Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 4/21/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Thursday, April 21, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+125) Seattle (-145)

The Seattle Mariners (6-5) will try to defeat the Texas Rangers (2-8) at T-Mobile Park on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the Rangers at +125 and the Mariners are priced at -145. The total has been set at 8.5. The men taking the mound are Taylor Hearn and Marco Gonzales.

Texas has a slugging percentage of .357 and have been called out on strikes 72 times, while taking a walk on 36 occasions. They have accrued 48 runs batted in as well as 81 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is sitting at .235. The Rangers have hit 12 doubles as a team and have knocked 10 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 51 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .310. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are scoring 5.1 runs per game, which ranks them 4th in baseball.

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Rangers pitchers have given up 21 home runs and 65 runs (29th in MLB). They have walked 35 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 5.57 as a squad on the campaign. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.66 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.53. The Rangers have a team ERA of 6.24 on the year (30th in baseball), and they have struck out 93 hitters.

The Rangers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 0.0% and has entered the game in 5 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 15 runners this year and 40.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Rangers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 12 times and also have had 6 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 48 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relievers are sitting with 3 holds over the course of the season (25th in the league). They have 0 saves for the year and have blown 2 of 2 chances to save the game.

The Rangers have converted 64.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 792 innings on the field, which has them sitting 30th in professional baseball. The Texas Rangers have accounted for 264 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 106 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .976 which is 29th in the majors, and they have twisted 10 double plays.

Hearn has taken the hill for 129 innings and has earned 125 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 4.79 (69 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.427. He has surrendered 126 hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 59 free passes. Hearn (6-8 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.62 and he has faced 564 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Mariners hold a slugging % of .378 and they score 4.09 runs per outing (15th in the league). They have 15 two-baggers, while taking a walk 44 times and earning 45 runs. Seattle has tallied 13 home runs on the campaign and 45 RBIs. They have been rung up on 82 occasions (24th in the league) and have 78 hits. The Seattle Mariners have accounted for an OBP of .311 as well as a team batting average of .217 for the year.

The Seattle pitching staff have allowed 37 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.03 (32 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 15 HR's and they concede 3.51 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.074 with a FIP of 4.29 as a staff over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.94 (91 strikeouts vs 31 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 4th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 71.

Seattle relievers hold an inherited score rate of 33.3% out of their 6 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 9 times in high leverage situations and on 4 occasions with runners on base. With 9 save situations, the Mariners have recorded 6 holds in addition to 1 blown save. They are ranked 22nd in MLB with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 35 relievers to the mound for the year. Seattle has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 3 save chances and they have earned 2 saves.

The Seattle Mariners have turned 11 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (9th in pro baseball). The Mariners have racked up 90 assists, 4 errors and have amassed 285 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 855 innings on the field, the Mariners hold a defensive efficiency of 75.6% (1st in pro baseball).

During his MLB career, Gonzales has allowed 674 hits while earning 535 punch outs in 669 innings. He has allowed a total of 301 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.265 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.11 and he has faced 2,811 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. Gonzales (52-34 career record) has a 4.05 earned run average and has surrendered 9.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (-145)

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