From T-Mobile Park in Seattle, we have the Rangers and Mariners facing off in an AL West matchup. First pitch is at 10:10 PM ET, and the money line odds have the Rangers at -116 compared to the Mariners at -104. The over/under line is currently at 7 runs.
Friday’s pitching matchup features Jacob deGrom for the Rangers and Emerson Hancock for the Mariners. Texas is 3rd in the AL West with a record of 71-76, while the Mariners are 2nd at 74-73. BSSW is carrying the game on TV.
Rangers Look to Gain Ground in AL West as deGrom Takes the Mound Against Mariners
The Texas Rangers are 71-76 overall and are 7.5 games behind the Astros for the AL West lead. They are 3rd in the AL West and have gone 20-20 against other teams in the division. Texas is 41-34 at home and 30-42 on the road. As the favorite, they are 47-33 and 24-43 as the underdog. The Rangers are 20-25-1 in series this season. Today, they are on the road against the Seattle Mariners. The over/under line for the game is set at 7 runs. The Rangers have an over/under record of 67-75 for the season, and the over has hit in two straight games for them. Their average over/under line for the season is 8 runs.
Jacob deGrom is coming off a season in which he went 2-0 with a 2.67 ERA and .76 WHIP. He made three quality starts and allowed two home runs. His FIP was 1.54, and he averaged 13.35 strikeouts per nine innings. deGrom averaged 0.7 walks per nine innings. The Rangers offense has been below average this season, and Marcus Semien is hitting .239 with 21 home runs. Corey Seager is hitting .278 with 30 home runs. Adolis García has driven in 75 runs. Semien is hitting .318 with 3 home runs in his last 5 games. Wyatt Langford is on a 3-game hitting streak. The Rangers are 62-85 on the run line this season and 35-32 as an underdog.
Mariners Fight for AL West Wild Card: Can Seattle Overcome Road Woes?
Seattle is 74-73 overall and 4.5 games behind the Astros in the AL West. The Mariners are 22-18 against other teams in the AL West. They are 7.5 games behind the Astros and 3 games behind the Rangers. Seattle is 42-30 at home this season, but just 32-43 on the road. Their overall series record is 19-23-4, and they are currently down in the series vs. the Rangers.
Emerson Hancock is 3-4 this season with a 4.76 ERA. He has four quality starts and is averaging 5.56 strikeouts per nine innings. Seattle is 62-85 on the run line this season, and they have a run differential of +0.3 runs per game. Their average run differential in winning games is +3.6 runs per game, while it is -3.1 runs per game in losing games. The Mariners are 20-26 as the underdog and 8-6 as the underdog at home.
Mariners Edge Rangers 6-5: Betting Tips and Pitcher Predictions
Our predicted score for this Rangers vs. Mariners matchup is a 6-5 win for the Mariners. Given that you can get the Mariners at -104 on the money line, this is the route we recommend going.
Looking at the starting pitchers, we have Jacob deGrom finishing with seven strikeouts compared to Emerson Hancock with six. However, we have Hancock finishing with a better ERA and giving up fewer runs than deGrom.
