Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros Prediction, 5/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Houston Astros

Date: Sunday, May 22, 2022

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+150) Houston (-170)

The Houston Astros (25-15) will try to beat the Texas Rangers (18-20) at Minute Maid Park on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has the Rangers at +150 while the Astros are at -170. The total has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Taylor Hearn and Jose Urquidy.

As a team, the Texas Rangers are compiling 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 15th in the league. They have accumulated 158 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .287. The Rangers have tallied 42 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 40 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 145 RBI's as well as 276 hits on the year, while their team batting average sits at .220. Texas has a slugging % of .354 and have been rung up 314 times, while drawing a walk on 113 occasions.

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The Rangers hold a team ERA of 4.03 so far this season (24th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 334 batters. They have walked 141 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.20 as a squad over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.37 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.30. Rangers pitchers have conceded 44 home runs in addition to 163 total runs (20th in the league).

The Rangers have sent 141 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relievers have inherited 54 runners this year and 29.6% of those players ended up scoring. They have tallied 8 saves this season and have blown 4 of their 12 save opportunities. The Rangers bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 33 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 21 holds for the season (18th in MLB). Rangers pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 36 times in addition to having 44 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Texas Rangers have a total of 1,011 putouts on the year, as well as 353 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which has them ranked 23rd in professional baseball, and have accumulated 32 double plays. The Rangers have converted 70.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,033 innings on the diamond, ranking them 16th in the majors.

Hearn has pitched in 151 innings and has accumulated 146 strikeouts during his career. Hearn (8-9 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.85 and he has gone up against 663 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.93 (83 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.444. He has given up 146 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 73 walks.

The Astros hold a team SLG% of .414 and they score 4.33 runs per contest (12th in MLB). They have 65 doubles, while taking a walk 143 times and scoring 173 runs. Houston has tallied 56 home runs on the campaign as well as 169 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 318 instances (17th in MLB) and have a total of 308 base hits. The Houston Astros have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .310 as well as a team batting average of .232 this season.

The Houston pitching staff have relinquished 130 runs this season while having a team ERA of 2.91 (114 earned runs allowed). They have given up 31 homers and they allow 3.32 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Astros have a team WHIP of 1.122 with a FIP of 3.52 as a unit over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.89 (321 strikeouts against 111 walks). They sit at 6th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 284.

Houston has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 11 save opportunities and they have tallied 8 saves. They are ranked 8th in the league with a save rate of 72.7%, and they have sent 126 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 35 times in high leverage situations and on 26 occasions with base runners. Houston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 27.0% out of 37 inherited base runners. With 32 save situations, the Astros have earned 21 holds and also 3 blown saves.

In 3,171 innings on the field, the Astros have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.4% (5th in pro baseball). The Houston Astros have gotten 33 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (4th in the majors). The Astros have racked up 324 assists, 16 errors and have a tally of 1,057 putouts over the course of the season.

Urquidy (14-6 career mark) holds a 3.75 earned run average while conceding 8.2 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.39 and he has faced 854 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 88 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.093 and a FIP of 4.2. So far in his MLB career, Urquidy has given up 193 base hits while he has totaled 167 K's in 211 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (+150)

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