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Following a big two-homer game last time out, Julio Rodriguez leads the Seattle Mariners (79-75) into action as +107 underdogs against the Texas Rangers (73-81). First pitch from Globe Life Field at 7:05 p.m. ET on Saturday, live on ROOT Sports NW. Texas’ Max Scherzer gets the start, and he’ll go against Seattle’s Emerson Hancock.
Be sure to check out our betting preview for this contest, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $35.87
Rangers to win vs Mariners -126
Rangers vs. Mariners Betting Lines
- Favorite: Rangers (-126)
- Underdog: Mariners (+107)
- Over/under: 7
Rangers vs. Mariners Betting Insights
- The Rangers have been victorious in 49, or 57.6%, of the 85 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Texas has a record of 38-22 when favored by -126 or more this year.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 55.8% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Mariners have been the underdog on the moneyline 48 total times this season. They’ve finished 20-28 in those games.
- Seattle has a 12-14 record (winning 46.2% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +107 or longer.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Mariners have an implied win probability of 48.3%.
Rangers vs. Mariners Hitting Leaders
- Marcus Semien has been key for Texas with 143 hits, an OBP of .302 plus a slugging percentage of .388.
- Semien’s home runs put him 48th in MLB, and he is 52nd in RBI.
- Wyatt Langford has collected 117 hits this season and has an OBP of .321. He’s slugging .398 on the year.
- Cal Raleigh leads the Mariners in home runs (30) and runs batted in (93).
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Raleigh’s home run total puts him 18th, and his RBI total ranks 19th.
- Randy Arozarena is hitting .218 with 30 doubles, 20 home runs and 69 walks.
Rangers vs. Mariners Pitching Rankings
- The Rangers average the 11th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the league this season.
- Rangers pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.38 this year, which ranks 25th in MLB.
- The Rangers have a combined WHIP of 1.297 as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in MLB.
- The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Mariners pitching staff ranks eighth in MLB.
- Seattle’s 3.51 team ERA leads all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Mariners combine for the No. 1-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.079).