Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 6/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers

Date: Saturday, June 4, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-110) Texas (-110)

The Seattle Mariners (22-29) are en route to Globe Life Field on Saturday where they will go up against the Texas Rangers (24-26). The moneyline on this matchup has Seattle at -110 while Texas is at -110. The total comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Marco Gonzales and Glenn Otto.

As a team, the Seattle Mariners are knocking in 4.1 runs per game, which is 19th in MLB. They have 210 runs while having a team OBP of .321. The Mariners have compiled 76 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 53 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 203 runs batted in as well as 412 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate is .241. Seattle has a slugging rate of .388 and have been called out on strikes 427 times, while taking a walk on 182 occasions.

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Mariners pitchers have conceded 66 long balls in addition to 225 total runs (17th in the league). They have walked 157 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.32 as a team on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.72 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.29. The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 4.20 for the year (22nd in the league), and they have struck out 427 batters.

The Mariners have dispatched 170 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 55 runners this year with 36.4% of those players ended up scoring. They have recorded 7 saves so far this season and have not converted 7 of 14 save opportunities. The Mariners relievers have recorded a save percentage of 50.0% and has entered the game in 38 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 23 holds for the year (21st in baseball). Mariners relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 42 times as well as having 46 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Seattle Mariners have a total of 1,340 putouts on the year, in addition to 423 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .988 which puts them in 5th in professional baseball, and have 38 double plays. The Mariners have converted 70.1% of balls in play into outs in their 4,020 innings on the field, ranking them 14th in pro baseball.

Gonzales (54-38 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.33 while he has faced 2,992 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 718 hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 187 free passes. His earned run average is 4.03 (318 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.273. Gonzales has pitched in 710 innings and has accumulated 557 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Texas Rangers have compiled an on-base percentage of .295 and a team batting average of .233 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 417 instances (18th in baseball) and have notched a total of 392 base knocks. Texas has compiled 58 home runs for the season to go along with 200 runs batted in. The Rangers hold a slugging % of .380 and they score 4.30 runs per outing (15th in the league). They have put up 63 two-baggers, while getting a free base 139 times and putting up 215 runs.

The Texas pitching staff have conceded 205 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 3.80 (187 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 50 HR's and they surrender 4.16 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.284 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.04 as a team so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.37 (425 strikeouts vs 179 walks). They are sitting at 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 390.

With 43 save situations, the Rangers have accumulated 26 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. Texas has had relief pitchers take the mound in 17 save chances and they have walked away with 11 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 54 times in high leverage situations and also on 42 occasions with runners on. Texas bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.2% out of their 63 inherited base runners. They sit at 17th in MLB with a save percentage of 64.7%, and they have dispatched 175 relievers onto the diamond on the year.

In their 3,993 innings played, the Rangers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (17th in baseball). The Texas Rangers have gotten 43 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (25th in baseball). The Rangers have accrued 469 assists, 35 errors and have accumulated 1,331 putouts on the campaign.

In his pro baseball career, Otto has allowed 62 base knocks while he has totaled 57 punch outs in 58 innings. He has allowed a total of 41 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.500 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.19 and he has faced 263 batters thus far in his career. Otto (3-5 career record) is the owner of a 6.29 ERA and has surrendered 9.5 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (-110)

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