Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers

Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+108) Texas (-126)

The Seattle Mariners (11-11) are traveling to Globe Life Field on Wednesday where they will take on the Texas Rangers (12-11). The line on this contest has Seattle at +108 while Texas is priced at -126. The total is set at 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Bryce Miller and Jon Gray.

As a team, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 3.8 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 23rd in MLB. They have accumulated 84 runs while holding a team OBP of .314. The Mariners have earned 23 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 20 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 81 RBI's as well as 166 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .229. Seattle has a slugging % of .351 and have been rung up 221 times, while being walked on 82 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 4.28 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.08. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 24 long balls and also 81 total runs (4th in MLB). Seattle has allowed 165 base knocks (7.6 per 9 innings) and also 76 earned runs. The Mariners are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.48 on the campaign (8th in the league), and the staff has struck out 201 batters. They have walked 47 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.58 as a team on the season.

Mariners bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 19 times as well as having 18 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 11 holds for the season (25th in baseball). The Mariners bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 83.3% and has come into the game in 17 save situations. They have recorded 5 saves on the campaign and have blown 1 of their 6 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 26 base runners on the season and 23.1% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Mariners have dispatched 69 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Mariners have turned 71.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,767 innings, which has them ranked 5th in professional baseball. The San Francisco Giants have notched a total of 589 putouts this year, in addition to 164 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them ranked 15th in baseball, and have accumulated 10 double plays.

Miller (11-8 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.93 while he has faced 629 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 137 base knocks (7.9 hits per 9 innings) with 33 free passes. His earned run average is 3.93 (68 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.092. Miller has taken the hill for 155 innings and has earned 143 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

The Texas Rangers have accounted for a team OBP of .325 as well as a team batting average of .256 for the season. They have been rung up on 170 occasions (24th in the league) and have tallied 203 hits. Texas has a total of 22 long balls so far this season as well as 110 RBIs. The Rangers have a team slugging % of .395 and they tally 4.96 runs per game (9th in the league). They have recorded 38 two-baggers, while taking a walk 75 times as well as racking up 114 runs.

The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.297 and have a FIP of 4.52 as a squad so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (193 strikeouts vs 93 walks). They are sitting at 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 169. They have yielded 26 homers and they concede 4.63 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Texas pitching staff have surrendered 104 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.19 (94 earned runs surrendered).

Texas has called on relievers to take the mound in 7 save opportunities and they have walked away with 4 saves. They are ranked 21st in baseball holding a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 69 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 31 times in high leverage situations and on 27 occasions with runners on. Texas relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.6% out of their 45 inherited runners. With 21 save situations, the Rangers have accumulated 14 holds and 3 blown saves.

In their 1,818 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.5% (2nd in pro baseball). The Texas Rangers have turned 16 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (6th in baseball). The Rangers have recorded 184 assists, 9 errors and have a tally of 606 putouts during this campaign.

During his MLB career, Gray has surrendered 1,102 hits while earning 1,150 punch outs in 1,134 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 558 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.310 and having a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 3.00 and he has faced 4,821 hitters in his career. Gray (69-65 mark in his career) has earned a 4.43 earned run average while allowing 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (-126)

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