Cleveland Guardians vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 8/23/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Texas Rangers

Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Rangers Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-160) Texas (+132)

Globe Life Field is the site where the Texas Rangers (63-65) will play the Cleveland Guardians (64-62) on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Guardians at -160 while the Rangers are coming in at +132. The total is 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Logan Allen and Jack Leiter.

As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are earning 4.0 runs per game, which is 26th in baseball. They have notched a total of 491 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .299. The Guardians have tallied 184 two-baggers as a team and have hit 131 balls out of the park. They have earned 472 runs batted in and 924 hits on the year, and their batting average sits at .227. Cleveland is slugging .375 and have been called out on strikes 1,012 times, while drawing a walk on 389 occasions.

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The Guardians have a team ERA of 3.86 so far this season (12th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,044 batters. Guardians pitchers have given up 132 long balls in addition to 523 runs in total (12th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 442 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.10 as a squad for the year. Cleveland has conceded 1,006 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 474 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.36 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.31.

Guardians bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 110 times as well as having 143 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 88 holds over the course of the season (2nd in baseball). The Guardians bullpen have a save rate of 69.8% and have stepped onto the mound in 144 save situations. They have recorded 37 saves for the year and have blown 16 out of their 53 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 156 runners on the season and 33.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Guardians have sent 416 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Guardians have transformed 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,942 innings on the field, which has them ranked 19th in MLB. The Cincinnati Reds have 3,314 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,011 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which has them sitting 28th in professional baseball, and they have turned 91 double plays.

Allen has taken the ball for 345 frames and has earned 296 punch outs during his career. His ERA is 4.38 (168 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.454. He has surrendered 362 base hits (9.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 140 free passes. Allen (22-22 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.31 while facing 1,502 batters in the majors.

Texas has 132 home runs on the campaign to go along with 493 runs batted in. They have recorded 190 doubles, while getting a free base 377 times and putting up 515 runs. The Texas Rangers have tallied a team OBP of .301 in addition to a team batting average of .233 so far this year. The Rangers have a slugging percentage of .378 and they tally 4.09 runs per contest (24th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,038 occasions (16th in the league) and have earned a total of 982 base hits.

The Texas pitching staff have conceded 466 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.45 (429 earned runs yielded). They have given up 132 homers and they allow 3.75 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB). The Rangers have a WHIP of 1.187 in addition to having a FIP of 3.92 as a team this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (1,031 strikeouts against 376 free passes). They are sitting at 4th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 952.

Texas has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 54 save opportunities and they have earned 30 saves. They are currently ranked 26th in MLB with a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have sent 397 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 145 times in high leverage situations and on 132 occasions with base runners. Texas relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.2% of 186 inherited runners. With 127 save situations, the Rangers have 69 holds in addition to 24 blown saves.

In 10,074 innings played, the Rangers are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 72.2% (1st in the majors). The Texas Rangers have turned 99 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (1st in the majors). The Rangers have accrued 1,085 assists, 41 errors and have accumulated 3,358 putouts this season.

In his MLB career, Leiter has surrendered 137 base knocks while earning 132 strikeouts in 143 frames. Leiter (7-10 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 5.27 earned run average while giving up 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 84 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.471 and having a FIP of 5.2. His K/BB ratio is 1.78 and he has faced 647 batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (-160)

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