Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 5/18/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers

Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-145) Texas (+125)

The Los Angeles Angels (24-14) are traveling to Globe Life Field on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Texas Rangers (15-19). The odds on this game have Los Angeles at -145 and Texas is coming in at +125. The total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers are Shohei Ohtani and Dane Dunning.

The Angels have tallied 60 doubles as a unit and have smacked 49 baseballs out of the stadium. Los Angeles is slugging .418 and have struck out 347 times, while drawing a walk on 131 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 5th in MLB. They have compiled 180 RBI's as well as 311 hits this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .246. They have a total of 186 runs scored while having a team OBP of .321.

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The Angels hold a team earned run average of 3.23 this year (4th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 289 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 110 batters and their FIP is 3.78 as a team on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.63 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.09. Angels pitchers have given up 34 long balls and 132 runs in total (7th in the league).

Angels pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 40 times as well as having 33 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 24 holds over the course of the season (9th in baseball). The Angels bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 68.8% and has come into the game in 41 save situations. They have recorded 11 saves on the season and have missed out on 5 out of their 16 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 61 runners so far this season and 37.7% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Angels have sent 118 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Angels have turned 74.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,039 innings, which has them sitting 1st in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated 1,013 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 344 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which has them ranked 16th in pro baseball, and they have turned 33 double plays.

Ohtani has thrown 216 frames and is sitting with 268 strikeouts in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.42 (82 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.130. He has surrendered 163 base hits (6.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 81 walks. Ohtani (16-7 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.40 and he has faced 890 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Texas has a total of 34 HRs on the season as well as 129 runs batted in. They have hit 36 two-baggers, while walking 98 times and scoring 138 runs. The Texas Rangers hold a team OBP of .282 and a team batting average of .216 on the year. The Rangers hold a team slugging percentage of .344 and they score 4.06 runs per outing (18th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 268 instances (26th in MLB) and have earned a total of 242 base knocks.

The Texas pitching staff have yielded 148 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.07 (136 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 38 homers and they surrender 4.43 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.276 and have a FIP of 4.14 as a unit this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.40 (300 strikeouts vs 125 free passes). They have a ranking of 11th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 259.

Sitting with 31 save situations, the Rangers have accumulated 20 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 11 save opportunities and they have walked away with 8 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 38 times in high leverage situations and also on 33 occasions with runners on base. Texas bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.0% out of 50 inherited runners. They are ranked 9th in MLB holding a save percentage of 72.7%, and they have dispatched 131 relievers to the hill this season.

In their 2,709 innings played, the Rangers have a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (15th in the majors). The Texas Rangers have gotten 27 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (23rd in MLB). The Rangers have recorded 310 assists, 23 errors and have accumulated 903 putouts over the course of the season.

In his pro baseball career, Dunning has allowed 185 base hits while he has earned 186 strikeouts in 189 innings pitched. Dunning (8-12 career mark) has earned a 4.33 earned run average while allowing 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 91 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.342 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.70 and he has gone up against 813 hitters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (+125)

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