The Seattle Mariners will be facing off against their division rival Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park. The matchup begins at 3:05 p.m. ET and fans can watch it on RTNW and FSSW.
Seattle Mariners vs. Texas Rangers Odds
The Mariners have gone 11-8 SU this year and are 12-6 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 3.4 units for gamblers taking the moneyline in this young season and 5.7 units ATS. Seattle has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in four of those seven. The Rangers, on the other hand, are 7-15 SU and 8-13 ATS. The team’s lost 2.5 units for moneyline bettors and 8.4 units ATS. Texas has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in four of those seven.
Rangers games have had an over/under record of 9-11-1 so far in 2018. The Mariners have an over/under record of 11-7.
Erasmo Ramirez will get the start for the visiting Mariners. The right-handed Ramirez is 0-0 with an ERA. He has yet to face the Rangers this year and did not record a start against them in 2017, either.
The Rangers are turning to lefty Martin Perez (1-2, 13.14 ERA), who has seven strikeouts and seven walks as well as a 2.92 WHIP. Perez made five starts against the Mariners in 2017, putting together a 1-2 record with a 3.54 ERA and 23 strikeouts.
Texas’ pitching staff has given up 5.2 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. The team’s starting pitching staff has a 5.21 ERA, 1.51 WHIP and 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.11 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 8.3 K/9. In 16 divisional games, Rangers starters have an ERA of 4.83 and the bullpen’s ERA is 5.02.
Texas’ hitters are putting up 3.5 runs per outing, including 3.1 per game against divisional foes and 4.4 per game over their last five. The team has hit .253/.339/.382 over its last five contests and is 1-4 SU during that span.
Elvis Andrus and Shin-soo Choo have led the Rangers’ batters this year. Andrus is hitting .327/.426/.500 with 17 hits, five RBIs and seven runs scored, and Choo’s line is .247/.323/.494 with five homers, 10 RBIs and 14 runs.
For the visitors, Seattle’s pitchers have allowed 4.8 runs per game and its starters own a 5.05 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 8.54 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.24, along with a K/9 of 9.39.
The Mariners offense has slashed .255/.318/.416 on its way to 4.4 runs scored per game this season, including 4.3 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.8 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Second baseman Robinson Cano and right fielder Mitch Haniger have led Seattle’s offense. Cano is slashing .333/.450/.485 with 22 hits, nine RBIs and 16 runs scored, while Haniger (.292/.377/.600) is up to 19 hits, six homers, 19 RBIs and nine runs scored.
Putting up a slash line of .220/.278/.305 across 90 such plate appearances, Cano did not do especially well against lefties on the road in 2017 (compared to his total season slash line of .280/.338/.453).
The Mariners have gained 4.2 units and are 6-0 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has hit in two of those games, as opposed to four that’ve hit the under against lefty starters. On the other hand, the Rangers have lost 0.2 units and are 7-9 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in six of those games, compared to nine that’ve gone under.
Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Rangers, ATS Winner – Mariners, O/U – OVER
Notes
Betting Trends
The Rangers have lost four of their last five games SU.
Seattle fielders have six errors over the last 10 games, compared to 11 errors for Texas over its last 10.
The Mariners have hit 14 home runs in their last 10 games. The Rangers have hit 12 over their last 10.
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