Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 9/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Friday, September 29, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Seattle Mariners (85-73) are hosting the Texas Rangers (89-69) at T-Mobile Park on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Nathan Eovaldi and Bryan Woo.

As a team, the Texas Rangers are scoring 5.5 runs/g, which puts them at 3rd in the league. They are sitting with 868 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .339. The Rangers have tallied 323 two-baggers as a team and have hit 228 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 832 runs batted in as well as 1,441 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average sits at .265. Texas has a slugging % of .457 and have been called out on strikes 1,362 times, while taking a walk on 578 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.72 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.28. Rangers pitchers have given up 193 long balls in addition to 703 runs (17th in MLB). Texas has allowed 1,302 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 670 earned runs. The Rangers hold a team earned run average of 4.33 on the year (19th in the league), and they have rung up 1,305 hitters. They have walked 480 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.34 as a team this year.

Rangers relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 159 times in addition to having 153 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 77 holds over the course of the season (22nd in the league). The Rangers relievers have recorded a save rate of 48.4% and has come into the game in 141 save situations. They have 30 saves so far this year and have blown 32 of their 62 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 261 runners on the season and 30.7% of them earned a run for their team. The Rangers have dispatched 452 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Texas Rangers have 4,181 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,397 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which ranks 2nd in professional baseball, and they have turned 143 double plays. The Rangers have turned 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 12,543 innings on the field, which ranks them 5th in the majors.

Eovaldi (79-72 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.82 while he has gone up against 5,914 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 1,419 hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 401 free passes. His earned run average is 4.07 (632 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.302. Eovaldi has taken the mound for 1,398 frames and has accumulated 1,187 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Mariners have a SLG% of .415 and they have an average of 4.73 runs per outing (12th in MLB). They have recorded 279 two-baggers, while taking a walk 530 times as well as putting up 742 runs. Seattle has accumulated 204 HRs on the season as well as 712 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,551 instances (2nd in baseball) and are sitting with 1,299 hits. The Seattle Mariners have compiled an OBP of .322 as well as a batting average of .243 on the year.

The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.188 in addition to having a FIP of 3.88 as a pitching staff on the year. They rank 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,268. The Seattle pitching staff have yielded 643 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 3.76 (586 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (1,407 strikeouts vs 400 walks). They have surrendered 179 dingers and they allow 4.12 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball).

Seattle has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 63 save chances and they have tallied 43 saves. They rank 7th in baseball with a save rate of 68.3%, and they have sent 528 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 178 times in high leverage situations and also on 145 occasions with runners on. Seattle relievers hold an inherited score rate of 26.2% out of their 187 inherited base runners. With 162 save situations, the Mariners have earned 96 holds and 20 blown saves.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 122 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in the majors). The Mariners have recorded 1,344 assists, 72 errors and have a tally of 4,213 putouts over the course of the season. In their 12,639 innings on the diamond, the Mariners have a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (7th in pro baseball).

Woo (4-5 record in his career) has earned a 4.39 ERA and has allowed 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.14 and he has gone up against 354 hitters in his career. He has allowed 41 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.202 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. In his MLB career, Woo has surrendered 73 hits while he has tallied 88 punch outs in 84 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle

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