Texas Rangers vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 6/22/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Sunday, June 22, 2025

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-210) Pittsburgh (+172)

PNC Park is where the Pittsburgh Pirates (30-46) will try to beat the Texas Rangers (36-39) on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Rangers at -210 and the Pirates are opening at +172. The total has been set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Jack Leiter and Bailey Falter.

The Rangers have accounted for 104 doubles as a squad and have hit 76 balls out of the park. Texas is slugging .369 and have been rung up 609 times, while drawing a walk on 204 occasions. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are compiling 3.6 runs per game, which puts them at 26th in the league. They have accounted for 261 RBI's as well as 560 hits on the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .228. They have notched a total of 270 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .293.

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The Rangers have an earned run average of 3.20 so far this season (2nd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 585 hitters. Rangers pitchers have yielded 66 long balls and 254 runs in total (1st in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 207 hitters and their FIP is 3.62 as a team on the year. Texas has surrendered 540 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) and 233 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.83 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.14.

The Rangers have sent 231 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 110 base runners for the year with 32.7% of them crossed the plate. They have tallied 20 saves for the season and have not converted 12 out of their 32 save chances. The Rangers bullpen have a save percentage of 62.5% and have stepped onto the mound in 81 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 46 holds on the campaign (13th in the league). Rangers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 75 times as well as having 75 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Texas Rangers have earned a total of 1,968 putouts this year, in addition to 661 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding rate is at .991 which has them ranked 1st in pro baseball, and have 56 double plays. The Rangers have turned 72.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,904 innings, which has them sitting 1st in baseball.

Leiter has taken the ball for 96 frames and has accounted for 80 K's during his career. His earned run average is 6.07 (65 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.454. He has given up 93 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) with 47 free passes. Leiter (4-7 career record) sits with a FIP of 5.98 while going up against 432 batters in the majors.

The Pirates hold a team slugging % of .336 and they are recording 3.22 runs per contest (30th in the league). They have hit 93 doubles, while walking 253 times and putting up 245 runs. Pittsburgh has 53 HRs this season as well as 235 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 661 instances (5th in the league) and are sitting with 564 base hits. The Pittsburgh Pirates have accounted for an on-base percentage of .302 in addition to a batting average of .225 for the season.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have conceded 306 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 3.82 (286 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 65 long balls and they concede 4.09 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Pirates have a WHIP of 1.199 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.76 as a unit this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.50 (565 strikeouts against 226 free passes). They come in at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 582.

Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 30 save opportunities and they have come away with 16 saves. They are ranked 25th in the league holding a save rate of 53.3%, and they have sent 240 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 83 times in high leverage situations and also on 69 occasions with runners on. Pittsburgh bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 37.4% of 107 inherited runners. With 71 save situations, the Pirates have accumulated 39 holds in addition to 14 blown saves.

Out of their 6,069 innings on the field, the Pirates have a defensive efficiency of 71.7% (4th in the majors). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 63 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (17th in pro baseball). The Pirates have 669 assists, 37 errors and have earned 2,023 putouts during this campaign.

Thus far in his career, Falter has given up 415 base hits while he has earned 315 K's in 420 innings. He has surrendered 206 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.259 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.76 and he has gone up against 1,742 batters so far in his career. Falter (23-26 career win-loss mark) has a 4.41 ERA while giving up 8.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (-210)

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