Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers

Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+150) Texas (-175)

Globe Life Field is where the Texas Rangers (3-1) will attempt to beat the Baltimore Orioles (2-2) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Orioles at +150 while the Rangers are sitting at -175. The total is set at 7. The expected starting pitchers are Kyle Gibson and Jacob deGrom.

The Orioles have compiled 9 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 9 balls out of the park. Baltimore has a slugging rate of .553 and have struck out 41 times, while drawing a walk on 19 occasions. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are scoring 6.3 runs per contest, which is 7th in baseball. They have accrued 24 runs batted in as well as 42 hits for the season, and their team batting average is at .298. They have notched a total of 25 runs scored and have an OBP of .389.

Orioles pitchers have allowed 5 home runs and 27 total runs (22nd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 10 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.66 as a team over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.10 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.37. The Orioles have compiled a team ERA of 6.32 this season (25th in the league), and the staff has struck out 31 batters.

The Baltimore Orioles have earned 104 putouts on the year, as well as 36 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .959 which has them sitting 30th in the majors, and have accumulated 2 double plays. The Orioles have converted 65.7% of balls in play into outs out of 312 innings, which ranks them 23rd in baseball.

Gibson has pitched in 1,509 innings and has totaled 1,205 strikeouts during his career. His ERA is 4.53 (759 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.385. He has given up 1,555 hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) with 535 walks. Gibson (90-91 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.29 while he has faced 6,488 batters in the major leagues.

The Rangers have a team SLG% of .443 and they are scoring 7.25 runs per contest (2nd in MLB). They have notched 4 doubles, while taking a walk 13 times as well as putting up 29 runs. Texas is sitting with 6 long balls for the year as well as 27 RBIs. They have been rung up on 33 occasions (21st in baseball) and have accounted for 36 base hits. The Texas Rangers have earned a team OBP of .342 as well as a team batting average of .275 so far this season.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.278 in addition to having a FIP of 3.14 as a team on the season. They are sitting at 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 34. The Texas pitching staff have relinquished 13 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.25 (13 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.33 (40 strikeouts vs 12 walks). They have conceded 3 homers and they concede 3.25 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB).

In 324 innings on the field, the Rangers hold a defensive efficiency of 66.3% (21st in professional baseball). The Texas Rangers have turned 6 double plays and own a fielding percentage of 1.000 (1st in pro baseball). The Rangers have recorded 29 assists, 0 errors and have accounted for 108 putouts for the year.

In his pro baseball career, deGrom has surrendered 1,027 hits while he has earned 1,614 strikeouts in 1,329 innings pitched. He has surrendered 377 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.000 and having a FIP of 2.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.33 and he has faced 5,234 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. deGrom (82-57 career record) is the owner of a 2.55 earned run average while giving up 7.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (-175)

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