{"id":76824,"date":"2023-05-16T18:00:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T18:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/05\/16\/atlanta-braves-vs-texas-rangers-mlb-betting-preview-may-16\/"},"modified":"2023-05-16T18:00:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T18:00:41","slug":"atlanta-braves-vs-texas-rangers-mlb-betting-preview-may-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/05\/16\/atlanta-braves-vs-texas-rangers-mlb-betting-preview-may-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Braves vs. Texas Rangers MLB Betting Preview | May 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span data-dsid-content=\"ct14-nid11622-qid6375-syid7413-mid809401\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ronald Acuna Jr. leads the Atlanta Braves (26-15) into a matchup with Jonah Heim and the Texas Rangers (25-16) on Tuesday at 8:05 PM ET at Globe Life Field. Acuna is hitting .344, the second-best batting average in the majors, for the favored Braves (-112), and Heim is 10th in MLB play with a .313 batting average this season for the underdog Rangers (-107). Jared Shuster starts for Atlanta, and Dane Dunning is Texas&#8217; choice to start.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to get your parents, spouse, co-workers, third cousin and mailman together again. MLB pools are back! Hit your own home run with RunYourPool today.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#0034ce\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.articles.runyourpool.com\/baseball-pools.cfm?source=ds&amp;effort=4200\">Start here &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Game Info, Betting Lines for Braves vs. Rangers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game Day:<\/strong> Tuesday, May 16, 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game Time:<\/strong> 8:05 PM ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Arlington, Texas<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> Globe Life Field<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<caption>Braves vs Rangers Betting Information<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite Moneyline<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Total<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Braves<\/td>\n<td>-112<\/td>\n<td>9.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How Do I Watch the Braves vs. the Rangers?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TV Channel:<\/strong> BSSW<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Braves Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Braves Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Braves average 1.7 home runs per game to rank third in MLB play with 69 total home runs.<\/li>\n<li>Atlanta&#8217;s .258 batting average is 10th-best in MLB.<\/li>\n<li>The Braves rank second in baseball with a .339 on-base percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Atlanta&#8217;s 9.0 strikeouts per game rank 19th in baseball.<\/li>\n<li>The Braves average 2.0 homers per game when playing away from home this season (44 total in road outings).<\/li>\n<li>Atlanta has a .499 slugging percentage and is averaging 4.0 extra-base hits per game away from home.<\/li>\n<li>The club averages 9.1 hits per game and is batting .265 on the road this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Braves Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Acuna leads Atlanta in OBP (.436), slugging percentage (.588) and total hits (55) this season. He has a .344 batting average.<\/li>\n<li>Among qualifying hitters in baseball, his batting average ranks second, his on-base percentage ranks second, and he is fifth in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Acuna hopes to build on a six-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is batting .308 with a double, three home runs, seven walks and six RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Sean Murphy is hitting .268 with nine doubles, nine home runs and 21 walks. He&#8217;s slugging .561 with an on-base percentage of .404.<\/li>\n<li>Among qualified hitters, he is 66th in batting average, 11th in on-base percentage and 10th in slugging percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Matt Olson is batting .227 with a .500 slugging percentage and 30 RBI this year.<\/li>\n<li>Ozzie Albies is batting .264 with a .301 OBP and 30 RBI for Atlanta this season.<\/li>\n<li>Albies enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .150 with two doubles, a home run and three RBI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Rangers Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Rangers Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Rangers rank ninth in Major League Baseball with 53 home runs.<\/li>\n<li>Texas ranks fifth in MLB with a .265 team batting average.<\/li>\n<li>The Rangers are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking fifth with an OBP of .336.<\/li>\n<li>Texas ranks 25th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.3 Ks per contest.<\/li>\n<li>They have averaged 1.6 home runs per game in their 19 home contests this season.<\/li>\n<li>Texas has a team slugging percentage of .475 in home games this season with 66 extra-base hits.<\/li>\n<li>In 19 home games this season, they have a batting average of .274 while averaging 9.2 base hits per contest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Rangers Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Marcus Semien has an on-base percentage of .382 and a slugging percentage of .479. Both lead the Rangers. He&#8217;s batting .297.<\/li>\n<li>Including all qualifying hitters, he is 28th in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks 22nd and he is 50th in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Semien takes a six-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 outings he is batting .333 with a double, two home runs, five walks and nine RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Adolis Garcia is hitting .250 with six doubles, 10 home runs and 15 walks. He&#8217;s slugging .487 with an on-base percentage of .312.<\/li>\n<li>He is 97th in batting average, 120th in on-base percentage and 46th in slugging percentage in the big leagues.<\/li>\n<li>Heim has racked up 40 hits, a team-high for the Rangers.<\/li>\n<li>Nate Lowe is hitting .259 with 12 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 20 walks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Braves vs. Rangers Probable Pitchers<\/h2>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Jared Shuster (ATL)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"col\">Pitcher<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Dane Dunning (TEX)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">0 &#8211; 0<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">W\/L<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">3 &#8211; 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">0<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">IP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">31.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">0.00<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">ERA<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">0.000<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">WHIP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">0.862<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">0<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">K\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">5.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">0<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">BB\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">2.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n<h2>Braves vs. Rangers Injury Updates<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Braves: Ehire Adrianza: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Max Fried: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Lucas Luetge: 15 Day IL (Biceps), Kyle Wright: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Huascar Ynoa: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kolby Allard: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Tyler Matzek: 60 Day IL (Elbow)<\/li>\n<li>Rangers: Corey Seager: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Travis Jankowski: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Mitch Garver: 10 Day IL (Knee), Jacob deGrom: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Spencer Howard: 60 Day IL (Lat), Brett Martin: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Odorizzi: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Glenn Otto: 60 Day IL (Lat)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Recent Scores and Betting Lines for the Braves and Rangers (Last 10 Games)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ronald Acuna Jr. leads the Atlanta Braves (26-15) into a matchup with Jonah Heim and the Texas Rangers (25-16) on Tuesday at 8:05 PM ET at Globe Life Field. 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