Seattle Mariners (79-75) vs. Texas Rangers (73-81)
September 21, 2024 7:05 pm EDT
The Line: Texas Rangers -123 / Seattle Mariners +105; Over/Under: +8.5
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The Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers meet Saturday in MLB game 2 action at Globe Life Field. Here’s a Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners Prediction. This article will include a Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners Pick.
Seattle Mariners Betting Preview
The Seattle Mariners are 79-75 on the year after playing the Rangers and Yankees. The Seattle Mariners have scored 12 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 9 games. The Seattle Mariners have won 4 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Julio Rodriguez leads the Seattle Mariners with 142 hits and 59 RBI, while Cal Raleigh and Luke Raley have combined for 202 hits and 148 RBI.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 73-81 on the year after playing the Mariners and Blue Jays. The Texas Rangers have scored 4 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 10 games. The Texas Rangers have split their last 6 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Marcus Semien leads the Texas Rangers with 143 hits and 72 RBI, while Corey Seager and Josh Smith have combined for 260 hits and 132 RBI.
Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Pitching Pick Matchup
Emerson Hancock gets the ball for the Seattle Mariners, and he is 3-4 with a 4.83 ERA and 33 strikeouts this season. Hancock has allowed 12 hits and 5 runs in his last 9 innings. Hancock has an 8.78 ERA and a .322 allowed batting average in 13.1 road innings. This will be Hancock’s second career game against the Texas Rangers.
Max Scherzer gets the ball for the Texas Rangers, and he is 2-4 with a 3.95 ERA and 40 strikeouts this season. Scherzer has allowed 9 hits and 5 runs in his last 8 innings. Scherzer has a 3.72 ERA and a .214 allowed batting average in 19.1 home innings. Scherzer is 4-2 with a 2.97 ERA and 55 strikeouts in his career against the Seattle Mariners.
Why the Seattle Mariners will win
- The Mariners have won each of their last six games as underdogs against AL West opponents.
- The Rangers have lost three of their last four games as favorites after playing the previous day.
- The Mariners have covered the run line in each of their last six games as underdogs against AL West opponents.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine home games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The Mariners have led after 5 innings in each of their last four games as road underdogs against AL West opponents.
- The Mariners have led after 3 innings in each of their last five games as road underdogs against AL West opponents.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Nathaniel Lowe has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Rangers’ last six night games against AL teams that held a winning record.
- Adolis Garcia has recorded three or more total bases in each of the Rangers’ last four games as home favorites against the Mariners.
- Adolis Garcia has scored at least one run in each of the Rangers’ last seven games as home favorites against the Mariners.
- Max Scherzer has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last four appearances with his team as a favorite against the Mariners.
- Jonah Heim has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight Saturday appearances against AL West teams that held a winning record.
- Corey Seager has hit a home run in each of his last three appearances in night games against AL West teams that held a winning record.
- Josh Jung has recorded at least one Single in seven of his last eight home appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
Seattle Mariners Player Prop Facts
- J.P. Crawford has recorded at least one Single in eight of his last nine appearances with the Mariners as road underdogs against AL West opponents.
- Justin Turner has recorded a Double in three of the Mariners’ last four night games.
- Julio Rodriguez has hit at least one home run in each of the Mariners’ last three night games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Julio Rodriguez has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 17 road appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Julio Rodriguez has scored at least one run in each of the Mariners’ last six night games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Julio Rodriguez has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Mariners’ last four games against AL West opponents.
- Julio Rodriguez has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 17 road appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners Prediction
I’m not thrilled with this pitching matchup, as neither Emerson Hancock nor Max Scherzer have pitched consistently this season. Both have missed tons of time. With all that said, we’re getting plus money with the Mariners, the team that still has something to play for, just two games out of the wild card race. The Texas Rangers have nothing to play for and look like it most nights recently. Give me the Mariners.
