Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+110) Los Angeles (-130)

The Texas Rangers (18-22) are hitting the road to Angel Stadium on Tuesday where they will play the Los Angeles Angels (26-17). The moneyline on this matchup has the Rangers at +110 and the Angels are priced at -130. The total has been set at 8. The pitchers expected to start will be Dane Dunning and Noah Syndergaard.

As a unit, the Texas Rangers are earning 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 19th in baseball. They are sitting with 161 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .287. The Rangers have compiled 44 doubles as a squad and have smacked 41 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 148 runs batted in as well as 295 hits so far this year, while their team batting average sits at .222. Texas is slugging .353 and have struck out 337 times, while drawing a walk on 114 occasions.

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Rangers pitchers have conceded 45 home runs and also 170 total runs (17th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 148 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.20 as a team so far this year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.32 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.30. The Rangers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.03 this season (23rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 344 hitters.

The Rangers bullpen have a save rate of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 33 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 55 base runners on the campaign with 30.9% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Rangers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 37 times as well as having 44 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 147 relievers to the mound on the season. The bullpen have accumulated 21 holds on the year (19th in MLB). They have accumulated 8 saves on the year and have blown 4 out of their 12 save chances.

The Texas Rangers have 1,059 putouts thus far, in addition to 373 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which puts them in 22nd in the majors, and have earned 33 double plays. The Rangers have turned 70.3% of balls in play into outs out of 3,177 innings on the field, which ranks them 16th in pro baseball.

Dunning has taken the mound for 195 innings and is sitting with 192 strikeouts in his MLB career. Dunning (8-12 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.92 and he has faced 836 batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.28 (93 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.331. He has given up 188 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 72 walks.

The Los Angeles Angels have recorded a team OBP of .321 and a batting average of .247 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 395 instances (2nd in MLB) and have accounted for 353 hits. Los Angeles has accounted for 59 long balls on the campaign and 200 runs batted in. The Angels hold a team SLG% of .423 and they earn 4.81 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have notched 66 doubles, while taking a walk 149 times and scoring 207 runs.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 156 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.38 (143 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 41 home runs and they relinquish 3.68 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Angels are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.112 with a FIP of 3.82 as a unit for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.71 (341 strikeouts vs 126 walks). They are sitting at 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 298.

Sitting with 48 save situations, the Angels have 28 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 19 save opportunities and they have earned 13 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 42 times in high leverage situations and on 47 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 36.5% out of their 74 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 17th in baseball with a save percentage of 68.4%, and they have dispatched 135 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 37 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (16th in pro baseball). The Angels have recorded 385 assists, 24 errors and are sitting with 1,145 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 3,435 innings played, the Angels are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 73.6% (1st in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Syndergaard has allowed 697 base knocks while he has earned 799 K's in 748 frames. He has allowed 277 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.164 and a FIP of 3.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.59 and he has gone up against 3,077 hitters thus far in his career. Syndergaard (50-33 record in his career) has earned a 3.33 ERA and has surrendered 8.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-130)

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