Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 9/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Texas Rangers (71-76) are traveling to T-Mobile Park on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Seattle Mariners (74-73). The men taking the mound are Andrew Heaney and George Kirby.

The Rangers have hit 202 doubles as a team and have smacked 155 balls out of the stadium. Texas is slugging .379 and have struck out 1,157 times, while drawing a walk on 447 occasions. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are earning 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 22nd in the league. They have 588 RBI's as well as 1,183 hits this season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .239. They have accumulated 615 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .306.

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The Rangers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.34 this season (24th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,249 batters. Rangers pitchers have given up 183 home runs and also 669 runs in total (21st in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 484 opposing players and their FIP is 4.34 as a squad on the season. Texas has given up 1,182 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 625 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.58 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.28.

Rangers pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 165 times and also have had 165 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 67 holds this season (25th in baseball). The Rangers relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 66.0% and stepped onto the hill in 122 save situations. They have earned 35 saves on the year and have missed out on 18 of their 53 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 262 base runners this season and 33.6% of those runners ended up scoring. The Rangers have dispatched 437 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Rangers have converted 70.7% of balls in play into outs in their 11,673 innings, which has them sitting at 6th in the majors. The Texas Rangers have earned a total of 3,891 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,245 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .989 which is 2nd in the majors, and have accumulated 101 double plays.

Heaney (51-61 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.33 and he has faced 4,257 batters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 960 hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) with 297 free passes. His ERA is 4.40 (488 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.259. Heaney has taken the hill for 999 innings and has earned 1,060 punch outs in his career.

The Seattle Mariners have tallied an on-base percentage of .307 in addition to a batting average of .219 for the season. They have been rung up on 1,493 instances (1st in the league) and have tallied 1,054 hits. Seattle has accumulated 164 HRs on the season to go along with 569 runs batted in. The Mariners hold a slugging % of .369 and they score 4.08 runs per game (25th in the league). They have put up 204 two-baggers, while walking 518 times and putting up 600 runs.

The Mariners have a WHIP of 1.083 and have a FIP of 3.76 as a staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.90 (1,276 strikeouts vs 334 walks). They have a ranking of 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,071. They have given up 167 dingers and they concede 3.86 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The Seattle pitching staff have conceded 556 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.52 (507 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 128 save situations, the Mariners have tallied 75 holds and also 20 blown saves. Seattle has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 51 save chances and they have recorded 31 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 161 times in high leverage situations and on 134 occasions with runners on. Seattle relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 39.2% out of their 186 inherited base runners. They sit at 22nd in the league holding a save rate of 60.8%, and they have dispatched 470 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

The Seattle Mariners have turned 89 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in professional baseball). The Mariners have 1,171 assists, 74 errors and are sitting with 3,892 putouts for the year. In 11,676 innings played, the Mariners have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.3% (1st in MLB).

Kirby (32-26 career win-loss record) holds a 3.51 ERA and has allowed 8.9 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 7.48 and he has faced 2,010 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 192 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.113 and having a FIP of 3.5. In his career, Kirby has allowed 485 base hits while tallying 471 K's in 492 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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