Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 4/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Friday, April 22, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Oakland Coliseum is where the Oakland Athletics (7-6) will attempt to beat the Texas Rangers (2-9) on Friday.

Texas is slugging .349 and have struck out 78 times, while taking a walk on 36 occasions. They have 50 RBI's and 89 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average sits at .235. The Rangers have recorded 13 doubles as a team and have hit 10 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 53 runs and hold an OBP of .304. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are recording 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 6th in the league.

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The Rangers have compiled a team ERA of 6.09 on the season (30th in MLB), and they have struck out 100 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.44 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.56. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 21 long balls and 69 total runs (28th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 41 hitters and their FIP is 5.43 as a team this season.

The Rangers have sent 51 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 16 runners this season and 43.8% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 0 saves over the course of the season and have blown 2 out of their 2 save chances. The Rangers relievers have recorded a save percentage of 0.0% and has entered the game in 5 save situations. The relievers have notched 3 holds on the season (27th in the league). Rangers relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 13 times as well as having 6 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Texas Rangers have earned 288 putouts on the campaign, as well as 114 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .976 which has them ranked 28th in the majors, and they have turned 12 double plays. The Rangers have converted 64.3% of balls in play into outs in their 864 innings, which ranks them 30th in the majors.

Howard has pitched in 77 innings and is sitting with 80 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 7.36 (63 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.636. He has surrendered 89 hits (10.4 hits per 9 innings) with 37 free passes. Howard (1-7 career mark) holds a FIP of 5.56 while he has gone up against 357 batters in the major leagues.

Oakland has 12 home runs for the season as well as 52 RBIs. They have put up 17 doubles, while getting a free base 37 times as well as putting up 60 runs. The Oakland Athletics hold an OBP of .288 in addition to a team batting average of .219 so far this season. The Athletics have a SLG% of .346 and they tally 4.62 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have struck out on 121 occasions (6th in MLB) and have earned 95 base knocks.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.290 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.90 as a unit over the course of the season. They come in at 25th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 105. The Oakland pitching staff have conceded 46 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.26 (41 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.56 (105 strikeouts vs 41 free passes). They have conceded 13 long balls and they yield 3.66 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

Oakland relievers have an inherited score rate of 12.0% out of their 25 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 18 times in high leverage situations and also on 18 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 15 save situations, the Athletics have accumulated 9 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. They sit at 22nd in MLB holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 49 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Oakland has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 6 save chances and they have tallied 4 saves.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 10 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (23rd in pro baseball). The Athletics have accrued 121 assists, 9 errors and have a tally of 341 putouts over the course of the season. In 1,023 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have a efficiency on defense of 69.2% (21st in the majors).

Oller (0-1 mark in his career) is the owner of a 13.50 earned run average and has given up 19.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.00 and he has gone up against 30 batters so far in his career. He has allowed 7 ER's while holding a WHIP of 3.429 and a FIP of 9.9. So far in his MLB career, Oller has surrendered 10 base hits while he has tallied 6 strikeouts in 4 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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