Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Prediction, 5/20/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros

Date: Friday, May 20, 2022

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+140) Houston (-160)

Minute Maid Park is the site where the Houston Astros (24-14) will attempt to beat the Texas Rangers (17-19) on Friday. The odds on this game have Texas at +140 while Houston is at -160. The total is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Martin Perez and Cristian Javier.

Texas is slugging .359 and have been called out on strikes 290 times, while drawing a walk on 108 occasions. They have accumulated 142 RBI's in addition to 265 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average is at .222. The Rangers have hit 40 doubles as a unit and have hit 39 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 154 runs while having a team OBP of .290. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are notching 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 13th in baseball.

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The Rangers have compiled a team ERA of 4.11 so far this season (24th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 323 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 134 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.26 as a team this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.41 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.29. Rangers pitchers have relinquished 44 home runs and also 158 runs (21st in MLB).

The Rangers have dispatched 139 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 51 base runners on the season and 25.5% of them crossed home plate. They have recorded 8 saves for the season and have blown 4 out of their 12 save opportunities. The Rangers relievers have a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 33 save situations. The relievers have notched 21 holds so far this year (16th in baseball). Rangers pitchers have entered the game with runners on 35 times in addition to having 44 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rangers have turned 70.5% of balls in play into outs in their 2,880 innings, ranking them 16th in pro baseball. The Texas Rangers have earned a total of 960 putouts thus far, as well as 331 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which has them sitting 23rd in pro baseball, and have accumulated 28 double plays.

Perez has taken the hill for 1,143 innings and has accounted for 773 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.61 (586 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.464. He has allowed 1,261 base knocks (9.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 412 walks. Perez (65-71 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.46 while he has faced 4,982 batters during his time in the majors.

The Houston Astros have earned a team OBP of .307 in addition to a batting average of .229 this season. They have been rung up on 307 occasions (19th in the league) and have earned a total of 290 hits. Houston has compiled 56 home runs for the year to go along with 164 runs batted in. The Astros hold a team SLG% of .417 and they average 4.42 runs per contest (11th in baseball). They have 62 doubles, while walking 136 times as well as scoring 168 runs.

The Astros have a WHIP of 1.134 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.60 as a pitching staff so far this season. They come in at 8th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 273. The Houston pitching staff have given up 126 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.02 (112 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.80 (297 strikeouts against 106 free passes). They have surrendered 30 homers and they relinquish 3.39 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

Houston has called on relievers to enter the contest in 11 save chances and they have converted 8 saves. They are currently ranked 10th in the league holding a save percentage of 72.7%, and they have dispatched 120 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 34 times in high leverage situations and on 24 occasions with base runners. Houston relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.6% out of 35 inherited runners. With 31 save situations, the Astros have accrued 20 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

Out of their 3,009 innings on the diamond, the Astros have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.4% (5th in professional baseball). The Houston Astros have gotten 32 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (6th in MLB). The Astros have recorded 310 assists, 15 errors and have notched a total of 1,003 putouts so far this season.

Javier (11-4 career mark) is the owner of a 3.48 ERA and has given up 6.1 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and he has faced 741 batters so far in his career. He has surrendered a total of 70 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.116 and a FIP of 4.4. So far in his MLB career, Javier has allowed 122 base hits while accumulating 214 strikeouts in 181 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (+140)

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