Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 6/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers
Date: Sunday, June 4, 2023
Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX
TV: Bally Sports Southwest
Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+100) Texas (-120)
The Texas Rangers (36-20) will try to beat the Seattle Mariners (29-28) at Globe Life Field on Sunday. The line on this contest has Seattle at +100 while Texas is priced at -120. The betting total comes in at 8. The pitchers expected to start will be Bryce Miller and Nathan Eovaldi.
As a team, the Seattle Mariners are notching 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 19th in baseball. They have accumulated 249 runs while having a team OBP of .306. The Mariners have accumulated 96 doubles as a team and have knocked 61 balls out of the park. They have recorded 240 RBI's in addition to 431 hits for the season, and their team batting average sits at .226. Seattle is slugging .377 and have been called out on strikes 548 times, while being walked on 190 occasions.
Their K/BB ratio is 3.61 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.17. Mariners pitchers have allowed 47 home runs and 227 total runs (6th in the league). Seattle has yielded 455 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 205 earned runs. The Mariners have a team earned run average of 3.60 on the year (3rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 513 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 142 batters and their FIP is 3.39 as a team this year.
The Mariners have sent 194 relievers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 65 runners on the year and 29.2% of them earned a run for their team. They have recorded 14 saves on the season and have blown 9 of their 23 save chances. The Mariners bullpen have earned a save percentage of 60.9% and stepped onto the hill in 57 save situations. The relievers have 33 holds for the year (8th in MLB). Mariners relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 54 times in addition to having 62 appearances in high leverage situations.
The Mariners have converted 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,614 innings, which has them sitting at 13th in baseball. The San Francisco Giants have accumulated 1,538 putouts this season, as well as 496 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which puts them in 5th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 35 double plays.
Miller (3-2 career record) holds a FIP of 2.71 while going up against 135 hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 24 base hits (6.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 3 free passes. His ERA is 3.00 (12 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.750. Miller has thrown 36 innings and has racked up 31 punch outs during his pro baseball career.
The Texas Rangers have recorded an on-base percentage of .339 in addition to a team batting average of .272 for the season. They have been rung up on 491 occasions (19th in MLB) and have totaled 529 base hits. Texas has tallied 71 HRs on the year as well as 334 runs batted in. The Rangers hold a slugging % of .448 and they score 6.21 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have 113 two-baggers, while getting a free base 184 times and notching 348 runs.
The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.184 with a FIP of 3.84 as a squad so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.40 (461 strikeouts against 154 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 1st in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 432. They have surrendered 52 home runs and they allow 3.91 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB). The Texas pitching staff have surrendered 215 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.62 (199 earned runs relinquished).
Sitting with 49 save situations, the Rangers have earned 29 holds and also 8 blown saves. Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 19 save opportunities and they have tallied 11 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 39 times in high leverage situations and on 51 occasions with runners on. Texas relievers hold an inherited score rate of 34.5% out of 87 inherited base runners. They rank 21st in the league with a save percentage of 57.9%, and they have dispatched 149 relievers onto the field for the season.
The Texas Rangers have gotten 49 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (10th in pro baseball). The Rangers have 483 assists, 25 errors and have earned a total of 1,486 putouts this year. In 4,458 innings on the field, the Rangers have a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (5th in pro baseball).
So far in his MLB career, Eovaldi has allowed 1,367 base hits while he has totaled 1,130 strikeouts in 1,332 frames. Eovaldi (74-70 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.06 earned run average while allowing 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 601 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.304 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.05 and he has gone up against 5,640 hitters in his pro baseball career.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle (+100)
Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access
Get all of Today's Free MLB Picks
Get all of Today's Expert MLB Picks
Additional Resources:
Texas Rangers -
Seattle Mariners -
