Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 9/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Seattle Mariners (73-72) will try to beat the Texas Rangers (70-75) at T-Mobile Park on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jacob deGrom and Bryce Miller.

The Rangers have recorded 199 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 151 balls out of the park. Texas is slugging .377 and have been called out on strikes 1,147 times, while drawing a walk on 441 occasions. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are recording 4.2 runs per outing, which is 22nd in baseball. They have 579 RBI's as well as 1,164 hits this year, while their batting average sits at .238. They have 606 runs scored and have an OBP of .306.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.57 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.28. Rangers pitchers have given up 177 home runs in addition to 651 total runs (19th in baseball). Texas has conceded 1,160 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 607 earned runs. The Rangers hold a team earned run average of 4.27 on the year (22nd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,227 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 478 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.32 as a team for the year.

The Rangers relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 65.4% and has entered the game in 120 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 260 runners so far this year and 33.1% of those players crossed home plate. Rangers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 164 times and also have had 162 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 430 relievers to the hill on the season. The bullpen have a total of 66 holds on the year (25th in the league). They have earned 34 saves so far this season and have blown 18 out of their 52 save opportunities.

The Texas Rangers have a total of 3,840 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,231 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which is 2nd in professional baseball, and they have turned 101 double plays. The Rangers have turned 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 11,520 innings, which has them sitting 6th in MLB.

deGrom (86-57 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 2.50 while he has gone up against 5,447 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 1,059 hits (6.9 hits per 9 innings) with 311 free passes. His ERA is 2.53 (390 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 0.989. deGrom has taken the mound for 1,386 frames and has accumulated 1,697 K's in his career.

The Seattle Mariners have tallied an OBP of .307 as well as a team batting average of .220 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,470 instances (1st in baseball) and have 1,043 hits. Seattle has a total of 163 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 561 RBIs. The Mariners hold a team SLG% of .370 and they earn 4.08 runs per game (25th in the league). They have 201 doubles, while getting a free base 509 times and putting up 591 runs.

The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.087 and have a FIP of 3.75 as a unit so far this season. They have a ranking of 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,058. The Seattle pitching staff have yielded 549 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.53 (502 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.90 (1,260 strikeouts against 332 bases on balls). They have conceded 163 homers and they concede 3.86 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball).

Seattle has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 49 save chances and they have tallied 30 saves. They sit at 20th in MLB with a save percentage of 61.2%, and they have dispatched 463 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 160 times in high leverage situations and also on 132 occasions with runners on base. Seattle bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 38.8% out of their 183 inherited base runners. With 123 save situations, the Mariners have tallied 72 holds and also 19 blown saves.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 89 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in baseball). The Mariners have recorded 1,156 assists, 73 errors and have a tally of 3,838 putouts on the season. Out of their 11,514 innings on the field, the Mariners have earned a efficiency on defense of 72.2% (1st in the majors).

Thus far in his career, Miller has allowed 246 hits while he has accumulated 270 punch outs in 293 innings. He has given up 120 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.058 and a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.22 and he has gone up against 1,171 batters in his pro baseball career. Miller (19-15 career mark) holds a 3.69 ERA while giving up 7.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas

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