Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 6/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, June 5, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+105) Texas (-125)

Globe Life Field is the location where the Texas Rangers (24-27) will meet the Seattle Mariners (23-29) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Seattle at +105 and Texas opens at -125. The total has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are George Kirby and Martin Perez.

Seattle owns a slugging percentage of .388 and have been called out on strikes 436 times, while taking a walk on 183 occasions. They have accrued 207 RBI's in addition to 417 hits on the year, and their average at the plate sits at .240. The Mariners have accumulated 78 doubles as a team and have smacked 55 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 214 runs while having a team OBP of .319. As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are compiling 4.1 runs per outing, which has them at 21st in the league.

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The Mariners hold a team ERA of 4.15 this season (20th in the league), and the staff has struck out 439 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 159 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.29 as a team on the campaign. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.76 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28. Mariners pitchers have conceded 67 home runs and also 228 runs (17th in MLB).

The Mariners bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 53.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 39 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 55 base runners over the course of the season with 36.4% of them crossed home plate. Mariners bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 42 times in addition to having 48 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 173 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 23 holds on the season (21st in baseball). They have compiled 8 saves on the campaign and have blown 7 out of their 15 chances to get a save.

The Mariners have converted 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,101 innings, which ranks them 15th in baseball. The Seattle Mariners have amassed 1,367 putouts so far this season, as well as 427 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them ranked 6th in pro baseball, and have a total of 38 double plays.

Kirby has pitched in 26 innings and has accounted for 28 K's during his pro baseball career. Kirby (1-1 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 2.95 and he has gone up against 108 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.46 (10 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.154. He has given up 27 hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 3 walks.

Texas has a total of 59 long balls this year as well as 203 runs batted in. They have hit 66 two-baggers, while taking a walk 141 times and racking up 218 runs. The Texas Rangers have accounted for an on-base percentage of .294 as well as a batting average of .232 on the campaign. The Rangers have a team slugging percentage of .380 and they are recording 4.27 runs per game (16th in MLB). They have struck out on 429 occasions (18th in baseball) and have tallied 399 base hits.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.272 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a squad this year. They sit at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 395. The Texas pitching staff have relinquished 209 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.80 (191 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.41 (434 strikeouts vs 180 free passes). They have allowed 52 homers and they concede 4.16 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league).

Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 18 save chances and they have tallied 11 saves. They are ranked 21st in MLB with a save rate of 61.1%, and they have dispatched 177 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year. Their relief pitchers have come in 56 times in high leverage situations and on 42 occasions with runners on. Texas relievers hold an inherited score rate of 30.2% of 63 inherited base runners. With 45 save situations, the Rangers have tallied 27 holds and also 7 blown saves.

In 4,074 innings on the diamond, the Rangers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (14th in professional baseball). The Texas Rangers have gotten 43 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (24th in pro baseball). The Rangers have 478 assists, 35 errors and have a total of 1,358 putouts so far this season.

In his MLB career, Perez has surrendered 1,276 base hits while he has totaled 789 K's in 1,166 frames. Perez (67-71 career record) has earned a 4.53 earned run average and has allowed 9.8 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 587 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.450 and a FIP of 4.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.90 and he has gone up against 5,065 opposing batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (-125)

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