Cleveland Guardians vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 8/22/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Texas Rangers

Date: Friday, August 22, 2025

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Rangers Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-150) Texas (+125)

The Texas Rangers (63-65) welcome the Cleveland Guardians (64-62) at Globe Life Field on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has the Guardians at -150 and the Rangers are at +125. The over/under is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Slade Cecconi and Nathan Eovaldi.

The Guardians have hit 184 two-baggers as a team and have hit 131 baseballs out of the park. Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .375 and have been called out on strikes 1,012 times, while being walked on 389 occasions. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 4.0 runs per game, which ranks them 26th in the league. They have 472 runs batted in as well as 924 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is at .227. They have racked up 491 runs scored and have an OBP of .299.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.36 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.31. Guardians pitchers have allowed 132 long balls and also 523 runs in total (12th in MLB). Cleveland has conceded 1,006 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 474 earned runs. The Guardians are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.86 so far this season (12th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,044 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 442 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.10 as a unit so far this season.

The Guardians have dispatched 416 relievers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 156 runners on the campaign and 33.3% of those players earned a run for their team. They have recorded 37 saves for the year and have blown 16 out of their 53 chances to save the game. The Guardians relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 69.8% and stepped onto the hill in 144 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 88 holds so far this season (2nd in the league). Guardians pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 110 times and also have had 143 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Guardians have converted 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of 9,942 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 19th in MLB. The Cincinnati Reds have a total of 3,314 putouts thus far, as well as 1,011 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .981 which has them sitting 28th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 91 double plays.

Cecconi (7-14 career record) has earned a FIP of 5.26 and he has gone up against 834 opposing batters in the majors. He has given up 212 hits (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has 47 free passes. His earned run average is 5.34 (115 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.335. Cecconi has taken the mound for 194 frames and has accounted for 160 strikeouts during his career.

Texas has recorded 132 HRs for the year to go along with 493 runs batted in. They have put up 190 two-baggers, while getting a free base 377 times and putting up 515 runs. The Texas Rangers have a team on-base percentage of .301 and a batting average of .233 on the season. The Rangers have a team slugging % of .378 and they average 4.09 runs per game (24th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,038 occasions (16th in baseball) and have totaled 982 base knocks.

The Texas pitching staff have given up 466 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.45 (429 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 132 long balls and they allow 3.75 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.187 and have a FIP of 3.92 as a unit over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (1,031 strikeouts against 376 free passes). They rank 4th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 952.

Texas has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 54 save chances and they have earned 30 saves. They are currently ranked 26th in MLB holding a save rate of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 397 relievers onto the diamond this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 145 times in high leverage situations and on 132 occasions with runners on base. Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.2% out of their 186 inherited runners. Sitting with 127 save situations, the Rangers have recorded 69 holds in addition to 24 blown saves.

In their 10,074 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.2% (1st in the majors). The Texas Rangers have gotten 99 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .991 (1st in pro baseball). The Rangers have accrued 1,085 assists, 41 errors and have amassed 3,358 putouts so far this season.

In his pro baseball career, Eovaldi has given up 1,657 base hits while he has accumulated 1,478 punch outs in 1,695 innings. Eovaldi (102-84 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.90 earned run average while giving up 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 735 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.252 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.17 and he has gone up against 7,099 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (-150)

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