Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 5/10/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+185) Seattle (-215)

The Texas Rangers (21-13) are hitting the road to T-Mobile Park on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Seattle Mariners (17-18). The moneyline on this matchup has Texas at +185 while Seattle is coming in at -215. The over/under has been set at 9. The starting pitchers are Dane Dunning and Luis Castillo.

The Rangers have hit 67 doubles as a team and have knocked 46 balls out of the park. Texas is slugging .446 and have been called out on strikes 308 times, while drawing a walk on 124 occasions. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are compiling 6.6 runs per contest, which puts them at 1st in the league. They have recorded 215 runs batted in as well as 310 hits on the campaign, and their batting average is .265. They have earned 223 runs scored while having a team OBP of .341.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.90 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.19. Rangers pitchers have given up 31 long balls and also 137 runs (7th in baseball). Texas has allowed 259 base knocks (7.7 per 9 innings) and 124 earned runs. The Rangers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.70 this year (9th in MLB), and they have rung up 284 batters. They have walked 98 opposing players and their FIP is 3.91 as a team on the campaign.

Rangers pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 36 times in addition to having 23 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 18 holds so far this year (17th in the league). The Rangers relievers have earned a save percentage of 54.5% and has come into the game in 30 save situations. They have recorded 6 saves so far this season and have blown 5 out of their 11 save chances. The relievers have inherited 61 base runners for the season and 36.1% of those players crossed home plate. The Rangers have dispatched 94 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Texas Rangers have a tally of 904 putouts for the season, as well as 290 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which ranks 17th in professional baseball, and have a total of 30 double plays. The Rangers have turned 70.8% of balls in play into outs in their 2,712 innings, which has them ranked 8th in professional baseball.

Dunning (13-18 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.12 and he has gone up against 1,421 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 323 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) with 124 walks. His earned run average is 4.20 (154 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.353. Dunning has taken the mound for 330 innings and has accumulated 300 K's so far in his MLB career.

The Seattle Mariners have accumulated an on-base percentage of .304 as well as a team batting average of .223 on the season. They have struck out on 342 instances (2nd in MLB) and have earned 261 hits. Seattle has recorded 37 home runs on the campaign and 145 runs batted in. The Mariners have a team slugging % of .375 and they have an average of 4.26 runs per contest (20th in MLB). They have put up 62 doubles, while taking a walk 117 times and notching 149 runs.

The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.163 and have a FIP of 3.33 as a team on the season. They rank 6th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 270. The Seattle pitching staff have yielded 139 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.45 (122 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.10 (321 strikeouts against 100 free passes). They have yielded 24 long balls and they concede 3.93 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB).

Seattle has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 18 save opportunities and they have earned 12 saves. They sit at 8th in MLB holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 128 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 48 times in high leverage situations in addition to 34 occasions with base runners. Seattle bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 21.6% out of 37 inherited base runners. With 45 save situations, the Mariners have earned 26 holds in addition to 6 blown saves.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 24 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (2nd in professional baseball). The Mariners have accrued 311 assists, 12 errors and have accounted for 956 putouts on the campaign. In 2,868 innings played, the Mariners have a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (11th in pro baseball).

Castillo (50-55 mark in his career) has earned a 3.53 earned run average while surrendering 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.13 and he has faced 3,719 opposing hitters in his career. He has surrendered 353 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.183 and a FIP of 3.6. In his career, Castillo has surrendered 751 base knocks and he has 980 K's in 899 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (-215)

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