Texas Rangers vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 4/26/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+220) San Francisco (-275)

Oracle Park is the location where the San Francisco Giants (16-9) will attempt to defeat the Texas Rangers (14-10) on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Rangers at +220 while the Giants are at -275. The total is 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Tyler Mahle and Robbie Ray.

The Rangers have accumulated 33 doubles as a squad and have hit 27 balls out of the stadium. Texas has a slugging % of .378 and have struck out 188 times, while taking a walk on 53 occasions. As a team, the Texas Rangers are earning 3.2 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 28th in the league. They have recorded 75 runs batted in and 169 hits so far this season, while their team batting average comes in at .222. They have accounted for 77 runs and have an OBP of .278.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.21 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.11. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 21 long balls in addition to 91 runs in total (5th in the league). Texas has surrendered 170 hits (7.3 per 9 innings) and 79 earned runs. The Rangers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.40 on the year (6th in baseball), and they have struck out 196 batters. They have walked 61 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.49 as a unit on the campaign.

The Rangers relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 75.0% and stepped onto the hill in 33 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 35 runners over the course of the season with 22.9% of those players ended up scoring. Rangers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 20 times and also have had 21 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 74 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relievers have earned 21 holds for the year (5th in the league). They have accumulated 9 saves so far this season and have not converted 3 of 12 save chances.

The Rangers have converted 72.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,881 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 6th in the majors. The Texas Rangers have 627 putouts on the year, in addition to 211 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which puts them in 14th in the majors, and have a total of 16 double plays.

Mahle has taken the mound for 674 frames and has tallied 712 punch outs thus far in his career. Mahle (36-42 career mark) has a FIP of 4.12 while facing 2,877 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.18 (313 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.289. He has conceded 622 base hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) with 247 walks.

San Francisco has recorded 26 long balls on the season as well as 116 runs batted in. They have hit 46 two-baggers, while walking 96 times as well as putting up 123 runs. The San Francisco Giants are sitting with an OBP of .312 and a team batting average of .231 on the year. The Giants hold a team slugging percentage of .391 and they are recording 4.92 runs per outing (6th in baseball). They have been rung up on 223 instances (6th in the league) and have totaled 193 base knocks.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.256 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.66 as a unit on the season. They rank 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 185. The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 96 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.59 (87 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.20 (222 strikeouts vs 89 walks). They have allowed 22 dingers and they give up 3.96 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB).

San Francisco relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 36.7% out of their 30 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 26 times in high leverage situations and also on 16 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 31 save situations, the Giants have compiled 18 holds and 4 blown saves. They are ranked 11th in MLB holding a save rate of 69.2%, and they have dispatched 78 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. San Francisco has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 13 save opportunities and they have earned 9 saves.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 20 double plays and have a fielding rate of .990 (1st in pro baseball). The Giants have accrued 234 assists, 9 errors and have earned 655 putouts this year. In 1,965 innings on the field, the Giants have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (13th in the majors).

During his career, Ray has conceded 1,122 base knocks while he has accumulated 1,573 punch outs in 1,282 frames. He has allowed 568 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.306 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and he has gone up against 5,449 batters so far in his career. Ray (80-73 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.99 ERA while conceding 7.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco (-275)

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