 runs batted in and 85 hits on the year, and their batting average sits at .200. They have 44 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .279.

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The Astros have a team earned run average of 3.55 this season (15th in MLB), and they have struck out 108 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 46 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.64 as a team over the course of the season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.35 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26. Astros pitchers have given up 9 long balls and also 52 runs in total (14th in MLB).

The Astros have sent 48 relievers to the hill on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 17 runners for the season with 35.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 3 saves on the campaign and have blown 1 out of their 4 save opportunities. The Astros relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 75.0% and stepped onto the hill in 12 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 8 holds over the course of the season (13th in the league). Astros pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 12 times in addition to having 15 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Houston Astros have a tally of 316 putouts thus far, in addition to 95 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them sitting 10th in baseball, and have earned 10 double plays. The Astros have turned 69.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 948 innings on the field, which ranks them 19th in pro baseball.

Valdez has taken the ball for 327 frames and has earned 315 K's in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.77 (137 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.324. He has given up 281 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has 152 walks. Valdez (25-18 career record) has a FIP of 4.03 and he has gone up against 1,405 hitters in the major leagues.

The Rangers hold a slugging percentage of .368 and they tally 5.31 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have tallied 19 doubles, while getting a free base 44 times as well as scoring 69 runs. Texas has compiled 13 long balls on the year to go along with 64 RBIs. They have been rung up on 98 instances (26th in the league) and have earned 108 hits. The Texas Rangers hold an OBP of .308 and a batting average of .239 over the course of the season.

The Texas pitching staff have given up 76 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 5.68 (72 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 23 dingers and they surrender 6.00 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB). The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.509 in addition to having a FIP of 5.23 as a unit so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.26 (122 strikeouts against 54 walks). They come in at 27th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 118.

Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 3 save chances and they have come away with 0 saves. They rank 30th in baseball holding a save percentage of 0.0%, and they have sent 59 relievers to the mound this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 10 times in high leverage situations and on 15 occasions with runners on base. Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 35.0% out of their 20 inherited base runners. With 8 save situations, the Rangers have accumulated 5 holds and 3 blown saves.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 13 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .975 (28th in the majors). The Rangers have 118 assists, 11 errors and have earned 315 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 945 innings on the field, the Rangers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 64.7% (30th in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Dunning has given up 168 base hits and he has 163 punch outs in 164 innings pitched. Dunning (7-11 career record) is the owner of a 4.49 earned run average and has allowed 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 82 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.406 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.59 and he has gone up against 714 opposing batters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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