Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 6/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Friday, June 14, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Seattle Mariners (40-30) are hosting the Texas Rangers (32-35) at T-Mobile Park on Friday. The starting pitchers will be Andrew Heaney and George Kirby.

As a team, the Texas Rangers are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which puts them at 15th in the league. They have racked up 290 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .310. The Rangers have accumulated 86 doubles as a team and have hit 68 balls out of the park. They have amassed 274 runs batted in as well as 546 base knocks this season, while their batting average sits at .241. Texas has a slugging percentage of .377 and have struck out 509 times, while being walked on 212 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.31 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.28. Rangers pitchers have given up 74 home runs and 289 runs in total (12th in the league). Texas has conceded 508 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 261 earned runs. The Rangers hold a team ERA of 3.97 on the campaign (17th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 568 hitters. They have walked 246 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.24 as a unit this season.

The Rangers relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 57.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 49 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 135 runners for the season with 35.6% of those runners earned a run for their team. Rangers relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 80 times as well as having 73 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 202 relievers to the hill for the season. The bullpen have recorded 28 holds this season (26th in MLB). They have recorded 11 saves so far this year and have not converted 8 of their 19 save opportunities.

The Rangers have transformed 71.3% of balls in play into outs out of 5,319 innings, which has them sitting 5th in MLB. The Texas Rangers have notched a total of 1,773 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 595 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which ranks 10th in the majors, and have accumulated 52 double plays.

Heaney (48-55 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.40 and he has faced 3,903 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 889 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 273 free passes. His ERA is 4.46 (454 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.269. Heaney has pitched in 915 innings and has accumulated 969 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

Seattle has compiled 75 HRs this season as well as 263 runs batted in. They have put up 91 doubles, while walking 222 times and earning 271 runs. The Seattle Mariners have earned an OBP of .300 in addition to a batting average of .222 so far this year. The Mariners have a team slugging percentage of .367 and they are recording 3.87 runs per game (26th in the league). They have struck out on 694 instances (1st in MLB) and have earned a total of 506 base knocks.

The Seattle pitching staff have given up 259 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.51 (241 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 73 homers and they relinquish 3.77 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.071 and have a FIP of 3.68 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.60 (593 strikeouts against 167 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 495.

Seattle bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.4% out of their 93 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 81 times in high leverage situations and on 64 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 70 save situations, the Mariners have compiled 41 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. They are ranked 7th in baseball holding a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 215 relievers onto the field for the season. Seattle has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 28 save chances and they have tallied 20 saves.

In 5,562 innings on the diamond, the Mariners have a defensive efficiency of 72.7% (2nd in MLB). The Seattle Mariners have gotten 44 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in professional baseball). The Mariners have racked up 565 assists, 40 errors and have a total of 1,854 putouts so far this season.

Kirby (26-20 record in his career) has earned a 3.46 earned run average while giving up 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 7.98 and he has faced 1,626 hitters in his career. He has conceded a total of 154 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.092 and a FIP of 3.4. So far in his pro baseball career, Kirby has conceded 389 base knocks while earning 383 strikeouts in 400 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle

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