Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 5/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Monday, May 8, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+155) Seattle (-180)

The Seattle Mariners (17-17) welcome the Texas Rangers (20-13) at T-Mobile Park on Monday. The line on this matchup has Texas at +155 while Seattle is priced at -180. The total is set at 7. The expected starting pitchers are Jon Gray and Logan Gilbert.

The Rangers have tallied 63 doubles as a squad and have smacked 43 baseballs out of the park. Texas has a slugging % of .445 and have been called out on strikes 286 times, while taking a walk on 118 occasions. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are recording 6.4 runs per game, which is 1st in MLB. They have amassed 199 RBI's and 289 hits this year, while their batting average sits at .264. They are sitting with 205 runs while having a team OBP of .342.

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The Rangers hold a team ERA of 3.65 over the course of the season (9th in the league), and they have struck out 265 batters. Rangers pitchers have conceded 28 long balls and also 128 runs in total (5th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 92 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.87 as a unit on the season. Texas has given up 242 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and 115 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.88 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.18.

The Rangers have dispatched 88 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 56 runners this year and 39.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 5 saves on the season and have blown 5 of their 10 save chances. The Rangers relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 27 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 16 holds for the season (21st in MLB). Rangers relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 33 times in addition to having 20 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rangers have transformed 70.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,550 innings on the diamond, ranking them 8th in the majors. The Texas Rangers have earned 850 putouts this season, as well as 272 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which has them ranked 19th in MLB, and have accumulated 27 double plays.

Gray has taken the ball for 987 innings and has totaled 1,002 K's in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.50 (494 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.314. He has surrendered 964 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 333 free passes. Gray (61-57 mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.97 while he has gone up against 4,208 opposing hitters in the majors.

Seattle has recorded 35 long balls so far this season to go along with 143 RBIs. They have hit 59 two-baggers, while getting a free base 113 times and putting up 145 runs. The Seattle Mariners have recorded an on-base percentage of .302 in addition to a batting average of .222 on the campaign. The Mariners hold a team SLG% of .374 and they are recording 4.39 runs per game (15th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 323 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have accounted for 246 base knocks.

The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.193 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.48 as a staff this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (298 strikeouts against 98 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 260. They have relinquished 24 homers and they yield 4.08 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Seattle pitching staff have allowed 136 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 3.57 (119 earned runs yielded).

Seattle relievers have an inherited score percentage of 23.5% out of their 34 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 46 times in high leverage situations in addition to 32 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 41 save situations, the Mariners have amassed 23 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. They sit at 9th in the league holding a save rate of 64.7%, and they have dispatched 122 relievers to the hill so far this year. Seattle has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 17 save opportunities and they have come away with 11 saves.

The Seattle Mariners have turned 23 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .990 (4th in professional baseball). The Mariners have 301 assists, 12 errors and have earned a total of 902 putouts this season. Out of their 2,706 innings played, the Mariners are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (12th in pro baseball).

Gilbert (20-12 career mark) has a 3.80 earned run average while allowing 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.07 and he has faced 1,404 opposing batters during his career. He has conceded a total of 143 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.166 and having a FIP of 3.5. So far in his MLB career, Gilbert has surrendered 311 base knocks and he has 342 K's in 338 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle (-180)

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