Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 9/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers

Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Seattle Mariners (77-75) are en route to Globe Life Field on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Texas Rangers (73-79). The pitchers taking the mound will be George Kirby and Max Scherzer.

Seattle has a slugging percentage of .373 and have struck out 1,537 times, while being walked on 537 occasions. They have compiled 589 RBI's and 1,103 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is sitting at .221. The Mariners have accounted for 213 doubles as a unit and have knocked 172 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 620 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .309. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 25th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.82 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.08. Mariners pitchers have conceded 172 long balls and 577 total runs (1st in MLB). Seattle has allowed 1,101 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) and 526 earned runs. The Mariners are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.52 this year (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,324 batters. They have walked 347 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.75 as a team over the course of the season.

The Mariners bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 61.5% and has come into the game in 129 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 191 base runners so far this season and 40.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. Mariners relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 136 times and also have had 166 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 486 relievers to the hill for the season. The relievers are sitting with 75 holds for the year (20th in MLB). They have recorded 32 saves this season and have blown 20 out of their 52 save opportunities.

The San Francisco Giants are sitting with 4,030 putouts this season, in addition to 1,211 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which ranks 14th in MLB, and have 91 double plays. The Mariners have transformed 72.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 12,090 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 1st in baseball.

Kirby has thrown 499 innings and has earned 474 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Kirby (33-26 career mark) has a FIP of 3.41 and he has faced 2,031 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.46 (192 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.100. He has allowed 486 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) with 63 walks.

Texas has knocked in 161 long balls this year as well as 609 RBIs. They have recorded 207 doubles, while walking 461 times and earning 638 runs. The Texas Rangers have compiled a team OBP of .305 and a batting average of .237 for the year. The Rangers hold a slugging % of .378 and they score 4.20 runs per contest (21st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,201 occasions (23rd in MLB) and have a total of 1,216 base knocks.

The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.293 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.35 as a unit for the year. They have a ranking of 17th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,234. The Texas pitching staff have conceded 694 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.37 (650 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.60 (1,285 strikeouts against 498 walks). They have given up 189 long balls and they relinquish 4.66 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball).

Texas has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 55 save chances and they have earned 36 saves. They sit at 12th in the league with a save percentage of 65.5%, and they have sent 451 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year. Their relief pitchers have come in 168 times in high leverage situations in addition to 167 occasions with base runners. Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 33.2% out of their 265 inherited runners. Sitting with 129 save situations, the Rangers have accumulated 72 holds and 19 blown saves.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 104 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in baseball). The Rangers have racked up 1,279 assists, 60 errors and have notched a total of 4,018 putouts for the season. In 12,054 innings on the field, the Rangers have a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (11th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Scherzer has given up 2,346 hits while tallying 3,407 strikeouts in 2,877 innings. Scherzer (216-112 career mark) is the owner of a 3.16 ERA while surrendering 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 1,010 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.078 and a FIP of 3.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.51 and he has gone up against 11,629 hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas

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