Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 7/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, July 17, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-140) Texas (+120)

Globe Life Field is the location where the Texas Rangers (41-47) will attempt to beat the Seattle Mariners (49-42) on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has the Mariners at -140 while the Rangers are priced at +120. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Chris Flexen and Glenn Otto.

The Mariners have compiled 142 doubles as a team and have knocked 100 baseballs out of the park. Seattle has a slugging rate of .389 and have been called out on strikes 789 times, while drawing a walk on 329 occasions. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 4.1 runs per outing, which is 24th in the league. They have compiled 359 RBI's and 715 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .236. They have accumulated 376 runs and have an on-base percentage of .318.

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The Mariners have a team earned run average of 3.57 on the year (5th in the league), and their staff has struck out 765 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.99 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.21. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 113 long balls and 345 total runs (4th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 256 batters and their FIP is 4.10 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Mariners relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 75.9% and has entered the game in 73 save situations. The relievers have inherited 92 base runners for the season and 27.2% of them ended up crossing the plate. Mariners bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 69 times and also have had 94 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have dispatched 295 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have tallied 43 holds for the season (21st in baseball). They have recorded 22 saves for the year and have blown 7 of 29 save opportunities.

The Mariners have transformed 71.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,269 innings, which has them ranked 4th in pro baseball. The Seattle Mariners have earned 2,423 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 745 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .990 which ranks 1st in pro baseball, and they have turned 66 double plays.

Flexen (23-25 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.61 while he has gone up against 1,498 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 376 hits (9.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 128 walks. His ERA is 4.56 (174 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.467. Flexen has taken the hill for 343 frames and has totaled 241 K's during his pro baseball career.

The Texas Rangers are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .300 in addition to a batting average of .239 on the campaign. They have struck out on 762 occasions (15th in MLB) and have recorded 717 base hits. Texas has 116 home runs on the season to go along with 380 RBIs. The Rangers have a team slugging percentage of .400 and they score 4.57 runs per contest (10th in MLB). They have hit 116 doubles, while getting a free base 249 times as well as scoring 402 runs.

The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.307 and have a FIP of 4.07 as a pitching staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.39 (727 strikeouts against 304 free passes). They are sitting at 14th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 722. They have conceded 90 home runs and they allow 4.56 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball). The Texas pitching staff have relinquished 398 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.10 (358 earned runs given up).

Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.7% of 113 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 105 times in high leverage situations and on 75 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 86 save situations, the Rangers have earned 49 holds and also 16 blown saves. They are ranked 24th in MLB with a save percentage of 56.8%, and they have sent 306 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the year. Texas has had relief pitchers enter the game in 37 save opportunities and they have converted 21 saves.

In 7,068 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have a efficiency on defense of 69.3% (21st in baseball). The Texas Rangers have turned 77 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in pro baseball). The Rangers have 830 assists, 58 errors and have earned a total of 2,356 putouts so far this season.

In his MLB career, Otto has surrendered 83 base knocks and he has 71 K's in 79 innings pitched. He has allowed 58 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.570 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.73 and he has gone up against 357 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Otto (4-8 career mark) has earned a 6.61 ERA and has surrendered 9.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle (-140)

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