Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 8/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, August 14, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

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

Globe Life Field is the site where the Texas Rangers (49-63) will take on the Seattle Mariners (62-52) on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has the Mariners at -125 and the Rangers are coming in at +105. The total is set at 8. The men taking the mound will be Logan Gilbert and Martin Perez.

As a team, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 4.0 runs per contest, which has them at 23rd in MLB. They have earned 460 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .315. The Mariners have tallied 171 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 126 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 441 runs batted in and 879 hits for the year, while their batting average is .232. Seattle has a slugging percentage of .383 and have been rung up 972 times, while drawing a walk on 408 occasions.

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The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 3.65 for the year (6th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 965 hitters. They have walked 327 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.11 as a unit on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.95 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.21. Mariners pitchers have given up 142 home runs in addition to 441 total runs (6th in MLB).

Mariners pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 93 times as well as having 129 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 63 holds over the course of the season (12th in baseball). The Mariners relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 75.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 104 save situations. They have compiled 30 saves on the campaign and have not converted 10 of 40 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 121 base runners on the season and 26.4% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Mariners have dispatched 379 relievers to the mound this season.

The Mariners have transformed 71.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,162 innings, which has them ranked 4th in pro baseball. The Seattle Mariners have accounted for 3,054 putouts thus far, as well as 928 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which ranks 1st in pro baseball, and they have turned 84 double plays.

Gilbert has pitched in 251 innings and is sitting with 250 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Gilbert (16-10 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.81 while he has gone up against 1,055 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.04 (113 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.204. He has conceded 238 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 65 walks.

Texas has knocked in 137 home runs this season to go along with 472 RBIs. They have recorded 155 doubles, while taking a walk 321 times and earning 499 runs. The Texas Rangers have a team OBP of .302 and a team batting average of .240 this year. The Rangers have a team slugging percentage of .395 and they score 4.46 runs per game (15th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 997 occasions (4th in baseball) and have notched a total of 913 base hits.

The Texas pitching staff have conceded 506 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.12 (456 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 116 home runs and they relinquish 4.57 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.314 with a FIP of 4.13 as a squad over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.34 (918 strikeouts vs 393 walks). They rank 15th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 916.

Texas bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.6% out of their 138 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 124 times in high leverage situations in addition to 91 occasions with runners on base. With 98 save situations, the Rangers have 55 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. They are currently ranked 27th in MLB holding a save rate of 55.8%, and they have sent 378 relievers onto the field on the campaign. Texas has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 43 save opportunities and they have come away with 24 saves.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 91 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in the majors). The Rangers have accrued 1,043 assists, 68 errors and have a tally of 2,988 putouts over the course of the season. In their 8,964 innings played, the Rangers hold a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (16th in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Perez has surrendered 1,351 hits while he has tallied 858 strikeouts in 1,238 innings. Perez (72-72 career record) has a 4.50 ERA while conceding 9.8 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 620 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.448 and having a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.94 and he has gone up against 5,383 hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (+105)

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