Saturday, August 8, 2015

Safeco Field

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Probable Pitchers: Martin Perez (1-2) vs. Mike Montgomery (4-4)

The Texas Rangers visit Safeco Field on Saturday to play the Seattle Mariners. The Rangers send Martin Perez to the mound to face Mike Montgomery of the Mariners. The opening line for this matchup has Texas at +115 and Seattle at -125. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Rangers, with a 64-43 run line record, cover the spread 60% of the time. They also have a 48-53 over/under record. The Mariners are 45-64 against the run line and have a 49-55 over/under record. They cover the spread 41% of the time.

The Rangers show up with a 54-53 record, including 31-24 on the road. Starting pitcher Martin Perez holds a 1-2 record with an earned run average of 6.64 and a WHIP of 1.48. He's pitched 20.1 innings thus far while surrendering 24 hits over that time and when he starts, the Rangers are 2-2. Against the over/under, the Rangers are 2-2 in his starts. His teammates are averaging 4.8 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.68 and they have given up 348 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .257 against the bullpen while being struck out 302 times and walking 146 times this season. As a team, Texas has allowed 9.25 hits per nine innings while striking out 6.6 batters per nine. They are 27th in the league in team earned run average at 4.54.

Texas ranks 13th in the league in team batting average at .254 while hitting .245 on the road. The Rangers hold a .409 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .318 which is good for 11th in baseball. They rank 10th in baseball with 8.7 hits per game and Prince Fielder leads the team with 133.

Seattle is 22-31 at home while holding a 50-59 overall record on the season. With an earned run average of 3.07, Mike Montgomery will come into this game holding a 4-4 record and a 1.19 WHIP. He's pitched 76.1 innings thus far while surrendering 64 hits over that time in which the Mariners are 4-8. Against the over/under, the Mariners are 4-6 when he starts. His teammates score an average of 3.4 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.89 and they have given up 312 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .247 against the Mariners bullpen while being struck out 305 times and walking 132 times this season. As a team, Seattle has allowed 8.51 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.91 batters per nine. They are 18th in the league in team earned run average at 3.97.

They rank 27th in the league in team batting average with a .242 average while hitting .250 at home. The Mariners hold a .396 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .303 which is good for 25th in baseball. They rank 23rd in baseball with 8.26 hits per game and Nelson Cruz leads the team with 134.

Texas has a team fielding percentage of .980 after having committed 82 errors with 1,088 assists and 2,868 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .986 team fielding percentage while committing 59 errors, accumulating 1131 assists and compiling 2,951 put outs.

Texas Rangers Betting Trends

The Texas Rangers are 48-53 against the over/under so far this season

The Texas Rangers are 64-43 against the run line so far this season

Seattle Mariners Betting Trends

The Seattle Mariners are 49-55 against the over/under so far this season

The Seattle Mariners are 45-64 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Texas Rangers

08/02/15 P Tanner Scheppers Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/2)
08/01/15 C Robinson Chirinos Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/31)
07/18/15 C Carlos Corporan Thumb Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/13)
05/29/15 P Nick Tepesch Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/7)
05/29/15 P Derek Holland Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/11)
04/06/15 P Lisalverto Bonilla Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/31)
04/06/15 P Yu Darvish Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6), out for season
04/04/15 RF Antoan Richardson Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/2)
04/04/15 2B Jurickson Profar Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (2/24), out for season

Seattle Mariners

07/09/15 P Charlie Furbush Bicep Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/9)
05/29/15 P James Paxton Finger Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/29)

Guy's Pick: Take the Mariners

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