Texas Rangers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 4/10/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Sunday, April 10, 2022

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+200) Toronto (-250)

Rogers Centre is where the Toronto Blue Jays (91-71 last year) will try to beat the Texas Rangers (60-102 last season) on Sunday. The line on this matchup has Texas at +200 and Toronto opens at -250. The total is set at 10. The pitchers taking the mound are Martin Perez and Hyun Jin Ryu.

Texas had a slugging rate of .375 and struck out 1,381 times, while being walked on 433 occasions. They accrued 598 RBI's in addition to 1,254 base knocks in the prior season, while their team batting average came in at .232. The Rangers compiled 225 doubles as a squad and hit 167 balls out of the park. They were sitting with 625 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .294. As a unit, the Texas Rangers recorded 3.9 runs per outing, which was 28th in MLB.

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The Rangers had an earned run average of 4.79 over the course of the prior season (23rd in MLB), and they rung up 1,239 batters. They walked 513 opposing hitters and their FIP finished at 4.76 as a team during the previous year. They had a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.42 and the pitching staff had a collective WHIP of 1.34. Rangers pitchers conceded 232 home runs and 815 runs in total (24th in MLB).

The Rangers bullpen accumulated a save percentage of 60.8% and entered the game in 118 save situations. The relief pitchers inherited 221 runners over the course of the prior season and 33.0% of them crossed the plate. Rangers pitchers went to the mound with runners on 143 times and also had 130 outings in high leverage situations. The Rangers dispatched 507 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of last season. The relievers finished with 65 holds over the course of the prior season (28th in MLB). They compiled 31 saves last year and missed out on 20 of their 51 save chances.

The Rangers turned 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,819 innings, which had them sitting 11th in baseball. The Texas Rangers amassed 4,273 putouts over the course of last season, as well as 1,462 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding percentage was at .986 which ranked 12th in professional baseball, and had a total of 146 double plays.

Perez has thrown 1,102 frames and has racked up 740 strikeouts thus far in his career. His earned run average is 4.71 (577 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.480. He has allowed 1,231 hits (10.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 401 free passes. Perez (63-69 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.54 while he has gone up against 4,823 hitters during his time in the majors.

Toronto accounted for 262 long balls in the prior season to go along with 816 RBIs. They tallied 285 two-baggers, while getting a free base 496 times and putting up 846 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays accumulated a team on-base percentage of .330 in addition to a batting average of .266 in the previous season. The Blue Jays held a team SLG% of .466 and they were scoring 5.22 runs per game (3rd in the league). They struck out on 1,218 instances (30th in baseball) and totaled 1,455 base knocks.

The Blue Jays held a team WHIP of 1.231 and were the owners of a FIP of 4.18 as a pitching staff in the prior season. They ranked 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,257. The Toronto pitching staff relinquished 663 runs during the previous year while holding an ERA of 3.91 (610 earned runs yielded). They had a K/BB ratio of 3.10 (1,468 strikeouts vs 473 walks). They gave up 209 long balls and they allowed 4.25 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

Toronto called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 52 save opportunities and they converted 34 saves. They were ranked 8th in the league with a save rate of 65.4%, and they dispatched 537 relief pitchers to the mound last year. Their relief pitchers took the field 156 times in high leverage situations in addition to 167 occasions with runners on base. Toronto relievers held an inherited score rate of 28.9% out of their 239 inherited runners. Wrapping up the year with 119 save situations, the Blue Jays had 64 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

In their 12,648 innings on the field, the Blue Jays earned a efficiency on defense of 70.0% (9th in MLB). Toronto Blue Jays turned 122 double plays and notched a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in the majors). The Blue Jays recorded 1,371 assists, 90 errors and accounted for 4,216 putouts last season.

Ryu (73-45 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.20 ERA and has surrendered 8.6 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.04 and he has faced 4,002 hitters during his career. He has allowed 347 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.174 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. In his MLB career, Ryu has allowed 928 base hits while earning 880 punch outs in 976 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (+200)

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