Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/27/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers

Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-110) Texas (-110)

The Texas Rangers (6-10) will play the Houston Astros (7-9) at Globe Life Field on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Astros at -110 and the Rangers are sitting at -110. The total is 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Cristian Javier and Glenn Otto.

As a team, the Houston Astros are putting up 3.5 runs per outing, which puts them at 23rd in the league. They have a total of 56 runs and have an OBP of .285. The Astros have hit 24 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 18 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 54 runs batted in and 112 base knocks for the season, and their batting average sits at .211. Houston is slugging .361 and have been called out on strikes 130 times, while taking a walk on 53 occasions.

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The Astros have a team ERA of 3.76 on the season (18th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 129 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 54 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.81 as a squad this season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.39 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.28. Astros pitchers have surrendered 13 home runs in addition to 68 runs (20th in the league).

Astros bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 17 times and also have had 22 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 8 holds on the year (19th in the league). The Astros relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 60.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 13 save situations. They have recorded 3 saves for the year and have missed out on 2 of 5 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 25 runners this year and 36.0% of those runners crossed the plate. The Astros have dispatched 61 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

The Houston Astros have amassed 424 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 129 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which is 12th in pro baseball, and they have turned 13 double plays. The Astros have converted 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,272 innings, which has them sitting 19th in baseball.

Javier (9-3 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.44 and he has faced 669 batters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 108 base hits (5.9 hits per nine innings) and has 72 free passes. His ERA is 3.35 (61 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.098. Javier has thrown 164 frames and has earned 196 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Texas Rangers have accounted for an on-base percentage of .300 and a team batting average of .234 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 120 occasions (28th in baseball) and have 128 hits. Texas has hit 13 home runs so far this year and 72 runs batted in. The Rangers hold a team SLG% of .347 and they are scoring 4.81 runs per contest (6th in MLB). They have tallied 23 two-baggers, while getting a free base 50 times and racking up 77 runs.

The Texas pitching staff have surrendered 80 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.89 (76 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 25 homers and they relinquish 5.14 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball). The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.429 and have a FIP of 4.90 as a squad this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.28 (148 strikeouts against 65 walks). They rank 27th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 135.

Texas has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 4 save chances and they have earned 1 save. They sit at 30th in MLB holding a save percentage of 25.0%, and they have dispatched 71 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 15 times in high leverage situations and on 17 occasions with base runners. Texas relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 33.3% out of 24 inherited runners. Sitting with 11 save situations, the Rangers have recorded 7 holds and 3 blown saves.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 14 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (21st in professional baseball). The Rangers have recorded 149 assists, 10 errors and have accumulated 420 putouts for the year. In 1,260 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.3% (25th in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Otto has given up 34 hits while he has earned 33 punch outs in 28 frames. Otto (1-3 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 7.94 ERA while allowing 10.8 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 25 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.518 and a FIP of 2.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.67 and he has gone up against 129 hitters in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston (-110)

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