Texas Rangers (68-47) vs San Francisco Giants (62-53)
Texas Rangers vs San Francisco Giants 8/11/2023 – The first game of a three-game series between the Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants starts on Friday night in San Francisco. With 21 games above 0.500, Texas is one of the finest teams in all of baseball, but it is coming off a two-run setback to Oakland that snapped a lengthy winning streak. Texas’ offense played its poorest game against Oakland in recent memory, managing only four hits in 31 at-bats, none of which were with runners in scoring position, and leaving eight men on base. With 1084 hits and 659 runs, Texas’ offensive has been among the best in baseball. The Rangers have 162 total home runs this season and a slugging percentage of 0.463. Adolis Garcia leads the with 29 home runs and 89 RBIs. For well-informed choices, explore Free daily Baseball Picks to enhance your betting decisions.
Despite dropping four of their past five games, the San Francisco Giants remain in California as they return home on Friday night with nine games above 0.500. San Francisco has had trouble scoring runs offensively, registering only 924 hits and 509 in 115 games. Wilmer Flores leads San Francisco in home runs this year with 15, and JD Davis leads the club in RBIs with 56.
Rangers vs. Giants Game Info
| When: | Friday, August 11, 2023 10:15 PM ET. |
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| Where: | Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA |
| TV: | ATV |
| Stream: | MLB.TV |
Jon Gray (7-5, 4.42 ERA) vs Ross Stripling (0-4, 5.21 ERA)
The Rangers’ Jon Gray will get things going. In his 1,070 innings of work in the MLB, Gray has struck out 1,078 batters. He has a 4.42 ERA (526 earned runs) and a 1.303 WHIP. He has 358 walks against 1,037 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings). Gray (67-61 career win-loss record) has faced 4,545 opposition batters in the majors and has a 3.94 FIP.
Ross Stripling has pitched 739 innings thus far in his career and has given up 719 hits while striking out 677 batters. He has a WHIP of 1.220, a FIP of 4.0, and has given up 321 extra-base hits. He has faced 3,066 hitters in his MLB career and has a strikeout-to-walk ratio 3.98. With a 38–42 career record, Stripling has a 3.91 ERA and gives up 8.8 hits per nine innings.
MLB Odds/Point Spread: Texas Rangers -110, Total Odds: 8.5
Ross Stripling will face a challenging challenge if he wants to silence the Rangers, who in August had a 136 wRC+ and.866 OPS against right-handed pitchers. Texas has also had a 135 wRC+ in 137 plate appearances this month against southpaws, and the Rangers are undoubtedly a far superior offensive squad than the Giants, who in August had a 96 wRC+ against lefties and a 61 wRC+ against righties.
Despite Jon Gray’s recent problems on Friday night, I’ll pick the Rangers to defeat the Giants. I expect the Rangers’ lineup to make a difference since both bullpens have performed admirably over the past ten days (Texas 1.11 ERA and 2.57 FIP; San Francisco 2.95 ERA and 3.35 FIP).
Texas Rangers Betting Trends
The total remained UNDER in 6 of Texas’ last 7 games.
The Texas Rangers are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games.
Texas is 2-7 SU in their last 9 matches with the San Francisco Giants.
The total stayed UNDER in 6 of Texas’ last 6 road outings.
San Francisco Giants Betting Trends
The total stayed UNDER in 15 of the Giants’ last 20 games.
The San Francisco Giants are 1-4 SU in their last 5 matches.
The total remained UNDER in 7 of San Francisco’s last 7 games at home.
The Giants are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games at home against Texas.
Texas Rangers vs San Francisco Giants 8/11/2023 Betting Picks
Both clubs will want to keep their winning ways going into Friday night, hoping to make the playoffs. Texas is playing baseball far better than the opposition, and their pitcher is better. Pick the Texas Rangers on Friday night to perform well enough against the Giants in San Francisco. For expert insights, consider checking out professional sports cappers.
Free Pick and Prediction: Texas Rangers will win 6-3.