Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 5/20/2014
Wednesday, May 21, 2:05 PM on ROOT, FSSW
Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Seattle Mariners - Young, C (3-1) vs. Texas Rangers - Tepesch, N (0-0)
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The Seattle Mariners will travel to Globe Life Park in Arlington to take on the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. The Mariners will send Chris Young to the mound to take on Nick Tepesch for the Rangers.
After winning three straight, Young took his first loss of the season on Friday when he faced the Minnesota Twins. Young gave up five earned runs over seven innings. He surrendered two home runs and 10 hits on the night on the way to a 4-5 loss. The loss put Young’s record at 3-1 with a 3.22 ERA. Young will look to get back on track when faces the Rangers on Wednesday.
Young hasn’t faced many current Texas Rangers but has fared well against the ones he has faced. He has faced Adrian Beltre 17 times only giving up three hits and striking Beltre out five time.
Nick Tepesch will get his second start of the season on Wednesday. He currently holds a 0-0 record with a 1.69 ERA. In his last start against the Houston Astros, Tepesch pitched 5.1 innings giving up one earned run on two hits while striking out eight and walking three. Tepesch will look to get his first win of the season on Wednesday.
Current Texas batters are hitting .409 when facing Tepesch. Kyle Seager is 4-for-7 against Tepesch with three doubles.
Seattle Mariners Betting Trends
Seattle Mariners are 22-19-2 against the Over/Under
Run Differential for Seattle Mariners is 0.2
Texas Rangers Betting Trends
Texas Rangers are 20-20-4 against the Over/Under
Run differential for Texas Rangers is -0.8
Injuries to Watch
Seattle Mariners
05/19/14 1B Corey Hart Hamstring questionable
04/16/14 P Blake Beavan Shoulder 15-day DL (4/15)
04/16/14 1B Logan Morrison Hamstring 15-day DL (4/14)
04/09/14 P James Paxton Back 15-day DL (4/8)
03/30/14 P Taijuan Walker Shoulder 15-day DL (3/21)
Texas Rangers
05/14/14 P Matt Harrison Back 15-day DL (5/14)
05/12/14 P Martin Perez Elbow 15-day DL (5/11)
05/08/14 3B Donnie Murphy Neck 15-day DL (5/8)
04/25/14 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff Back 15-day DL (4/23)
04/23/14 P Pedro Figueroa Elbow 60-day DL (4/23)
04/19/14 LF James Adduci Finger 15-day DL (4/19)
04/18/14 P Tanner Scheppers Elbow 15-day DL (4/18)
04/08/14 P Joe Saunders Ankle 15-day DL (4/5)
03/31/14 C Geovany Soto Knee 60-day DL (3/30)
03/31/14 2B Jurickson Profar Shoulder 60-day DL (3/23)
03/28/14 P Derek Holland Knee 60-day DL (3/3)
03/28/14 RF Engel Beltre Leg 60-day DL (3/26)
03/28/14 P Joe Ortiz Foot 60-day DL (2/14)
Josh's Pick: Take Seattle
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