Data Skrive:
The Seattle Mariners (40-31) are -143 favorites for their Saturday meeting with the Texas Rangers (33-35). The matchup between the first- and second-place teams in the AL West begins at 7:15 PM ET on FOX. George Kirby will get the ball for Seattle while Texas will counter with Nathan Eovaldi.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $33.99
Mariners to win vs Rangers -143
Mariners vs. Rangers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Mariners (-143)
- Underdog: Rangers (+121)
- Over/under: 7
Mariners vs. Rangers Betting Insights
- The Mariners have won in 26, or 60.5%, of the 43 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This season Seattle has been victorious 18 times in 26 chances when named as a favorite of at least -143 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mariners have a 58.8% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Rangers have put together an 11-18 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 37.9% of those games).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +121 or longer, Texas has a 5-7 record (winning 41.7% of its games).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Rangers have an implied win probability of 45.2%.
Mariners vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders
- Julio Rodriguez leads Seattle in batting average (.268) this season while adding six home runs and 26 RBI.
- Rodriguez is 119th in homers and 117th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
- Caleb Raleigh leads Seattle in home runs (12) and runs batted in (42) this season while batting .211.
- Marcus Semien is hitting .258 with 13 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 26 walks.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Semien ranks 36th in home runs and 37th in RBI.
- Corey Seager has shown off his power as he paces his team with 14 home runs.
Mariners vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings
- The Mariners strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 12th in MLB.
- Mariners pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.49 this year, seventh-best in baseball.
- Mariners pitchers have a 1.073 WHIP this season, first-best in the majors.
- The Rangers pitching staff is 12th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Texas’ 3.93 team ERA ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Rangers combine for the 15th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.268).