Texas Rangers (66-87) vs. Seattle Mariners (83-70)
September 28, 2022 9:40 pm EDT
The Line: Seattle Mariners -164 / Texas Rangers +133; Over/Under: +7
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The Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners meet Wednesday in MLB action at T-Mobile Park. The Texas Rangers need a win after losing 6 of their last 9 games. The Seattle Mariners need a win after losing 8 of their last 11 games.
The Texas Rangers have scored 11 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 10 games. The Rangers have won 6 of their last 9 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Nathaniel Lowe leads the Rangers with 171 hits and 73 RBI, while Marcus Semien and Adolis Garcia have combined for 301 hits and 174 RBI. Martin Perez gets the ball, and he is 12-6 with a 2.90 ERA and 164 strikeouts this season. Perez is 8-5 with a 3.28 ERA and 115 strikeouts in his career against the Mariners.
The Seattle Mariners have scored 18 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 4 of their last 8 games. The Mariners have won 5 of their last 7 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Ty France leads the Mariners with 142 hits and 81 RBI, while Julio Rodriguez and JP Crawford have combined for 264 hits and 114 RBI. George Kirby gets the ball, and he is 7-4 with a 3.30 ERA and 124 strikeouts this season. Kirby is 1-0 with a 2.16 ERA and 12 strikeouts in his career against the Rangers.
The Rangers are 17-35 in their last 52 Wednesday games and 7-20 in their last 27 overall. The Mariners are 10-3 in their last 13 Wednesday games and 3-7 in their last 10 overall. The over is 4-1 in Rangers last 5 overall. The under is 35-16-2 in Mariners last 53 home games. The Rangers are 16-38 in the last 54 meetings in Seattle and 15-37 in the last 52 meetings.
The Seattle Mariners should be favored because they’re the better team and fighting for a playoff spot. The line makes sense. However, we’re getting Martin Perez in the underdog role, a pitcher who has a 2.90 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and .241 allowed bating average on the season. Perez has also been at his best on the road, where he has a 2.78 ERA and .244 allowed batting average. M’s should be favored, but the value is with the Rangers and the plus money.
