Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 6/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Saturday, June 15, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+126) Seattle (-148)

The Seattle Mariners (40-31) welcome the Texas Rangers (33-35) at T-Mobile Park on Saturday. The odds on this game have Texas at +126 while Seattle is at -148. The over/under comes in at 7. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Nathan Eovaldi and Jon Gray.

The Rangers have accumulated 87 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 68 balls out of the park. Texas has a slugging percentage of .376 and have struck out 517 times, while drawing a walk on 218 occasions. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 16th in the league. They have tallied 277 runs batted in as well as 553 base knocks for the year, and their batting average is at .241. They have notched a total of 293 runs and have an on-base percentage of .310.

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The Rangers have a team ERA of 3.93 on the campaign (16th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 576 batters. Rangers pitchers have allowed 75 long balls in addition to 290 runs (12th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 248 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.23 as a unit for the season. Texas has allowed 513 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 262 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.32 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Rangers have dispatched 204 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 135 base runners this year and 35.6% of them crossed the plate. They have recorded 12 saves this season and have missed out on 8 of their 20 chances to save the game. The Rangers relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 60.0% and has entered the game in 51 save situations. The relievers have tallied 29 holds for the season (24th in baseball). Rangers relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 80 times in addition to having 75 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Texas Rangers have earned a total of 1,800 putouts so far this season, as well as 604 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them ranked 10th in pro baseball, and they have turned 53 double plays. The Rangers have turned 71.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,400 innings on the diamond, ranking them 5th in MLB.

Eovaldi (82-75 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.99 while he has gone up against 6,161 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,466 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 423 walks. His earned run average is 4.05 (656 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.295. Eovaldi has taken the mound for 1,458 innings and has accounted for 1,250 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

Seattle has accumulated 77 HRs so far this season as well as 265 RBIs. They have 92 two-baggers, while taking a walk 224 times and putting up 273 runs. The Seattle Mariners have compiled an on-base percentage of .298 as well as a team batting average of .220 this season. The Mariners hold a slugging % of .366 and they earn 3.85 runs per contest (27th in the league). They have struck out on 713 occasions (1st in baseball) and have notched a total of 509 hits.

The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.072 and have a FIP of 3.72 as a unit for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (597 strikeouts against 170 walks). They are currently ranked 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 503. They have allowed 75 dingers and they relinquish 3.75 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Seattle pitching staff have allowed 262 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.48 (243 earned runs yielded).

With 70 save situations, the Mariners have tallied 41 holds and also 8 blown saves. Seattle has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 28 save opportunities and they have earned 20 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 82 times in high leverage situations and also on 65 occasions with runners on base. Seattle bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.4% of 93 inherited runners. They rank 7th in the league with a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have sent 218 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

Out of their 5,652 innings on the field, the Mariners are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.9% (2nd in the majors). The Seattle Mariners have gotten 45 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (20th in professional baseball). The Mariners have accrued 577 assists, 40 errors and have accounted for 1,884 putouts for the year.

So far in his career, Gray has allowed 1,140 base hits while he has earned 1,188 strikeouts in 1,175 innings pitched. He has surrendered 566 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.303 and having a FIP of 4.3. His K/BB ratio is 3.03 and he has faced 4,992 batters during his career. Gray (71-66 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.33 ERA while giving up 8.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (-148)

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