Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/15/2024

Game Time: 7:15 pm ET, Saturday, June 15, 2024

Venue:  T-Mobile Park, Seattle, WA

Where to Watch:  FOX

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers +114, Mariners -135; Over/Under:  7 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers +115, Mariners -135; Over/Under:  7 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rangers +115, Mariners -135; Over/Under:  7 runs

Texas Rangers:  33-35 (2nd place, AL West)

Seattle Mariners:  40-31 (1st place, AL West)

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Texas Rangers:  5-5 last 10

Seattle Mariners:  6-4 last 10

The Rangers are entering this series off a win and won their 3-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 33-35 record overall and have a road record of 17-18. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Mariners on Saturday with the series opener of this series still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 18th in the MLB with a .686 OPS. Andrew Heaney is their starting pitcher on Friday while Nathan Eovaldi is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 3-2 with a 2.68 ERA this season. His team won 4 of their last 5 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 2 ER, 1 HR, and 1 BB with 5 Ks on 5 hits through 7 IP against the San Francisco Giants.

The Mariners are entering this series off a loss and won their 4-game series against the Chicago White Sox 3-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 40-31 record overall and have a home record of 24-12. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Rangers on Saturday with the 1st game of this series still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 24th in the MLB with a .664 OPS. Luis Castillo is their starting pitcher on Friday while George Kirby is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 5-5 with a 3.81 ERA this season. His team won their last 3 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 1 earned run, 0 homers, and 0 BB with 4 strikeouts on 5 hits through 7 innings played against the Kansas City Royals.

The current betting odds have the Rangers listed as an underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Rangers haven't looked good in their games this season with their 33-35 record overall which has them in 2nd place of the AL West, but they are still in the race for 1st place and this is going to be a big series for them. The Mariners are the team in 1st place of the AL West with their 40-31 record overall, but they are only 5.5 games ahead of the Rangers so the Rangers have a chance to cut that down if they win this series. The Rangers are going to have some momentum since they just beat the Dodgers in their last series and they have a solid starter on the mound to help them take this game too. Eovaldi is starting for the Rangers and he is 3-2 with a 2.68 ERA this season. He only gave up 2 earned runs in his last start which has been a common theme for him this season, not giving up many runs in his starts, and the team has had a ton of success lately too, winning 4 of their last 5 games with him starting. Kirby is on the mound for the Mariners and he only gave up 1 earned run in his last start, but he is 5-5 with a 3.81 ERA. The team has won their last 3 games with him starting but he hasn't been as consistent this season and the Rangers bullpen has also been pitching well, coming off a series which they just shut down the Dodgers in. The Rangers started to look more like the team that won the World Series last year in that series against the Dodgers and they can use that momentum to climb the standings in this series since they have been pitching better lately. The best way to place a bet here is on the Rangers to win this game. 

Rangers Mariners Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, June 15, 2024 (7:15 pm ET start time) is Rangers 4 Mariners 1.

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Texas Rangers: 204-205 (-13.4 units) on the moneyline in all games. 73-82 (-11.9 units) on the moneyline against division opponents. 137-148 (-16.9 units) on the moneyline against right-handed starters. 26-17 UNDER on the road when the total is 7 to 7.5. 16-9 UNDER as an underdog of +100 or higher. 27-17 UNDER against right-handed starters.

Seattle Mariners: 220-180 (+8.3 units) on the moneyline in all games. 91-59 (+16.9 units) on the moneyline when the money line is -100 to -150. 24-12 (+8.9 units) on the moneyline in home games. 21-7 UNDER when the money line is -100 to -150. 24-11 UNDER in home games. 12-6 UNDER against division opponents.

Texas Rangers:  B. Burke (SP) Ques Fri - Hand. C. Seager (SS) Prob Fri - Undisclosed. A. Pruitt (RP) Out indefinitely - Knee. E. Carter (CF) Early July - Back. C. Bradford (SP) Out indefinitely - Ribs. J. Jung (3B) Early July - Wrist. M. Scherzer (SP) Out indefinitely - Back. J. Sborz (RP) Late May - Shoulder. J. Foscue (2B) Early June - Oblique. T. Mahle (SP) Mid July - Elbow. C. Coleman (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. J. deGrom (SP) Mid July - Elbow.

Seattle Mariners:  B. Woo (SP) Ques Fri - Arm. T. France (3B) Out indefinitely - Foot. J. Polanco (2B) Out indefinitely - Hamstring. G. Speier (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. S. Haggerty (2B) out for season - Achilles. M. Brash (SP) out of season - Elbow. G. Santos (SP) Mid July - Back. J. Kowar (SP) out for season - Elbow.

“Just a terrific job how they battled and played defense.” - Bruce Bochy after his team’s win against the LA Dodgers in their game on Thursday.

“Can't say enough about our pitching, defense. We just got shut down tonight. Their starter was obviously really good." - Scott Servais after his team’s loss against the White Sox in their game on Thursday.

Marcus Semien (R) 2B

Josh Smith (L) SS

Adolis García (R) RF

Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B

Wyatt Langford (R) LF

Jonah Heim (S) C

Travis Jankowski (L) DH

Ezequiel Duran (R) 3B

Leody Taveras (S) CF

J.P. Crawford (L) SS

Dylan Moore (R) 3B

Julio Rodríguez (R) CF

Mitch Garver (R) DH

Mitch Haniger (R) RF

Tyler Locklear (R) 1B

Victor Robles (R) LF

Ryan Bliss (R) 2B

Seby Zavala (R) C

Batting Average:  Justin Foscue (.500)

Hits:  Marcus Semien (71)

Home Runs:  Corey Seager (14)

RBI:  Adolis García (40)

Stolen Bases:  Leody Taveras (6)

Wins:  Dane Dunning (4)

Saves:  Kirby Yates (10)

ERA:  Andrew Knizner (0.00)

Batting Average:  Samad Taylor (.400)

Hits:  Julio Rodríguez (75)

Home Runs:  Cal Raleigh (12)

RBI:  Cal Raleigh (42)

Stolen Bases:  Julio Rodríguez (16)

Wins:  Luis Castillo (5)

Saves:  Andrés Muñoz (12)

ERA:  Bryan Woo (1.07)

Managers:

Texas Rangers: Bruce Bochy (2nd season)

Seattle Mariners: Scott Servais (9th season)