Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 9/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, September 22, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Seattle Mariners (78-75) are hitting the road to Globe Life Field on Sunday where they will compete against the Texas Rangers (73-80). The pitchers who are expected to start are Bryan Woo and Andrew Heaney.

Seattle has a slugging percentage of .372 and have struck out 1,546 times, while drawing a walk on 543 occasions. They have accrued 592 runs batted in and 1,109 hits this season, and their batting average comes in at .222. The Mariners have tallied 213 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 172 balls out of the park. They have racked up 623 runs and have an OBP of .310. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 4.1 runs/g, which has them at 25th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.82 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.08. Mariners pitchers have conceded 173 long balls and 579 runs in total (1st in MLB). Seattle has allowed 1,107 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) and also 528 earned runs. The Mariners hold a team earned run average of 3.51 so far this season (1st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,338 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 350 batters and their FIP is 3.74 as a team so far this year.

The Mariners have dispatched 490 relievers to the hill on the year. The relievers have inherited 191 base runners for the season and 40.3% of them earned a run for their team. They have 33 saves for the year and have not converted 20 out of their 53 save opportunities. The Mariners relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 62.3% and stepped onto the hill in 133 save situations. The relievers have racked up 78 holds for the year (19th in the league). Mariners pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 136 times and also have had 169 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Francisco Giants have accounted for 4,057 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,221 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which ranks 13th in pro baseball, and have a total of 91 double plays. The Mariners have converted 72.4% of balls in play into outs out of 12,171 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 1st in professional baseball.

Woo (12-8 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.40 while facing 799 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 161 hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has 42 free passes. His earned run average is 3.45 (76 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.025. Woo has thrown 198 innings and has earned 182 K's in his career.

The Texas Rangers have an on-base percentage of .304 and a batting average of .236 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,211 instances (23rd in baseball) and have a total of 1,218 base hits. Texas has a total of 161 home runs on the season and 609 RBIs. The Rangers hold a slugging percentage of .376 and they are recording 4.17 runs per contest (21st in baseball). They have tallied 207 two-baggers, while walking 462 times as well as scoring 638 runs.

The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.294 in addition to having a FIP of 4.36 as a staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.70 (1,297 strikeouts vs 504 free passes). They are currently ranked 17th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,241. They have conceded 191 homers and they surrender 4.66 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Texas pitching staff have given up 698 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.36 (653 earned runs relinquished).

Texas relievers have an inherited score percentage of 33.2% out of 265 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 168 times in high leverage situations and on 167 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 129 save situations, the Rangers have 72 holds and also 19 blown saves. They are ranked 10th in MLB holding a save percentage of 65.5%, and they have dispatched 455 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year. Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 55 save opportunities and they have recorded 36 saves.

In 12,135 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (11th in MLB). The Texas Rangers have gotten 104 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (2nd in MLB). The Rangers have racked up 1,288 assists, 61 errors and have a total of 4,045 putouts for the year.

So far in his MLB career, Heaney has allowed 967 hits while tallying 1,063 K's in 1,004 frames. He has given up a total of 491 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.261 and having a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.57 and he has faced 4,280 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Heaney (51-62 career record) has a 4.40 ERA and has surrendered 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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