Texas Rangers vs. Seattle Mariners – Prediction, 9/13/2024 – MLB Tips, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Friday, September 13, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/point distribution: Texas (+135) Seattle (-161)

T-Mobile Park is where the Seattle Mariners (74-72) will play against the Texas Rangers (70-76) on Friday. The moneyline for this game is +135 for the Rangers, while the Mariners start at -161. The over/under odds are 7. The starting pitchers are Jacob deGrom and Logan Gilbert.

The Rangers as a team have hit 200 two-baggers and hit 152 balls out of the ballpark. Texas has a .377 slugging average and 1,150 strikeouts while forcing a walk 446 times. As a team, the Texas Rangers score 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 22nd in the league. They have 583 RBIs this season as well as 1,173 hits while their batting average is .238. They have scored 610 total runs and have a team OBP of .306.

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The Rangers have a team ERA of 4.34 this season (24th in baseball) and the team has struck out 1,233 batters. The Rangers' pitchers have allowed a total of 182 long balls and 665 runs (21st in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 479 opposing batters and their FIP as a team is 4.36 for the year. Texas has allowed 1,176 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 621 earned runs. Their strikeout-to-walk ratio is 2.57 and their pitching staff has a WHIP of 1.28.

The Rangers have sent 432 relief pitchers to the mound this year. Relief pitchers have taken on 260 runners over the course of the season, with 33.1% of them scoring. They have earned 34 saves this season and blown 18 of 52 save opportunities. Rangers relief pitchers have a 65.4% save rate and have entered the game in 120 save situations. Relief pitchers have earned 66 holds so far this year (25th in baseball). Rangers pitchers have taken the mound with runners on base 164 times and have made 162 appearances in high-pressure situations.

The Texas Rangers have totaled 3,864 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,240 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding rate is .989, which ranks them second in MLB, and they have forced 101 double plays. The Rangers have converted 70.7% of balls in play into outs in their 11,592 innings, which ranks them sixth in professional baseball.

deGrom has pitched 1,386 innings and has 1,697 punch outs in his MLB career. His earned run average is 2.53 (390 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 0.989. He has allowed 1,059 base hits (6.9 hits per nine innings) and has 311 walks. deGrom (career record 86-57) has a FIP of 2.50 while facing 5,447 batters in the Major Leagues.

The Mariners have a team slugging percentage of .369 and are scoring 4.08 runs per game (25th in baseball). They have hit 204 doubles, allowed 513 walks and scored 596 runs. Seattle has hit 163 home runs this season and 566 runs batted in. They have 1,477 strikeouts (1st in MLB) and have 1,048 total hits. The Seattle Mariners have an OBP of .307 this year and a batting average of .219.

As a team so far this year, the Mariners have a WHIP of 1.083 and a FIP of 3.75. Their K/BB ratio is 8.90 (1,269 strikeouts versus 333 walks). As a pitching staff, they rank first in baseball with 1,062 hits allowed. They have allowed 164 home runs and allowed 3.85 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). Seattle's pitching staff has allowed 551 runs and posted a 3.52 ERA (504 earned runs allowed) on the season.

The Mariners have 126 save situations, 74 holds, and 19 blown saves. Seattle has had relief pitchers on the mound for 50 save opportunities, and they have made 31 saves. Their relief pitchers have entered the field 160 times in high-pressure situations and 133 times with runners on base. Seattle's relief pitchers have an Inherited Score Percentage of 38.9% of their 185 base runners taken on. They currently rank 18th in the league with a 62.0% save percentage and have sent 466 relief pitchers to the field this season.

In 11,595 innings pitched, the Mariners have a defensive efficiency of 72.3% (1st in professional baseball). The Seattle Mariners have made 89 double plays and posted a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in the major leagues). The Mariners have 1,162 assists, 73 errors and a total of 3,865 putouts this season.

So far in his MLB career, Gilbert has allowed 581 base hits and has 682 strikeouts in 680 innings pitched. Gilbert (39-29 career win-loss record) has a 3.60 ERA and has allowed 7.7 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 272 earned runs while posting a 1.070 WHIP and a 3.5 FIP. His strikeout-to-walk ratio is 4.67 and he has faced 2,750 opposing batters in his career.

Who will win today's MLB game against the spread or the moneyline?

Guy Bruhns tip: Take Seattle (-161)

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