The Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners meet Sunday 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 Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Texas Rangers will send out Andrew Heaney for the start here and Heaney is 5-13 with a 3.84 ERA and 149 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Mariners, Heaney is 0-3 with a 4.74 ERA and 25 strikeouts. George Kirby will get the start for the Mariners here and is 11-11 with a 3.77 ERA and 166 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Rangers, Kirby is 5-0 with a 0.88 ERA and 31 strikeouts.
Texas Rangers Recap
The Texas Rangers come into this one looking to salvage a series split with the Mariners after ending up with a 5-4 loss in Saturday’s matchup. The Rangers are hoping for a positive result here to bounce back from a series sweep at the hands of the Diamondbacks to start the week.
Rangers Out Of Time In Playoff Race
Marcus Semien leads the Rangers with 142 hits along with 25 doubles, 22 home runs and 72 RBIs while Adolis Garcia has 22 home runs and 75 RBIs with 25 doubles as well as 11 stolen bases. Jonah Heim has 12 homers and 53 RBIs and Josh Smith also has 27 doubles. Wyatt Langford’s also chipped in 23 doubles, a team-high 4 triples, 11 homers, 64 RBIs and 15 stolen bases. Leody Taveras also has a team-high 19 stolen bases as well this season.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The underdogs have won four of the Mariners’ last five games.
- The Mariners have lost four of their last five games as home favorites against AL West opponents.
- The Mariners have failed to cover the run line in 10 of their last 11 home games against teams that held a losing record.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Mariners’ last five games.
Seattle Mariners Recap
The Seattle Mariners will try to win the series after their win in Saturday’s matchup. The win pit the Mariners in a good position to keep their series unbeaten run alive after splitting with the Padres and winning the series with the Cardinals last weekend.
Mariners Trying To Stay Afloat In Playoff Race
Julio Rodriguez leads the Mariners with 134 hits including a .265 batting average and also has 15 doubles. Cal Raleigh has a team-high 30 home runs along with 93 RBIs and 165 strikeouts. Mitch Haniger also has 12 home runs and 44 RBIs while Rodriguez has 22 stolen bases and 141 strikeouts as well this season. Dylan Moore has 22 doubles with 29 stolen bases and Josh Rojas has 19 doubles also this season.
Why the Seattle Mariners will win
- The Mariners have won each of their last five day games against AL West opponents following a win.
- The Rangers have lost each of their last six Sunday games at T-Mobile Park.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven day games against AL West opponents following a loss.
- The Mariners have covered the run line in seven of their last eight day games against American League opponents following a win.
Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Prediction
I’m on the Mariners here. Seattle’s started to find their offense again and at the end of the day, while Heaney’s likely a better pitcher than his numbers would indicate, the fact is that the offense hasn’t backed him up in a lot of the games and I don’t know if they will here either. Kirby has owned the Rangers in his career with a sub-1.00 ERA in his last five starts against them and I think Seattle can get it done here. Give me Seattle in this one.