Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 5/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers

Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-120) Texas (+100)

Globe Life Field is the site where the Texas Rangers (14-19) will attempt to beat the Los Angeles Angels (24-13) on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has Los Angeles at -120 while Texas is at +100. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Reid Detmers and Taylor Hearn.

The Angels have accrued 58 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 49 baseballs out of the stadium. Los Angeles is slugging .421 and have struck out 337 times, while drawing a walk on 129 occasions. As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 4.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball. They have 176 RBI's as well as 302 hits for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .246. They have tallied 182 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .321.

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The Angels are sitting with a team ERA of 3.17 this season (4th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 280 batters. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.62 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.08. Angels pitchers have allowed 33 long balls in addition to 125 runs (5th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 107 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.79 as a squad on the season.

Angels bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 39 times and also have had 32 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 24 holds on the season (8th in baseball). The Angels relief pitchers have a save percentage of 68.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 41 save situations. They have accumulated 11 saves on the season and have not converted 5 of their 16 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 58 runners for the year and 36.2% of them crossed home plate. The Angels have dispatched 115 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Los Angeles Angels have a tally of 989 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 339 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .986 which ranks 11th in professional baseball, and have a total of 33 double plays. The Angels have turned 74.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,967 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 1st in professional baseball.

Detmers (3-4 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.97 while he has gone up against 220 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has given up 44 hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) with 19 free passes. His earned run average is 5.23 (30 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.219. Detmers has pitched in 51 frames and has 39 strikeouts so far in his career.

Texas has tallied 33 home runs so far this year to go along with 122 runs batted in. They have tallied 35 doubles, while getting a free base 95 times and earning 131 runs. The Texas Rangers have accumulated an OBP of .281 in addition to a team batting average of .215 for the season. The Rangers hold a slugging % of .344 and they average 3.97 runs per contest (19th in the league). They have struck out on 259 occasions (26th in the league) and have totaled 234 base knocks.

The Texas pitching staff have conceded 144 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.07 (132 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 38 home runs and they concede 4.44 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball). The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.277 in addition to having a FIP of 4.23 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.36 (290 strikeouts against 123 free passes). They are sitting at 10th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 250.

With 28 save situations, the Rangers have 18 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Texas has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 10 save chances and they have earned 7 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 37 times in high leverage situations and on 32 occasions with runners on base. Texas relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.1% out of 48 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 16th in baseball with a save rate of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 128 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Texas Rangers have turned 26 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (23rd in MLB). The Rangers have accrued 300 assists, 23 errors and are sitting with 876 putouts this season. Out of their 2,628 innings played, the Rangers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (15th in MLB).

During his MLB career, Hearn has surrendered 141 base knocks while he has earned 144 strikeouts in 147 innings pitched. Hearn (8-9 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 4.88 earned run average and has given up 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 80 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.429 and having a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.06 and he has gone up against 643 batters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (+100)

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