Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 8/2/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+132) Seattle (-160)

T-Mobile Park is the location where the Seattle Mariners (57-52) will meet the Texas Rangers (57-52) on Saturday. The line on this matchup has the Rangers at +132 while the Mariners are sitting at -160. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jacob deGrom and Luis Castillo.

The Rangers have hit 158 doubles as a team and have hit 116 balls out of the park. Texas is slugging .379 and have been called out on strikes 907 times, while taking a walk on 326 occasions. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are scoring 4.2 runs per outing, which ranks them 22nd in the league. They have earned 432 runs batted in and 845 hits for the season, while their team batting average is at .233. They have accounted for 452 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .301.

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The Rangers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.22 on the season (1st in MLB), and their staff has struck out 889 hitters. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 98 home runs and 380 runs in total (1st in MLB). They have walked 315 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.64 as a unit over the course of the season. Texas has allowed 812 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) as well as 346 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.82 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.16.

Rangers pitchers have come into the game with runners on 111 times in addition to having 122 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 61 holds on the year (17th in MLB). The Rangers bullpen have a save percentage of 59.6% and have entered the game in 111 save situations. They have compiled 28 saves so far this year and have blown 19 of 47 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 160 base runners so far this season and 33.1% of those runners crossed the plate. The Rangers have dispatched 339 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Rangers have converted 72.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,715 innings, which has them ranked 1st in baseball. The Texas Rangers have notched a total of 2,905 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 946 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .991 which puts them in 1st in MLB, and they have turned 86 double plays.

deGrom has thrown 1,490 innings and is sitting with 1,796 punch outs in his pro baseball career. deGrom (94-60 career record) sits with a FIP of 2.49 while he has gone up against 5,853 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 2.52 (418 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.988. He has allowed 1,139 base knocks (6.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 334 walks.

The Mariners have a SLG% of .409 and they earn 4.51 runs per game (12th in baseball). They have hit 148 two-baggers, while taking a walk 366 times and racking up 492 runs. Seattle is sitting with 152 HRs on the campaign to go along with 474 RBIs. They have been rung up on 966 occasions (5th in MLB) and have a total of 912 hits. The Seattle Mariners have accounted for a team OBP of .320 as well as a team batting average of .245 over the course of the season.

The Seattle pitching staff have given up 476 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.89 (426 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 124 home runs and they yield 4.34 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB). The Mariners have a WHIP of 1.258 with a FIP of 4.04 as a team on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.40 (919 strikeouts vs 336 walks). They come in at 20th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 905.

Seattle bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.3% of 99 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 152 times in high leverage situations and also on 91 occasions with runners on. With 103 save situations, the Mariners have 58 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. They are currently ranked 23rd in the league holding a save percentage of 57.8%, and they have sent 362 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Seattle has had relievers enter the game in 45 save chances and they have walked away with 26 saves.

Out of their 8,880 innings on the diamond, the Mariners have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (11th in the majors). The Seattle Mariners have turned 85 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in baseball). The Mariners have recorded 933 assists, 44 errors and have a total of 2,960 putouts for the season.

During his pro baseball career, Castillo has surrendered 1,158 base hits while tallying 1,442 punch outs in 1,357 innings pitched. He has surrendered 531 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.180 and having a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.26 and he has gone up against 5,608 hitters so far in his career. Castillo (81-82 career win-loss record) holds a 3.52 ERA and has allowed 7.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (-160)

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