Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees Prediction, 5/6/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees

Date: Friday, May 6, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+145) New York (-165)

Yankee Stadium is the site where the New York Yankees (18-7) will attempt to defeat the Texas Rangers (10-14) on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has Texas at +145 while New York is coming in at -165. The over/under is set at 6.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Dane Dunning and Gerrit Cole.

Texas has a slugging rate of .340 and have been called out on strikes 185 times, while taking a walk on 74 occasions. They have compiled 99 RBI's and 180 hits this season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .224. The Rangers have accumulated 28 doubles as a squad and have smacked 21 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 104 runs and have an OBP of .293. As a team, the Texas Rangers are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 12th in MLB.

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The Rangers have compiled a team earned run average of 4.23 this year (25th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 217 batters. They have walked 90 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.52 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.41 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 33 home runs and 107 runs in total (24th in baseball).

The Rangers relievers have earned a save rate of 57.1% and has entered the game in 18 save situations. The relievers have inherited 35 runners so far this season with 25.7% of those players earned a run for their team. Rangers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 24 times and also have had 24 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 97 relievers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have notched 11 holds for the season (23rd in baseball). They have compiled 4 saves this season and have not converted 3 of their 7 chances to save the game.

The Texas Rangers have amassed 639 putouts this year, in addition to 225 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .985 which has them sitting 15th in baseball, and have accumulated 22 double plays. The Rangers have turned 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,917 innings, which has them ranked 16th in baseball.

Dunning (8-11 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.91 while he has gone up against 764 batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 177 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 64 walks. His earned run average is 4.31 (85 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.356. Dunning has pitched in 177 innings and has 175 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The New York Yankees have a team on-base percentage of .323 as well as a batting average of .248 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 214 occasions (13th in baseball) and have totaled 206 base hits. New York has a total of 35 home runs so far this year and 112 RBIs. The Yankees hold a team SLG% of .424 and they tally 4.76 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have recorded 39 two-baggers, while walking 85 times and recording 119 runs.

The New York pitching staff have given up 70 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 2.61 (65 earned runs conceded). They have given up 16 homers and they relinquish 2.81 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.155 in addition to having a FIP of 3.14 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 3.03 (230 strikeouts vs 76 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 14th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 183.

Sitting with 37 save situations, the Yankees have compiled 23 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 13 save chances and they have earned 10 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 38 times in high leverage situations and on 32 occasions with runners on. New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 19.6% out of 51 inherited base runners. They sit at 10th in the league with a save percentage of 76.9%, and they have dispatched 94 relievers to the mound this year.

The New York Yankees have gotten 17 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .992 (2nd in pro baseball). The Yankees have accrued 242 assists, 7 errors and have a total of 674 putouts for the year. Out of their 2,022 innings played, the Yankees have a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (14th in baseball).

Cole (119-63 career record) has earned a 3.19 earned run average while giving up 7.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.44 and he has faced 5,957 hitters during his MLB career. He has surrendered 523 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.112 and a FIP of 3.1. In his career, Cole has given up 1,256 base knocks while he has totaled 1,700 K's in 1,473 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (+145)

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