Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/25/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Wednesday, May 25, 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 traveling to Angel Stadium on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Los Angeles Angels (26-17). The moneyline on this game has the Rangers at +110 and the Angels open at -130. The total is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Glenn Otto and Reid Detmers.

The Rangers have hit 44 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 41 baseballs out of the park. Texas is slugging .353 and have struck out 337 times, while being walked on 114 occasions. As a team, the Texas Rangers are notching 4.0 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 19th in the league. They have accounted for 148 runs batted in and 295 hits so far this season, and their team batting average sits at .222. They have earned 161 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .287.

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The Rangers have a team earned run average of 4.03 over the course of the season (23rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 344 hitters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.32 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.30. Rangers pitchers have allowed 45 home runs and also 170 runs in total (16th in the league). They have walked 148 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.21 as a team this season.

The Rangers have dispatched 147 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relievers have inherited 55 base runners this season with 30.9% of those players earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 8 saves this season and have not converted 4 of their 12 chances to save the game. The Rangers relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 33 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 21 holds for the year (20th in the league). Rangers pitchers have come into the game with runners on 37 times and also have had 44 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rangers have converted 70.3% of balls in play into outs in their 3,177 innings, ranking them 15th in baseball. The Texas Rangers have earned a total of 1,059 putouts this year, in addition to 373 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which puts them in 22nd in baseball, and they have twisted 33 double plays.

Otto (1-5 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.42 while he has faced 219 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 55 hits (10.4 hits per nine innings) and has 21 walks. His earned run average is 7.36 (39 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.594. Otto has taken the ball for 47 innings and has accumulated 46 punch outs in his career.

Los Angeles has accumulated 59 long balls this year to go along with 200 RBIs. They have recorded 66 doubles, while getting a free base 149 times as well as notching 207 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have earned a team OBP of .321 in addition to a batting average of .247 for the year. The Angels hold a team SLG% of .423 and they score 4.81 runs per contest (4th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 395 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have totaled 353 base hits.

The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.112 in addition to having a FIP of 3.82 as a staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.71 (341 strikeouts against 126 free passes). They sit at 4th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 298. They have surrendered 41 long balls and they allow 3.68 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have relinquished 156 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.38 (143 earned runs given up).

Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score rate of 36.5% out of their 74 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 42 times in high leverage situations and also on 47 occasions with runners on base. With 48 save situations, the Angels have earned 28 holds and also 6 blown saves. They rank 18th in the league with a save percentage of 68.4%, and they have dispatched 135 relievers onto the field so far this season. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 19 save chances and they have tallied 13 saves.

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

So far in his career, Detmers has conceded 47 base hits and he has 43 K's in 55 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 33 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.229 and having a FIP of 5.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.05 and he has gone up against 235 batters during his career. Detmers (3-4 mark in his career) is the owner of a 5.37 earned run average and has surrendered 7.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-130)

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