Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 9/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Thursday, September 28, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Seattle Mariners (85-72) welcome the Texas Rangers (88-69) at T-Mobile Park on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jordan Montgomery and Logan Gilbert.

Texas has a slugging percentage of .457 and have been rung up 1,362 times, while being walked on 578 occasions. They have accrued 832 runs batted in and 1,441 base knocks this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .265. The Rangers have compiled 323 two-baggers as a team and have hit 228 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 868 runs while holding a team OBP of .339. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are compiling 5.5 runs/g, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.72 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28. Rangers pitchers have relinquished 193 home runs and 703 total runs (17th in baseball). Texas has given up 1,302 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 670 earned runs. The Rangers have an earned run average of 4.33 on the season (19th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,305 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 480 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.34 as a unit this season.

The Rangers relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 48.4% and has come into the game in 141 save situations. The relievers have inherited 261 runners on the year and 30.7% of those runners crossed home plate. Rangers relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 159 times as well as having 153 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 452 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have earned 77 holds for the season (22nd in the league). They have recorded 30 saves this year and have blown 32 of their 62 save opportunities.

The Texas Rangers have accounted for 4,181 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,397 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which has them sitting 2nd in pro baseball, and have accumulated 143 double plays. The Rangers have turned 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 12,543 innings, ranking them 5th in baseball.

Montgomery has taken the ball for 749 innings and has earned 700 strikeouts during his career. Montgomery (38-34 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.74 while he has gone up against 3,115 batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.70 (308 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.210. He has surrendered 701 hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 205 walks.

The Mariners hold a team slugging percentage of .415 and they average 4.73 runs per contest (12th in the league). They have recorded 279 two-baggers, while walking 530 times and earning 742 runs. Seattle has 204 home runs so far this season to go along with 712 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,551 occasions (2nd in MLB) and have 1,299 base hits. The Seattle Mariners have tallied a team on-base percentage of .322 in addition to a batting average of .243 this season.

The Mariners have a WHIP of 1.188 and have a FIP of 3.88 as a pitching staff this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (1,407 strikeouts vs 400 bases on balls). They rank 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 1,268. They have yielded 179 dingers and they concede 4.12 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Seattle pitching staff have surrendered 643 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.76 (586 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 162 save situations, the Mariners have earned 96 holds and 20 blown saves. Seattle has had relievers enter the game in 63 save opportunities and they have walked away with 43 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 178 times in high leverage situations and on 145 occasions with runners on. Seattle relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.2% out of their 187 inherited runners. They sit at 7th in MLB with a save rate of 68.3%, and they have dispatched 528 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

Out of their 12,639 innings played, the Mariners have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (7th in baseball). The Seattle Mariners have turned 122 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (10th in baseball). The Mariners have recorded 1,344 assists, 72 errors and have notched a total of 4,213 putouts this season.

In his career, Gilbert has given up 448 base hits while he has totaled 486 strikeouts in 489 frames. Gilbert (32-18 career record) holds a 3.77 ERA while giving up 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 205 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.146 and having a FIP of 3.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.30 and he has faced 2,018 hitters so far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle

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