Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 9/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Friday, September 13, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+135) Seattle (-161)

T-Mobile Park is the site where the Seattle Mariners (74-72) will play the Texas Rangers (70-76) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has the Rangers at +135 while the Mariners open at -161. The over/under comes in at 7. The starting pitchers are Jacob deGrom and Logan Gilbert.

The Rangers have hit 200 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 152 baseballs out of the stadium. Texas is slugging .377 and have struck out 1,150 times, while drawing a walk on 446 occasions. As a team, the Texas Rangers are scoring 4.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 22nd in the league. They have recorded 583 RBI's as well as 1,173 hits this season, while their average at the plate sits at .238. They have earned a total of 610 runs while having a team OBP of .306.

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The Rangers hold a team ERA of 4.34 this season (24th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,233 batters. Rangers pitchers have allowed 182 long balls and 665 runs in total (21st in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 479 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.36 as a team for the year. Texas has surrendered 1,176 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 621 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.57 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.28.

The Rangers have dispatched 432 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 260 runners over the course of the season with 33.1% of them ended up scoring. They have accumulated 34 saves this season and have blown 18 of 52 chances to get a save. The Rangers relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 65.4% and has entered the game in 120 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 66 holds so far this year (25th in baseball). Rangers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 164 times in addition to having 162 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Texas Rangers have notched a total of 3,864 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,240 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .989 which puts them in 2nd in MLB, and have earned 101 double plays. The Rangers have converted 70.7% of balls in play into outs in their 11,592 innings, which ranks them 6th in professional baseball.

deGrom has pitched in 1,386 innings and has earned 1,697 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 2.53 (390 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.989. He has surrendered 1,059 base hits (6.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 311 walks. deGrom (86-57 career mark) sits with a FIP of 2.50 while he has gone up against 5,447 batters in the major leagues.

The Mariners have a team slugging % of .369 and they are scoring 4.08 runs per contest (25th in baseball). They have notched 204 doubles, while walking 513 times and scoring 596 runs. Seattle has knocked in 163 home runs on the season as well as 566 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,477 occasions (1st in MLB) and have totaled 1,048 hits. The Seattle Mariners have an OBP of .307 as well as a batting average of .219 this year.

The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.083 with a FIP of 3.75 as a team so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.90 (1,269 strikeouts against 333 free passes). They rank 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,062. They have surrendered 164 dingers and they yield 3.85 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Seattle pitching staff have surrendered 551 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.52 (504 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 126 save situations, the Mariners have 74 holds and also 19 blown saves. Seattle has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 50 save chances and they have tallied 31 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 160 times in high leverage situations and on 133 occasions with runners on base. Seattle relievers have an inherited score percentage of 38.9% out of their 185 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 18th in the league with a save rate of 62.0%, and they have dispatched 466 relievers onto the diamond this season.

In 11,595 innings played, the Mariners hold a defensive efficiency of 72.3% (1st in professional baseball). The Seattle Mariners have turned 89 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in the majors). The Mariners have 1,162 assists, 73 errors and have earned a total of 3,865 putouts so far this season.

So far in his MLB career, Gilbert has allowed 581 base hits and he has 682 strikeouts in 680 innings pitched. Gilbert (39-29 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.60 ERA and has allowed 7.7 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 272 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.070 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.67 and he has gone up against 2,750 opposing batters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle (-161)

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