Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Prediction 4/17/26 MLB Picks Today
Texas Rangers (10-9) vs. Seattle Mariners (8-12)
April 17, 2026 9:40 pm EDT
The Line: Seattle Mariners -131 / Texas Rangers +109; Over/Under: 6.5
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The Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners meet Friday in MLB action from T-Mobile Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Texas Rangers vs. Seattle Mariners prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Texas Rangers will send out Jacob deGrom here and deGrom is 1-0 with a 2.87 ERA and 22 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Mariners, deGrom is 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA and 23 strikeouts. The Seattle Mariners will send out Logan Gilbert and Gilbert is 1-2 with a 4.18 ERA and 25 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against Texas, Gilbert is 1-1 with a 4.45 ERA and 33 strikeouts.
Texas Rangers Recap
The Texas Rangers come into this game looking to build on their 9-6 win over the Athletics last time out to sit at 10-9 this season. After this series, the Rangers will head home for a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Rangers Salvage Split Vs. Athletics
Brandon Nimmo has 24 hits with 4 doubles, a triple, 3 home runs and 10 RBIs while Jake Burger has 19 hits with 4 doubles, 5 home runs and 16 RBIs. Corey Seager has 13 hits with 5 home runs and 12 RBIs while Wyatt Langford has 12 hits with 2 doubles, 2 triples, a home run and 3 RBIs. Evan Carter also has 10 hits with 3 doubles, 2 home runs and 4 RBIs while Josh Jung has 15 hits with 4 doubles as well on the year.
Seattle Mariners Recap
The Seattle Mariners come into this game looking to bounce back from their 5-3 loss at the hands of San Diego last time out to sit at 1-2 this season. After this series, the Mariners will take on the Athletics in a series at home.
Mariners Get Swept Again
Brendan Donovan has 17 hits with 3 doubles, 3 home runs and 8 RBIs while Luke Raley has 4 home runs and 12 RBIs this season. Cole Young’s added 15 hits with 2 doubles, a triple, 2 home runs and 9 RBIs and Cal Raleigh has 13 hits with 3 doubles, 2 home runs and 11 RBIs as well this season. Randy Arozarena has 21 hits with 4 doubles, a home run and 7 RBIs as well on the year. Josh Naylor also has 9 hits with 2 home runs and 7 RBIs as well on the year.
Texas Rangers @ Seattle Mariners Betting Trends: April 17, 2026
- Probable Starting Pitcher: Logan Gilbert Record this season: 1-2 ERA: 4.18
- Home Record: 1-1
- Last 5 against Rangers: 1-1
Why the Seattle Mariners will win
- The home team has won each of the Mariners’ last 12 games.
- The Rangers have lost each of their last 10 games against the Mariners following a road win.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line each of their last six games at T-Mobile Park against teams that held a losing record.
- The Mariners have covered the run line in each of their last six Friday games against American League opponents.
- The Mariners have won the first inning in each of their last six home games against AL West opponents.
- The Rangers have trailed after 5 innings in 15 of their last 16 games at T-Mobile Park against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Rangers have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last 15 games at T-Mobile Park against opponents that held a losing record.
- Probable Starting Pitcher: Jacob deGrom Record this season: 1-0 ERA: 2.87
- Road Record: 1-0
- Last 5 against Mariners: 1-1
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Rangers have won each of their last eight games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Mariners have lost each of their last six games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in each of their last 11 Friday games as road underdogs.
- The Mariners have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Rangers have led after 5 innings in each of their last nine Friday road games.
- The Rangers have led after 3 innings in eight of their last nine Friday road games.
Total Runs Facts
- Six of the Mariners’ last seven games as home favorites have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Five of the Rangers’ last six road games against American League opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last eight night games against AL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Mariners’ last six home games.
Seattle Mariners Player Prop Facts
- Cal Raleigh has hit a home run in each of the Mariners’ last two night games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
- Logan Gilbert has recorded a win in four of his last five appearances with the Mariners as favorites against AL opponents.
- Julio Rodriguez has recorded at least one hit in each of the Mariners’ last nine home games against AL West opponents.
- Brendan Donovan ranks 6th amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.449) this season.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Corey Seager has hit a home run in each of the Rangers’ last two games as road underdogs against AL opponents.
- Jacob deGrom has recorded eight or more strikeouts in each of his last four appearances with his team as an underdog against AL opponents.
- Josh Jung has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 15 appearances against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Brandon Nimmo ranks T5th in the league in Hits (24) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Mariners rank 1st in the league for walks allowed this season (43).
- The Mariners rank T2nd in the league for home runs allowed this season (12).
- The Rangers rank 4th in the league for runs allowed this season (70).
- The Rangers rank T5th in the league for triples this season (3).
Texas Rangers vs. Seattle Mariners Prediction
I’m on the under here. This is a fantastic pitching matchup of deGrom and Gilbert with two teams that have been relatively ineffective offensively for much of the season and I think that this is just going to be a low-scoring battle, whether it’s the pitching or a lack of offense but either way i think it’s a low-scoring duel in this one. Give me the under.