Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 8/7/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers

Date: Friday, August 7, 2026

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Rangers Sports Network

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

Globe Life Field is the site where the Texas Rangers (57-58) will take on the Baltimore Orioles (56-58) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Baltimore at -160 and Texas is priced at +132. The total is set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Shane Baz and Nathan Eovaldi.

As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 4.5 runs per game, which ranks them 13th in the league. They have accounted for 515 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .319. The Orioles have earned 166 two-baggers as a team and have hit 132 balls out of the park. They have recorded 497 RBI's and 887 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is .235. Baltimore is slugging .392 and have been called out on strikes 1,050 times, while being walked on 439 occasions.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.38 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.34. Orioles pitchers have relinquished 123 home runs and 545 total runs (22nd in MLB). Baltimore has given up 983 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 475 earned runs. The Orioles have an earned run average of 4.21 on the year (18th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 905 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 381 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.09 as a team so far this year.

The Orioles have sent 377 relievers to the mound on the season. The relievers have inherited 143 base runners so far this season with 26.6% of those runners crossing the plate. The bullpen have notched 61 holds this season (14th in baseball). Orioles pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 108 times in addition to having 116 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 30 saves on the year and have blown 16 out of their 46 save opportunities. The Orioles relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 65.2% and stepped onto the hill in 109 save situations.

The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with 3,047 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 988 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which has them sitting 25th in pro baseball, and they have turned 81 double plays. The Orioles have turned 69.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,141 innings on the field, which ranks them 26th in pro baseball.

Baz has taken the mound for 414 innings and is sitting with 404 K's in his career. His earned run average is 4.13 (190 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.273. He has given up 379 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) with 148 free passes. Baz (21-27 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.07 and he has gone up against 1,747 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Texas has accounted for 131 home runs for the season and 461 RBIs. They have 172 doubles, while walking 370 times and notching 477 runs. The Texas Rangers have an on-base percentage of .318 and a team batting average of .245 this season. The Rangers hold a slugging percentage of .402 and they score 4.15 runs per outing (26th in the league). They have struck out on 978 occasions (14th in baseball) and have tallied 941 base hits.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.286 and have a FIP of 4.14 as a unit over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (965 strikeouts against 336 bases on balls). They come in at 21st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 959. They have conceded 141 long balls and they surrender 4.56 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league). The Texas pitching staff have yielded 510 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.29 (480 earned runs relinquished).

They are currently ranked 12th in the league with a save percentage of 68.1%, and they have sent 370 relievers onto the field so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 109 times in high leverage situations in addition to 102 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 107 save situations, the Rangers have 58 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. Texas has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 47 save opportunities and they have come away with 32 saves. Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.5% out of 154 inherited base runners.

The Texas Rangers have turned 71 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in pro baseball). The Rangers have recorded 879 assists, 50 errors and have earned 3,022 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 9,066 innings played, the Rangers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (15th in pro baseball).

During his MLB career, Eovaldi has given up 1,785 hits while earning 1,622 K's in 1,829 innings pitched. He has allowed 797 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.247 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.27 and he has gone up against 7,657 opposing hitters so far in his career. Eovaldi (112-93 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.92 earned run average and has conceded 8.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Baltimore (-160)

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