Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 5/2/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers

Date: Friday, May 2, 2025

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Rangers Sports Network

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

Globe Life Field is where the Texas Rangers (16-15) will try to defeat the Seattle Mariners (18-12) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Seattle at -145 while Texas is priced at +125. The total has been set at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Bryan Woo and Jack Leiter.

As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are knocking in 5.1 runs per game, which puts them at 7th in the league. They have earned 152 runs while holding a team OBP of .339. The Mariners have tallied 36 doubles as a team and have knocked 45 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 144 runs batted in as well as 242 hits on the season, while their average at the plate is .241. Seattle has a slugging rate of .415 and have been called out on strikes 268 times, while drawing a walk on 134 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.42 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31. Mariners pitchers have allowed 29 long balls and also 129 runs (13th in baseball). Seattle has given up 255 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 114 earned runs. The Mariners have compiled a team ERA of 3.74 on the year (12th in the league), and the staff has rung up 252 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 104 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.81 as a unit for the season.

Mariners bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 26 times as well as having 39 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 20 holds this season (12th in MLB). The Mariners relievers have a save percentage of 73.3% and stepped onto the hill in 35 save situations. They have tallied 11 saves this season and have not converted 4 of their 15 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 26 runners for the season with 30.8% of them crossed the plate. The Mariners have dispatched 111 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The San Francisco Giants have earned 823 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 282 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which ranks 8th in MLB, and they have turned 22 double plays. The Mariners have transformed 69.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,469 innings, which has them sitting 16th in pro baseball.

Woo has pitched in 241 innings and has earned 224 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 3.40 (91 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.021. He has surrendered 195 base hits (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 51 walks. Woo (16-9 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.35 and he has faced 970 hitters in the majors.

Texas has accounted for 30 HRs on the year to go along with 101 runs batted in. They have hit 46 doubles, while taking a walk 72 times as well as scoring 103 runs. The Texas Rangers have accumulated an on-base percentage of .289 and a batting average of .233 on the season. The Rangers have a slugging percentage of .375 and they are scoring 3.32 runs per game (28th in baseball). They have been rung up on 249 occasions (18th in baseball) and are sitting with 233 hits.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.133 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.36 as a squad so far this year. They rank 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 227. The Texas pitching staff have relinquished 112 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.27 (98 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.50 (255 strikeouts against 79 walks). They have yielded 24 dingers and they give up 3.73 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB).

Texas has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 15 save opportunities and they have come away with 11 saves. They sit at 10th in the league with a save percentage of 73.3%, and they have dispatched 98 relief pitchers onto the field this year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 31 times in high leverage situations and also on 27 occasions with runners on. Texas relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.1% out of their 45 inherited base runners. Sitting with 41 save situations, the Rangers have accrued 26 holds and also 4 blown saves.

Out of their 2,430 innings on the field, the Rangers have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (10th in the majors). The Texas Rangers have turned 25 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (12th in professional baseball). The Rangers have accrued 272 assists, 15 errors and have 810 putouts so far this season.

In his pro baseball career, Leiter has allowed 52 base hits and he has 44 strikeouts in 48 innings pitched. He has surrendered 38 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.532 and having a FIP of 7.0. His K/BB ratio is 2.00 and he has gone up against 225 hitters so far in his MLB career. Leiter (2-3 career record) has earned a 7.08 earned run average and has conceded 9.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle (-145)

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