Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 9/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers

Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Globe Life Field is the site where the Texas Rangers (84-68) will go up against the Seattle Mariners (84-68) on Saturday. The expected starting pitchers are Logan Gilbert and Jordan Montgomery.

The Mariners have hit 271 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 200 baseballs out of the park. Seattle has a slugging % of .416 and have been rung up 1,506 times, while drawing a walk on 512 occasions. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are earning 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 10th in baseball. They have 694 runs batted in as well as 1,261 hits so far this season, and their average at the plate comes in at .244. They have tallied 722 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .323.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.56 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.18. Mariners pitchers have allowed 169 home runs in addition to 617 runs in total (3rd in MLB). Seattle has given up 1,226 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 560 earned runs. The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 3.70 on the season (1st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,373 hitters. They have walked 386 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.82 as a team so far this year.

Mariners relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 140 times in addition to having 177 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 95 holds on the season (6th in baseball). The Mariners relievers have a save percentage of 68.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 161 save situations. They have recorded 43 saves so far this season and have not converted 20 of 63 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 176 base runners this season and 25.0% of them crossed home plate. The Mariners have dispatched 512 relievers to the mound on the season.

The San Francisco Giants have a total of 4,087 putouts for the season, as well as 1,289 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which has them ranked 11th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 120 double plays. The Mariners have transformed 69.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,261 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 8th in the majors.

Gilbert (32-17 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 3.63 and he has faced 1,992 opposing hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 443 base hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 109 free passes. His ERA is 3.77 (203 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.140. Gilbert has taken the hill for 484 innings and has accounted for 484 strikeouts during his career.

Texas has compiled 215 long balls over the course of the season and 807 RBIs. They have 319 two-baggers, while getting a free base 557 times and notching 841 runs. The Texas Rangers have a team on-base percentage of .339 and a team batting average of .266 over the course of the season. The Rangers hold a team slugging % of .455 and they average 5.53 runs per outing (3rd in MLB). They have been rung up on 1,330 occasions (15th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,403 hits.

The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.274 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.35 as a pitching staff this season. They rank 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,255. The Texas pitching staff have relinquished 680 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.32 (647 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.40 (1,265 strikeouts vs 464 bases on balls). They have given up 188 homers and they allow 4.54 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball).

Texas relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.5% out of their 244 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 147 times in high leverage situations in addition to 150 occasions with runners on. With 132 save situations, the Rangers have 71 holds and also 32 blown saves. They are ranked 30th in baseball holding a save rate of 46.7%, and they have dispatched 437 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. Texas has had relievers step onto the hill in 60 save chances and they have walked away with 28 saves.

The Texas Rangers have turned 142 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .990 (2nd in MLB). The Rangers have recorded 1,348 assists, 56 errors and have 4,049 putouts this year. Out of their 12,147 innings played, the Rangers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (5th in professional baseball).

During his career, Montgomery has surrendered 696 hits while totaling 694 strikeouts in 742 frames. Montgomery (37-34 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.74 ERA while giving up 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has given up 308 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.212 and a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 3.42 and he has faced 3,087 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle

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