Data Skrive:
An AL West matchup Friday features the third-place Texas Rangers (70-76) visiting the second-place Seattle Mariners (74-72). The Rangers (-115) are listed as favorites for the game, which gets underway at 10:10 p.m. ET from T-Mobile Park. Jacob deGrom takes the mound for Texas while Emerson Hancock is Seattle’s starter for the contest.
Be sure to check out our betting primer for this contest, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $37.39
Rangers to win vs Mariners -115
Rangers vs. Mariners Betting Lines
- Favorite: Rangers (-115)
- Underdog: Mariners (-104)
- Over/under: 7
Rangers vs. Mariners Betting Insights
- The Rangers have come away with 47 wins in the 80 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This season Texas has been victorious 43 times in 74 chances when named as a favorite of at least -115 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 53.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Mariners have won 18 of the 44 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (40.9%).
- Seattle is 16-22 (winning 42.1% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -104 or longer.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Mariners’ implied win probability is 51%.
Rangers vs. Mariners Hitting Leaders
- Marcus Semien has been key for Texas with 139 hits, an OBP of .307 plus a slugging percentage of .390.
- Of all MLB hitters, Semien ranks 107th in batting average, 105th in on-base percentage, and 105th in slugging.
- Josh Smith has collected 122 hits this season and has an OBP of .350. He’s slugging .407 on the year.
- Cal Raleigh leads the Mariners in home runs (30) and runs batted in (92).
- Among all batters in the majors, Raleigh is 14th in home runs and 16th in RBI.
- Randy Arozarena is hitting .219 with 29 doubles, 19 home runs and 63 walks.
Rangers vs. Mariners Pitching Rankings
- The Rangers have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in the majors.
- The Rangers have pitched to a 4.34 ERA this season, which ranks 24th in baseball.
- The Rangers rank 21st in MLB with a combined 1.286 WHIP this season.
- The pitching staff for the Mariners has a collective 8.9 K/9, the eighth-best in MLB.
- Seattle has the second-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.53).
- The Mariners have the first-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.084).