Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 9/24/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, September 24, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

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

Globe Life Field is the location where the Texas Rangers (85-68) will try to beat the Seattle Mariners (84-69) on Sunday. The line on this contest has Seattle at +105 while Texas is coming in at -125. The betting total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers will be Bryan Woo and Nathan Eovaldi.

As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are compiling 4.8 runs per game, which puts them at 10th in the league. They have tallied 727 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .323. The Mariners have earned 273 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 201 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 699 runs batted in in addition to 1,269 hits on the season, while their average at the plate sits at .244. Seattle has a slugging % of .416 and have been called out on strikes 1,513 times, while taking a walk on 518 occasions.

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The Mariners have compiled a team ERA of 3.73 this season (3rd in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,378 batters. Mariners pitchers have given up 171 long balls and also 625 total runs (3rd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 389 batters and their FIP sits at 3.84 as a unit for the season. Seattle has surrendered 1,234 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 568 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.54 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.18.

The Mariners bullpen have earned a save percentage of 68.3% and stepped onto the hill in 161 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 181 runners for the year and 26.5% of those players crossed home plate. Mariners bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 142 times as well as having 177 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 516 relievers to the mound for the year. The bullpen have accumulated 95 holds on the campaign (7th in baseball). They have earned 43 saves on the year and have blown 20 of 63 save chances.

The Mariners have transformed 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,333 innings on the field, which has them ranked 8th in pro baseball. The San Francisco Giants have notched a total of 4,111 putouts on the year, as well as 1,302 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which ranks 10th in pro baseball, and they have turned 120 double plays.

Woo has taken the hill for 80 innings and has earned 82 punch outs in his career. Woo (4-4 record in his career) has a FIP of 3.87 and he has faced 337 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.90 (35 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.165. He has given up 68 hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) with 26 free passes.

The Rangers hold a slugging % of .455 and they have an average of 5.55 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have recorded 320 doubles, while walking 560 times as well as recording 849 runs. Texas is sitting with 217 home runs on the year as well as 815 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,335 instances (15th in MLB) and have tallied 1,411 hits. The Texas Rangers are sitting with an OBP of .339 and a batting average of .266 on the campaign.

The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.276 and have a FIP of 4.36 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.40 (1,272 strikeouts against 470 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,263. They have yielded 189 HR's and they allow 4.54 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Texas pitching staff have given up 685 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.32 (652 earned runs given up).

Texas has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 60 save chances and they have earned 28 saves. They sit at 30th in the league with a save percentage of 46.7%, and they have sent 440 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have come in 148 times in high leverage situations in addition to 152 occasions with runners on base. Texas relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 29.4% out of their 248 inherited runners. Sitting with 133 save situations, the Rangers have accumulated 72 holds and also 32 blown saves.

In 12,228 innings played, the Rangers have a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (5th in professional baseball). The Texas Rangers have turned 142 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .990 (2nd in MLB). The Rangers have recorded 1,360 assists, 57 errors and have accumulated 4,076 putouts this year.

Eovaldi (78-72 career record) has a 4.05 earned run average while surrendering 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.96 and he has gone up against 5,892 opposing hitters during his career. He has given up 627 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.300 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. During his MLB career, Eovaldi has surrendered 1,413 hits while he has tallied 1,181 K's in 1,393 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (-125)

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