Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 6/16/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Sunday, June 16, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

T-Mobile Park is the location where the Seattle Mariners (40-31) will go up against the Texas Rangers (33-35) on Sunday. The men taking the mound will be Dane Dunning and Logan Gilbert.

The Rangers have compiled 87 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 68 baseballs out of the stadium. Texas has a slugging rate of .376 and have been called out on strikes 517 times, while being walked on 218 occasions. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are compiling 4.3 runs/g, which has them at 16th in the league. They have 277 RBI's in addition to 553 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate sits at .241. They have accumulated 293 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .310.

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The Rangers have an earned run average of 3.93 this season (16th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 576 hitters. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 75 home runs in addition to 290 total runs (12th in baseball). They have walked 248 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.23 as a squad this season. Texas has surrendered 513 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 262 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.32 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.27.

The Rangers bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 60.0% and stepped onto the hill in 51 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 135 base runners this year with 35.6% of those runners crossed the plate. Rangers relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 80 times in addition to having 75 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 204 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 29 holds for the season (24th in the league). They have recorded 12 saves on the season and have missed out on 8 of their 20 save opportunities.

The Texas Rangers have earned a total of 1,800 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 604 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which puts them in 10th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 53 double plays. The Rangers have turned 71.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,400 innings, ranking them 5th in baseball.

Dunning has taken the ball for 531 innings and has totaled 485 punch outs in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.24 (250 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.342. He has surrendered 513 base hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) with 199 walks. Dunning (27-30 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.18 and he has faced 2,276 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Seattle Mariners have accumulated a team OBP of .298 as well as a team batting average of .220 for the year. They have been rung up on 713 occasions (1st in the league) and are sitting with 509 hits. Seattle has knocked in 77 long balls so far this year as well as 265 runs batted in. The Mariners have a team slugging % of .366 and they earn 3.85 runs per contest (27th in the league). They have 92 two-baggers, while taking a walk 224 times as well as scoring 273 runs.

The Seattle pitching staff have allowed 262 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.48 (243 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 75 dingers and they relinquish 3.75 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Mariners are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.072 with a FIP of 3.72 as a unit on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (597 strikeouts vs 170 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 5th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 503.

Seattle relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.4% out of their 93 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 82 times in high leverage situations and also on 65 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 70 save situations, the Mariners have tallied 41 holds and also 8 blown saves. They are currently ranked 7th in the league holding a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 218 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Seattle has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 28 save opportunities and they have tallied 20 saves.

In 5,652 innings on the field, the Mariners hold a efficiency on defense of 72.9% (2nd in professional baseball). The Seattle Mariners have gotten 45 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in pro baseball). The Mariners have recorded 577 assists, 40 errors and have 1,884 putouts so far this year.

So far in his career, Gilbert has surrendered 519 base knocks while he has earned 575 punch outs in 585 innings pitched. Gilbert (35-22 career mark) has earned a 3.68 earned run average while conceding 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 239 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.115 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.32 and he has gone up against 2,387 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle

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