Game: New York Yankees vs. Texas Rangers

Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Globe Life Field is the venue where the Texas Rangers (65-72) will face the New York Yankees (79-58) on Tuesday. Carlos Rodon and Andrew Heaney will be the pitchers.

As a team, the New York Yankees score 5.1 runs per game, ranking second in MLB. They have scored 696 runs and have a team on-base percentage of .334. As a team, the Yankees have hit 211 doubles and hit 210 balls out of the park. They have 671 runs batted in and 1,161 base hits on the season, and their team batting average is .251. New York has a slugging average of .440 and has been struck out 1,102 times while being walked 559 times.

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The Yankees have a team earned run average of 3.82 on the year (8th in the league) and their team has 1,204 hitters on the field. Yankees pitchers have allowed 156 long balls and 575 runs (11th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 451 opposing hitters and their FIP as a team is 4.16 on the year. New York has allowed 1,093 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 521 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.67 and their pitching staff has a combined WHIP of 1.26.

Yankees bullpen pitchers have taken to the mound 149 times with runners on base and have made 123 appearances in high-pressure situations. Relievers have posted 69 holds this year (15th in MLB). The Yankees bullpen has posted a 67.3% save rate and has entered the game in 126 save situations. They have collected 37 saves this year and wasted 18 of 55 save opportunities. Relief pitchers have taken on 223 baserunners this season and 35.4% of them have ended up scoring. The Yankees have sent 442 relievers to the mound this season.

The New York Yankees have totaled 3,679 putouts this season, in addition to 1,114 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding rate is .983, which ranks 24th in the major leagues, and they have accumulated 94 double plays. The Yankees have turned 70.1% of balls in play into outs in their 11,037 innings on the field, which ranks 14th in the MLB.

Rodon has pitched 1,057 innings and has 1,172 strikeouts in his professional baseball career. His earned run average is 3.90 (458 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.254. He has allowed 932 hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) and 394 walks. Rodon (73-63 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.84 while facing 4,474 batters in the Major Leagues.

The Rangers have a team slugging percentage of .377 and are averaging 4.15 runs per game (24th in the league). They have hit 186 doubles, issued 415 walks and scored 568 runs. Texas has hit 144 home runs and scored 543 runs batted in this year. They have been struck out 1,074 times for strikes (23rd in baseball) and have allowed 1,102 base hits. The Texas Rangers have a team on-base percentage of .305 and a batting average of .238 this season.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.285 and a FIP of 4.34 as a team this year. Their strikeout-to-walk ratio is 8.60 (1,155 strikeouts vs. 453 walks). As a team, they rank 12th in the league with 1,101 hits allowed. They have allowed 168 home runs and allowed 4.56 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). Texas pitchers have allowed 613 runs this season while maintaining a 4.26 ERA (572 earned runs allowed).

In 110 save situations, the Rangers have 61 holds and 17 blown saves. Texas has called bullpen pitchers to the mound in 47 save opportunities and has made 30 saves. Their relievers have come to the field 156 times in high-pressure situations, in addition to 149 opportunities with runners on the field. Texas’ relievers have a 31.5% score rate taken on 241 baserunners taken on. They rank 14th in the league with a 63.8% save rate and have sent 405 relievers to the mound this year.

The Texas Rangers have turned 95 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in professional baseball). The Rangers have recorded 1,168 assists, 55 errors and 3,627 putouts over the course of the season. In their 10,881 innings on the field, the Rangers have a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (7th in MLB).

In his professional baseball career so far, Heaney has allowed 954 base hits and has 1,044 strikeouts in 988 innings. Heaney (50-61 career win-loss record) has a 4.42 ERA and has allowed 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 485 ERs while having a WHIP of 1.265 and a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 3.54 and he has faced 4,214 batters in his career.

Who will win today’s MLB game against the spread or the moneyline?

Tony Sink’s choice: Take New York

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