Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 5/29/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics
Date: Sunday, May 29, 2022
Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA
TV: NBC Sports California
Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-110) Oakland (-110)
The Texas Rangers (21-23) are traveling to Oakland Coliseum on Sunday where they will take on the Oakland Athletics (19-29). The odds on this game have Texas at -110 and Oakland is at -110. The over/under is set at 7. The pitchers who are expected to start are Dane Dunning and James Kaprielian.
Texas is slugging .360 and have struck out 373 times, while taking a walk on 120 occasions. They have accounted for 170 RBI's as well as 331 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average sits at .226. The Rangers have earned 50 doubles as a team and have knocked 46 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 183 runs while having a team OBP of .287. As a team, the Texas Rangers are compiling 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 17th in baseball.
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Rangers pitchers have conceded 48 home runs and also 183 total runs (15th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 157 hitters and their FIP is 4.15 as a unit on the year. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.40 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.28. The Rangers have a team earned run average of 3.97 this year (17th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 377 batters.
The Rangers relievers have accumulated a save rate of 71.4% and has come into the game in 36 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 57 runners this year with 29.8% of those runners crossed the plate. Rangers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 38 times as well as having 45 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 155 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen have tallied 22 holds so far this year (20th in MLB). They have tallied 10 saves so far this season and have blown 4 of 14 save opportunities.
The Rangers have turned 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,492 innings, which has them sitting 14th in professional baseball. The Texas Rangers have a total of 1,164 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 412 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which ranks 20th in the majors, and have a total of 39 double plays.
Dunning has pitched in 201 frames and has 200 strikeouts thus far in his career. Dunning (8-13 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.91 while he has gone up against 867 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.37 (98 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.349. He has allowed 199 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 73 walks.
The Oakland Athletics have tallied a team OBP of .275 and a team batting average of .210 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 417 occasions (5th in the league) and have notched a total of 326 base knocks. Oakland has accumulated 32 HRs for the year to go along with 150 runs batted in. The Athletics have a team slugging percentage of .328 and they tally 3.40 runs per contest (28th in the league). They have 73 two-baggers, while walking 127 times and putting up 163 runs.
The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 197 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.92 (184 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 43 dingers and they surrender 4.20 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.267 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.85 as a staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.56 (381 strikeouts vs 149 walks). They have a ranking of 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 386.
Oakland has had relievers enter the game in 19 save chances and they have tallied 13 saves. They sit at 16th in MLB with a save percentage of 68.4%, and they have dispatched 169 relievers to the hill for the year. Their relievers have come in 55 times in high leverage situations and also on 57 occasions with runners on base. Oakland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 21.7% out of their 83 inherited runners. Sitting with 53 save situations, the Athletics have recorded 34 holds and 6 blown saves.
In their 3,804 innings on the field, the Athletics are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (18th in the majors). The Oakland Athletics have turned 47 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (21st in professional baseball). The Athletics have 431 assists, 30 errors and have earned a total of 1,268 putouts this season.
In his career, Kaprielian has given up 129 hits while earning 146 punch outs in 146 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 71 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.253 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.70 and he has gone up against 618 batters in his MLB career. Kaprielian (8-7 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.38 earned run average while allowing 8.0 hits per 9 innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland (-110)
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