Coming off of a 1-1 series split with the Padres, the Seattle Mariners (74-72) are -146 favorites to pick up the win in Game 1 of a four-game series against the Texas Rangers (70-76). The series begins at T-Mobile Park, starting on Thursday at 9:40 p.m. ET on BSSW.
Seattle’s Bryce Miller gets the start, and he’ll go against Texas’ Kumar Rocker.
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The Mariners have won 54.5% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (54-45).
Seattle has gone 27-21 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -146 or shorter (56.2% winning percentage).
This season, the Rangers have won 23 out of the 65 games, or 35.4%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Texas is 8-16 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +123 or more on the moneyline.
The Mariners have combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 66 times this season for a 66-71-9 record against the over/under.
The Rangers and their opponents have hit the over in 65 of their 144 games with a total this season.
Mariners Stats & Insights
The Mariners have the No. 25 offense in MLB action scoring 4.1 runs per game (596 total runs).
Seattle averages 1.1 home runs per game to rank 15th in baseball with 163 total home runs.
The Mariners are last in the majors with a .219 batting average.
Seattle strikes out 10.1 times per game, the worst mark in the majors.
The pitching staff for the Mariners has a collective 8.9 K/9, the eighth-best in the majors.
Seattle’s 3.53 team ERA ranks second across all MLB pitching staffs.
Rangers Stats & Insights
The Rangers have scored 610 runs (4.2 per game) this season, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
Texas’ 152 home runs rank 21st in Major League Baseball.
The Rangers rank 22nd in MLB with a .238 team batting average.
Texas is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking eighth with an average of 7.9 strikeouts per game.
The Rangers average the 12th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the majors this season.
Texas has pitched to a 4.34 ERA this season, which ranks 24th in baseball.
Mariners Key Players to Watch
The Mariners will send Miller (11-8) to make his 29th start of the season. He is 11-8 with a 3.18 ERA and 151 strikeouts through 161 1/3 innings pitched.
Cal Raleigh leads Seattle in home runs (30) and runs batted in (92) this season while batting .216.
Randy Arozarena has 108 hits and an OBP of .329 to go with a slugging percentage of .394 this season.
Justin Turner has 103 hits this season and a slash line of .251/.351/.366.
Julio Rodriguez leads Seattle with a .258 batting average. He’s also hit 14 homers and has 49 RBI.
Rangers Key Players to Watch
Rocker has been named the starter for the Rangers and will make his first start this season.
Marcus Semien is hitting .238 with 25 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 58 walks.
Josh Smith is batting .265 with 27 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 44 walks.
Wyatt Langford has 21 doubles, four triples, 10 home runs and 41 walks while hitting .250.
Adolis Garcia has racked up 74 runs batted in to pace his team.
Mariners and Rangers Injuries
Mariners: Luis Castillo: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Gregory Santos: 15 Day IL (Biceps), Matt Brash: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jackson Kowar: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Sam Haggerty: 60 Day IL (Achilles)
Rangers: Corey Seager: 10 Day IL (Hip), Josh Sborz: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Tyler Mahle: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Latz: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Max Scherzer: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Grant Anderson: 15 Day IL (Ankle), Jon Gray: 60 Day IL (Foot), Evan Carter: 60 Day IL (Lumbar), Jacob deGrom: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Carson Coleman: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cole Winn: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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