Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 9/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers

Date: Friday, September 20, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Texas Rangers (73-79) will go up against the Seattle Mariners (77-75) at Globe Life Field on Friday. The men taking the mound will be Emerson Hancock and Jacob deGrom.

As a team, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 25th in the league. They have accumulated 620 runs and have an on-base percentage of .309. The Mariners have earned 213 doubles as a team and have hit 172 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 589 runs batted in in addition to 1,103 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .221. Seattle has a slugging rate of .373 and have been called out on strikes 1,537 times, while drawing a walk on 537 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.82 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.08. Mariners pitchers have allowed 172 long balls and also 577 runs in total (1st in the league). Seattle has given up 1,101 base knocks (7.4 per 9 innings) as well as 526 earned runs. The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 3.52 so far this year (1st in the league), and they have rung up 1,324 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 347 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.75 as a squad on the season.

The Mariners have sent 486 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 191 base runners this year and 40.3% of them crossed the plate. They have earned 32 saves so far this year and have not converted 20 of their 52 save opportunities. The Mariners relief pitchers have a save rate of 61.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 129 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 75 holds this season (20th in the league). Mariners pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 136 times as well as having 166 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Mariners have converted 72.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 12,090 innings on the field, which has them sitting 1st in baseball. The San Francisco Giants have accounted for 4,030 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,211 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which is 14th in baseball, and have 91 double plays.

Hancock (3-4 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.71 while he has gone up against 271 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 65 base hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 18 walks. His ERA is 4.78 (33 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.337. Hancock has taken the ball for 62 innings and has tallied 39 punch outs in his MLB career.

The Rangers have a team slugging % of .378 and they are earning 4.20 runs per game (21st in the league). They have put up 207 two-baggers, while taking a walk 461 times and scoring 638 runs. Texas has compiled 161 home runs on the season as well as 609 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,201 occasions (23rd in baseball) and have tallied 1,216 base hits. The Texas Rangers have accounted for a team OBP of .305 in addition to a team batting average of .237 this year.

The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.293 in addition to having a FIP of 4.35 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (1,285 strikeouts vs 498 bases on balls). They sit at 17th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,234. They have relinquished 189 dingers and they yield 4.66 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Texas pitching staff have given up 694 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.37 (650 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 129 save situations, the Rangers have earned 72 holds and 19 blown saves. Texas has had relievers enter the contest in 55 save chances and they have come away with 36 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 168 times in high leverage situations in addition to 167 occasions with runners on. Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 33.2% out of 265 inherited base runners. They are ranked 12th in the league holding a save rate of 65.5%, and they have sent 451 relief pitchers onto the diamond this year.

The Texas Rangers have turned 104 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in the majors). The Rangers have recorded 1,279 assists, 60 errors and have 4,018 putouts so far this season. Out of their 12,054 innings played, the Rangers have a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (11th in MLB).

During his MLB career, deGrom has given up 1,044 base hits while he has tallied 1,656 strikeouts in 1,359 innings pitched. deGrom (84-57 win-loss mark in his career) has a 2.52 earned run average while conceding 6.9 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 381 ER's while holding a WHIP of 0.994 and having a FIP of 2.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 5.39 and he has faced 5,348 batters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas

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