Texas Rangers at Baltimore Orioles 9/23/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

By: Mike |

Last Updated: 09/22/2021 at 8:38 PM ET

Today, two American League squads start a new series go up against each other when the Texas Rangers take on the Baltimore Orioles. Neither the Rangers nor the Orioles really have much to play for at this point. A win would be nice for either team considering they have not done that a whole lot this season. The Orioles are 44.5 games behind the Rays who currently sit in first place in the American League East. The Rangers are 35 games behind the Astros who currently sit in first place in the American League West. 

The Rangers are almost dead last in scoring runs this year averaging 3.8 this year (29th). The Rangers main contributor this year has been Adolis Garcia who has knocked in 30 home runs and 80 RBIs. Only three of the Rangers batters on the current roster have over 50 RBIs. Nathaniel Lowe has knocked in 15 home runs and currently sits in second place in home runs for Texas. The remainder of the Rangers hitters are below 15. 

The Orioles are in a very similar shape to averaging 4.1 runs this year (26th). The Orioles offense has counted on Ryan Mountcastle and Cedric Mullins. There have been times this year with the Orioles where their bats have come alive.  Problem with the Orioles is they have been very inconsistent. 

Glenn Otto takes the mound for the Rangers and has not pitched well. Otto currently has an ERA of 9.37, a WHIP of 1.65 with a 0-2 record. In Otto’s last outing he got blasted by the Astros as he gave up 7 earned runs on 7 hits in 3.1 innings of work. 

Zac Lowther takes the mound for the Oriole and like Otto has not pitched well this season. Lowther currently has an ERA of 9.61, a WHIP of 1.83 with a 0-2 record. In his last start Lowther had a decent outing for his season so far giving up 3 runs and 5 hits in 3.1 innings. 

I know both offenses have struggled all season long but honestly I think this could be a high scoring game. Both bull pens have struggled all season long. And if Lowther and Otto only are in the game for 3 innings like last start, there could very well be baseballs flying every where at Camden Park and plenty of runs that are going to be scored. This is a game that could go either way and make it a risky bet, but the teams with what has been poor pitching is one that could go on the over. Final Score Prediction, Baltimore Orioles win on the over 8-5. 

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