Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 7/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers

Date: Friday, July 15, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Texas Rangers (41-45) will compete against the Seattle Mariners (47-42) at Globe Life Field on Friday. The expected starting pitchers are Robbie Ray and Taylor Hearn.

The Mariners have recorded 139 doubles as a squad and have hit 98 baseballs out of the park. Seattle has a slugging percentage of .388 and have been called out on strikes 761 times, while drawing a walk on 318 occasions. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are earning 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 24th in the league. They have compiled 346 runs batted in as well as 694 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average comes in at .234. They have notched a total of 362 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .317.

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The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 3.56 for the season (5th in the league), and their staff has struck out 740 hitters. They have walked 253 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.13 as a squad for the year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.92 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.21. Mariners pitchers have yielded 111 home runs in addition to 337 runs (4th in the league).

The Mariners bullpen have a save rate of 75.0% and stepped onto the hill in 70 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 91 base runners for the season with 27.5% of those runners ended up scoring. Mariners bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 68 times in addition to having 91 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 289 relievers to the mound for the year. The bullpen have a total of 41 holds on the campaign (21st in MLB). They have recorded 21 saves this season and have blown 7 out of their 28 save opportunities.

The Seattle Mariners have accumulated 2,315 putouts for the season, in addition to 712 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .990 which has them sitting 1st in MLB, and they have turned 60 double plays. The Mariners have turned 71.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 6,945 innings on the diamond, ranking them 4th in baseball.

Ray has pitched in 1,146 frames and has racked up 1,413 strikeouts during his career. Ray (69-64 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.03 while he has gone up against 4,864 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.95 (503 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.300. He has given up 999 base hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 491 free passes.

Texas has recorded 114 home runs on the campaign to go along with 372 runs batted in. They have hit 111 doubles, while getting a free base 246 times as well as putting up 394 runs. The Texas Rangers have recorded a team OBP of .300 and a batting average of .239 on the year. The Rangers hold a slugging % of .400 and they are earning 4.58 runs per game (9th in the league). They have been rung up on 737 occasions (18th in MLB) and have tallied 699 hits.

The Texas pitching staff have given up 384 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.06 (346 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 88 homers and they allow 4.51 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.296 and have a FIP of 4.08 as a squad on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.39 (699 strikeouts against 293 walks). They sit at 11th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 701.

With 83 save situations, the Rangers have compiled 47 holds and also 15 blown saves. Texas has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 36 save opportunities and they have come away with 21 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 103 times in high leverage situations in addition to 72 occasions with runners on. Texas relievers have an inherited score percentage of 28.6% of 105 inherited runners. They are ranked 23rd in the league holding a save rate of 58.3%, and they have dispatched 298 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season.

In 6,717 innings on the field, the Rangers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (17th in professional baseball). The Texas Rangers have turned 76 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (25th in professional baseball). The Rangers have recorded 797 assists, 55 errors and are sitting with 2,239 putouts during this campaign.

During his career, Hearn has given up 187 base knocks while accumulating 170 K's in 185 innings pitched. Hearn (10-12 win-loss record in his career) holds a 5.16 earned run average while surrendering 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 106 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.481 and having a FIP of 4.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.95 and he has faced 817 batters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas

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