Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 8/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers

Date: Saturday, August 13, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-120) Texas (+100)

The Texas Rangers (49-62) will take on the Seattle Mariners (61-52) at Globe Life Field on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Mariners at -120 and the Rangers are at +100. The betting total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Marco Gonzales and Dallas Keuchel.

As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 23rd in baseball. They have racked up 454 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .314. The Mariners have compiled 167 doubles as a squad and have knocked 126 balls out of the park. They have tallied 436 runs batted in as well as 868 hits on the year, and their average at the plate is .231. Seattle has a slugging rate of .383 and have been called out on strikes 965 times, while taking a walk on 403 occasions.

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The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 3.67 this year (6th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 953 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 325 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.14 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.93 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 142 home runs and also 439 runs in total (6th in the league).

The Mariners have dispatched 376 relievers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 117 base runners so far this season and 27.4% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 30 saves over the course of the season and have blown 10 of their 40 save opportunities. The Mariners bullpen have compiled a save rate of 75.0% and has come into the game in 102 save situations. The relievers are sitting with 61 holds over the course of the season (14th in MLB). Mariners bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 91 times in addition to having 127 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Seattle Mariners are sitting with 3,027 putouts this year, as well as 922 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which puts them in 1st in professional baseball, and have a total of 82 double plays. The Mariners have turned 71.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,081 innings, which ranks them 4th in baseball.

Gonzales has pitched in 784 frames and has earned 600 punch outs during his career. Gonzales (58-44 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.37 and he has gone up against 3,308 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.05 (353 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.284. He has surrendered 797 base hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) with 210 walks.

The Texas Rangers have an on-base percentage of .302 in addition to a batting average of .239 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 985 occasions (5th in MLB) and have tallied 904 hits. Texas has recorded 137 home runs so far this year as well as 470 runs batted in. The Rangers hold a team slugging % of .396 and they score 4.48 runs per outing (13th in the league). They have 155 doubles, while walking 319 times as well as notching 497 runs.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.310 and have a FIP of 4.14 as a team so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.35 (911 strikeouts against 388 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 15th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 905. They have conceded 116 long balls and they allow 4.56 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball). The Texas pitching staff have yielded 500 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.11 (451 earned runs conceded).

Texas relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 31.9% out of 135 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 124 times in high leverage situations and on 90 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 98 save situations, the Rangers have accumulated 55 holds and also 19 blown saves. They are currently ranked 27th in baseball with a save rate of 55.8%, and they have sent 373 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. Texas has called on relievers to enter the contest in 43 save chances and they have earned 24 saves.

In 8,883 innings played, the Rangers have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (15th in professional baseball). The Texas Rangers have turned 91 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (20th in baseball). The Rangers have 1,035 assists, 67 errors and have earned a total of 2,961 putouts this year.

In his pro baseball career, Keuchel has allowed 1,576 base hits while earning 1,211 K's in 1,578 innings. He has given up a total of 688 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.306 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.50 and he has gone up against 6,654 hitters during his career. Keuchel (101-89 mark in his career) holds a 3.92 ERA while allowing 9.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (+100)

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