Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 8/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers

Date: Friday, August 12, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Seattle Mariners (61-52) are en route to Globe Life Field on Friday where they will go up against the Texas Rangers (49-61). The pitchers taking the mound are George Kirby and Dane Dunning.

As a team, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 23rd in baseball. They are sitting with 450 runs and have an on-base percentage of .315. The Mariners have tallied 167 doubles as a unit and have knocked 124 balls out of the park. They have tallied 432 runs batted in as well as 863 hits for the year, and their batting average sits at .232. Seattle is slugging .383 and have been called out on strikes 953 times, while being walked on 402 occasions.

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Mariners pitchers have conceded 140 home runs and 436 runs in total (6th in baseball). They have walked 320 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.12 as a squad this year. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.95 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21. The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 3.67 on the year (6th in the league), and they have rung up 944 hitters.

Mariners relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 91 times and also have had 125 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 60 holds this season (15th in the league). The Mariners relievers have earned a save percentage of 74.4% and has come into the game in 100 save situations. They have recorded 29 saves on the year and have blown 10 out of their 39 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 117 runners this year with 27.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Mariners have dispatched 373 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Seattle Mariners have a tally of 3,000 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 914 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .990 which is 1st in MLB, and have accumulated 82 double plays. The Mariners have transformed 71.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,000 innings, which has them sitting at 4th in the majors.

Kirby (3-3 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.60 while he has faced 334 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 82 base knocks (9.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 11 walks. His ERA is 3.40 (30 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.172. Kirby has thrown 79 innings and has racked up 81 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Texas Rangers have accounted for an on-base percentage of .301 and a team batting average of .239 this year. They have struck out on 958 occasions (10th in MLB) and have tallied 884 base hits. Texas has accounted for 136 long balls on the season and 459 runs batted in. The Rangers hold a team SLG% of .397 and they average 4.46 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have 154 two-baggers, while walking 314 times and putting up 486 runs.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.308 in addition to having a FIP of 4.09 as a pitching staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.36 (896 strikeouts against 380 bases on balls). They rank 14th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 887. They have conceded 112 home runs and they give up 4.54 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball). The Texas pitching staff have given up 489 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.10 (441 earned runs yielded).

Texas relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.9% out of 135 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 121 times in high leverage situations and on 89 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 97 save situations, the Rangers have tallied 55 holds and also 18 blown saves. They rank 25th in the league holding a save rate of 57.1%, and they have sent 367 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Texas has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 42 save chances and they have come away with 24 saves.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 91 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in pro baseball). The Rangers have accrued 1,018 assists, 67 errors and have earned 2,907 putouts this year. In 8,721 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (15th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Dunning has surrendered 262 hits while he has accumulated 248 punch outs in 265 innings. He has given up a total of 125 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.364 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.48 and he has faced 1,144 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Dunning (9-16 record in his career) has earned a 4.24 ERA and has surrendered 8.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas

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