Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers

Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

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

The Seattle Mariners (12-11) are on their way to Globe Life Field on Thursday where they will play the Texas Rangers (12-12). The moneyline on this game has the Mariners at +108 and the Rangers are coming in at -126. The over/under comes in at 9.5. The starting pitchers will be Luis Castillo and Andrew Heaney.

As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are notching 3.8 runs per game, which puts them at 23rd in baseball. They have racked up 88 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .314. The Mariners have tallied 25 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 22 baseballs out of the park. They have recorded 85 runs batted in in addition to 172 hits on the season, while their average at the plate is at .227. Seattle has a slugging percentage of .355 and have been called out on strikes 231 times, while being walked on 87 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 4.12 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.07. Mariners pitchers have allowed 24 home runs in addition to 81 runs (3rd in baseball). Seattle has given up 168 base knocks (7.4 per 9 innings) and also 76 earned runs. The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 3.33 over the course of the season (7th in MLB), and they have rung up 210 hitters. They have walked 51 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.51 as a unit so far this year.

The Mariners have dispatched 72 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 28 runners on the season with 21.4% of them crossed the plate. They have accumulated 5 saves on the year and have blown 1 out of their 6 save chances. The Mariners bullpen have recorded a save rate of 83.3% and has entered the game in 18 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 12 holds on the campaign (23rd in baseball). Mariners bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 20 times as well as having 18 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Francisco Giants have accounted for 616 putouts this year, in addition to 173 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .985 which has them sitting 14th in the majors, and have earned 11 double plays. The Mariners have turned 71.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,848 innings, which has them sitting at 5th in professional baseball.

Castillo has taken the ball for 1,083 innings and has racked up 1,192 punch outs so far in his career. Castillo (63-68 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.64 while he has gone up against 4,483 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.56 (429 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.182. He has given up 916 base knocks (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 365 free passes.

The Rangers have a team SLG% of .387 and they earn 4.75 runs per outing (11th in the league). They have recorded 40 two-baggers, while taking a walk 79 times and racking up 114 runs. Texas has knocked in 22 home runs so far this season as well as 110 RBIs. They have been rung up on 179 occasions (24th in the league) and have tallied 206 hits. The Texas Rangers have a team on-base percentage of .321 and a batting average of .251 on the season.

The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.294 and have a FIP of 4.54 as a staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.70 (203 strikeouts vs 98 walks). They are currently ranked 7th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 175. They have allowed 28 dingers and they give up 4.61 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The Texas pitching staff have given up 108 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.18 (98 earned runs surrendered).

With 21 save situations, the Rangers have 14 holds and 3 blown saves. Texas has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 7 save opportunities and they have walked away with 4 saves. Their relievers have come in 31 times in high leverage situations in addition to 28 occasions with runners on base. Texas bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.0% out of their 47 inherited runners. They rank 20th in the league with a save rate of 57.1%, and they have sent 73 relief pitchers onto the field this year.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 18 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in the majors). The Rangers have accrued 194 assists, 10 errors and have a tally of 633 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 1,899 innings on the field, the Rangers have a defensive efficiency of 72.6% (2nd in pro baseball).

Heaney (46-50 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.52 earned run average while giving up 8.7 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.47 and he has faced 3,715 opposing hitters during his career. He has allowed 438 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.270 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. In his pro baseball career, Heaney has allowed 840 hits while he has tallied 926 K's in 871 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle (+108)

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