The Seattle Mariners (59-55) host the Texas Rangers (40-73) at 10:10 PM ET on Wednesday, providing a matchup between two top-10 sluggers. Mitch Haniger has 26 homers (seventh in league) for the Mariners, while Adolis Garcia ranks ninth with 25 dingers for the Rangers. Seattle (
to win) has Tyler Anderson set to start, and Texas ( ) counters Spencer Howard.The betting insights and predictions in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of August 11, 2021, 1:00 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Mariners vs Rangers Betting Odds
Pitching Matchup
Anderson (SEA) | Pitcher | Howard (TEX) |
---|---|---|
0 – 0 | W/L | 0 – 1 |
10.1 | IP | 2.1 |
4.35 | ERA | 11.57 |
1.260 | WHIP | 2.140 |
6.1 | K/9 | 11.6 |
1.7 | BB/9 | 7.7 |
Mariners Probable Starter Tyler Anderson
- The Mariners will look to Anderson (0-0) to open the game and make his third start this season.
- In his last appearance on Thursday, the lefty tossed five innings against the Yankees, giving up two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- He will take the mound against a Rangers squad that is hitting .222 as a unit (29th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .368 (29th in the league) with 123 total home runs (23rd in MLB play).
- The Mariners were the moneyline favorite for one Anderson start this season — they lost.
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 11, 2021 at 1:48 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Rangers Stats vs Anderson
Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charlie Culberson | 8 | .375 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .750 |
Isiah Kiner-Falefa | 4 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .500 |
Adolis García | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 1.000 |
Nate Lowe | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .666 |
Curtis Terry | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Jason Martin | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Andy Ibáñez | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 |
Jonah Heim | 2 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2.500 |
Rangers Probable Starter Spencer Howard
- Howard will take to the mound for the Rangers, his second start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw 2 1/3 innings, giving up three earned runs while allowing three hits against the Angels.
- The Mariners rank 30th in MLB with a .221 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 26th in the league (.380) and 141 home runs.
- He has yet to start a game this season when his team was the moneyline underdog.
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 11, 2021 at 1:48 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Mariners Betting Trends
- The Mariners average 4.0 runs per game at home compared to 4.4 per contest on the road.
- The Mariners are the 21st-highest scoring team in MLB action averaging 4.2 runs per game (478 total).
- The Mariners have won 10 of the 24 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (41.7%).
- Seattle has played as a moneyline favorite of -190 or shorter in just one game this season, which they lost.
- Seattle has played in 113 games with over/under set, and has combined with opponents to go over the total 55 times (55-52-6).
- In the last 10 games, Seattle was the moneyline favorite three times, but fell in each matchup.
Rangers Betting Trends
- The Rangers have scored the 28th-most runs in the league this season with just 425 (3.8 per game).
- In 57 road games this season, they’ve scored 3.6 runs per contest compared to the 3.9 per game they average at home.
- The Rangers have entered the game as underdogs 94 times this season and won 32, or 34%, of those games.
- Texas is 8-17 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +160 or more on the moneyline.
- Games involving Texas have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 54 of 113 chances this season.
- Texas has played as the underdog in eight of its past 10 games and has gone 3-5 in those contests.
Mariners Players to Watch
- Haniger has a team-best 26 home runs.
- Haniger ranks seventh in HR among the qualified batters in MLB.
- Ty France is batting .280 with 25 doubles, 11 home runs and 27 walks.
- Among qualified batters in MLB play, France ranks 20th in SLG.
Mariners Batting Stats (2021)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mitch Haniger | 432 | .259 | 76 | 26 | 66 | .315 | .806 |
J.P. Crawford | 421 | .271 | 57 | 5 | 35 | .333 | .696 |
Kyle Seager | 421 | .219 | 48 | 25 | 72 | .290 | .734 |
Ty France | 389 | .280 | 54 | 11 | 49 | .353 | .782 |
Dylan Moore | 258 | .182 | 31 | 10 | 36 | .276 | .621 |
Luis Torrens | 214 | .206 | 26 | 12 | 25 | .275 | .691 |
Tom Murphy | 197 | .198 | 26 | 8 | 21 | .289 | .649 |
Jarred Kelenic | 168 | .143 | 16 | 5 | 16 | .230 | .486 |
Jake Fraley | 134 | .224 | 20 | 7 | 26 | .390 | .793 |
Jake Bauers | 129 | .233 | 12 | 1 | 8 | .293 | .564 |
Rangers Players to Watch
- Garcia leads Texas in home runs with 25 and runs batted in with 68.
- Among qualified hitters in MLB, Garcia ranks ninth in HR (25), and 21st in RBI (68).
- Nate Lowe has 97 hits and an OBP of .348 to go with a slugging percentage of .386 this season.
Rangers Batting Stats (2021)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Isiah Kiner-Falefa | 450 | .258 | 51 | 7 | 38 | .290 | .650 |
Adolis García | 392 | .250 | 52 | 25 | 68 | .295 | .785 |
Nate Lowe | 389 | .249 | 44 | 12 | 51 | .348 | .734 |
Jonah Heim | 195 | .205 | 18 | 8 | 21 | .246 | .625 |
Charlie Culberson | 194 | .232 | 17 | 3 | 17 | .282 | .638 |
Brock Holt | 190 | .200 | 18 | 2 | 16 | .282 | .577 |
Jose Trevino | 185 | .227 | 14 | 3 | 17 | .244 | .552 |
Andy Ibáñez | 143 | .210 | 14 | 4 | 13 | .260 | .603 |
Jason Martin | 81 | .148 | 6 | 3 | 6 | .225 | .509 |
Curtis Terry | 42 | .095 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .156 | .299 |
Mariners vs Rangers Player Props
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