Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers

Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-115) Texas (-105)

Globe Life Field is the site where the Texas Rangers (12-11) will try to defeat the Seattle Mariners (11-11) on Tuesday. The line on this contest has Seattle at -115 while Texas opens at -105. The total is 9. The starting pitchers will be Logan Gilbert and Dane Dunning.

Seattle has a slugging % of .351 and have been called out on strikes 221 times, while taking a walk on 82 occasions. They have amassed 81 RBI's and 166 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is .229. The Mariners have accumulated 23 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 20 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 84 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .314. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are compiling 3.8 runs per outing, which ranks them 23rd in the league.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.28 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.08. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 24 long balls and 81 total runs (5th in the league). Seattle has given up 165 hits (7.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 76 earned runs. The Mariners have an ERA of 3.48 for the year (8th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 201 hitters. They have walked 47 opposing players and their FIP is 3.60 as a unit for the season.

Mariners relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 19 times and also have had 18 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 11 holds so far this year (23rd in the league). The Mariners bullpen have earned a save rate of 83.3% and has come into the game in 17 save situations. They have accumulated 5 saves on the campaign and have not converted 1 out of their 6 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 26 runners so far this year and 23.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Mariners have sent 69 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Mariners have converted 71.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,767 innings on the field, ranking them 5th in pro baseball. The San Francisco Giants have amassed 589 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 164 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which puts them in 15th in MLB, and have accumulated 10 double plays.

Gilbert has taken the ball for 522 innings and has tallied 520 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Gilbert (33-18 mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.66 and he has gone up against 2,139 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.68 (214 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.119. He has surrendered 468 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 117 free passes.

The Rangers have a slugging percentage of .395 and they average 4.96 runs per contest (9th in MLB). They have recorded 38 doubles, while taking a walk 75 times and scoring 114 runs. Texas has hit 22 home runs for the season to go along with 110 runs batted in. They have struck out on 170 occasions (23rd in the league) and are sitting with 203 hits. The Texas Rangers have a team on-base percentage of .325 as well as a team batting average of .256 for the year.

The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.297 and have a FIP of 4.54 as a staff so far this year. They have a ranking of 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 169. The Texas pitching staff have allowed 104 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.19 (94 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (193 strikeouts against 93 free passes). They have given up 26 long balls and they surrender 4.63 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball).

Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 7 save opportunities and they have earned 4 saves. They are ranked 21st in the league with a save rate of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 69 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their relievers have taken the field 31 times in high leverage situations and also on 27 occasions with runners on. Texas relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.6% out of their 45 inherited base runners. Sitting with 21 save situations, the Rangers have earned 14 holds and 3 blown saves.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 16 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (5th in the majors). The Rangers have racked up 184 assists, 9 errors and are sitting with 606 putouts for the year. In 1,818 innings on the field, the Rangers are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 72.5% (2nd in baseball).

So far in his career, Dunning has allowed 487 base hits while he has accumulated 448 punch outs in 500 innings. He has conceded a total of 231 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.344 and a FIP of 4.3. His K/BB ratio is 2.41 and he has faced 2,142 opposing batters so far in his career. Dunning (25-26 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.15 earned run average while giving up 8.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (-105)

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