The Texas Rangers are prepared to battle against the Seattle Mariners at Globe Life Park. The matchup starts at 8:05 p.m. ET and you can catch it on both RTNW and FSSW.
Seattle Mariners vs. Texas Rangers Odds
Texas (+140) is coming into this one as the underdog to Seattle (-150) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this night game at 9 runs (-115 for the over and -105 for the under). The game’s most recent runline odds sit at -105 for betting the Mariners -1.5 runs and -115 for the Rangers +1.5.
The Mariners are 10-8 SU and have gone 11-6 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 2.3 units for gamblers taking the moneyline through the early portions of the year and 4.7 units ATS. The Rangers, on the other hand, are 7-14 SU and 8-12 ATS. They’ve lost 1.4 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 7.4 units ATS.
Texas games have an over/under record of 9-10-1 so far in 2018. Seattle has an over/under record of 11-6.
James Paxton is getting the nod for Seattle. The left-handed Paxton is 1-1 with a 4.57 ERA and 28 strikeouts. He has yet to face Texas this year, but he made three starts against the Rangers in 2017, posting a 1-2 record against them with a 5.28 ERA and 17 strikeouts.
The Rangers are putting the ball in the hands of righty Bartolo Colon (0-0, 1.45 ERA), who’s got 17 punchouts and two walks to his name, as well as a WHIP of 0.70. Colon did not record a start against the Mariners in 2017.
Texas’ pitching staff has yielded 5.0 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. Its starting pitching staff has a 5.15 ERA, 1.51 WHIP and 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.71 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 8.3 K/9. In 15 games against AL West opponents, Rangers starters have an ERA of 4.72 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.53.
Texas’ hitters have put up 3.3 runs per outing, including 2.9 per game against divisional foes and 3.6 per game over their last five. The team’s hit .219/.283/.343 over its last five contests and is 2-3 SU during that span.
Elvis Andrus has helped lead the Rangers’ offense this season with 17 hits, five RBIs and seven runs scored.
For the visiting squad, Seattle’s pitching staff allowed 4.7 runs per game and its starters own a 4.79 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 8.33 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 4.29, along with a WHIP of 1.37 and a K/9 of 9.69.
Mariners hitters have slashed .249/.313/.402 on their way to 4.1 runs scored per game in 2018, including 3.8 runs per game against divisional foes and 2.4 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Seattle’s offense has been spearheaded by Mitch Haniger, who is slashing .290/.384/.565 with five home runs, 17 RBIs and eight runs scored.
The Mariners just took the previous game in the series by a score of six runs to two.
Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Mariners, ATS Winner – Mariners, O/U – OVER
Notes
Betting Notes
The under has hit in four of Texas’ last seven games.
The Mariners have hit 12 home runs in their last 10 games. The Rangers have hit 13 over their last 10.
The Seattle defense has allowed six errors over the last 10 games, compared to 12 errors for Texas over its last 10.
The Rangers have lost three of their last four games SU.
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