Rangers vs. Mariners Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/5/2022

The Texas Rangers (25-27) host the Seattle Mariners (23-30) Sunday to close out a three-game series. The Rangers are favored (-125) to win the rubber match, which starts at 2:35 PM ET from Globe Life Field. Martin Perez will get the ball for Texas while Seattle counter with George Kirby.

Rangers vs. Mariners Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Rangers vs. Mariners

Our computer pick: Seattle Mariners (+105) and Over (8)

Rangers vs. Mariners Game Info

• Texas Rangers probable starting pitcher: Martín Pérez
• Seattle Mariners probable starting pitcher: George Kirby
• Game Day: Sunday, June 5, 2022
• Game Time: 2:35 PM ET
• Location: Arlington, Texas
• Stadium: Globe Life Field

Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners Pitching Matchup

Rangers Starter Martín Pérez

• Perez (4-2 with a 1.42 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 63 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Rangers, his 11th of the season.
• In his most recent outing on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays, the lefty tossed seven scoreless innings while surrendering three hits.
• The 31-year-old has an ERA of 1.42, with 7.0 strikeouts per nine innings, in 10 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .196 batting average against him.
• Pérez is looking to continue an eighth-game quality start streak in this matchup.
• Pérez will look to pitch five or more innings for his ninth straight appearance. He’s averaging 6.1 innings per outing.
• The opposing Mariners offense has the 18th-ranked slugging percentage (.385) and ranks 13th in MLB play with 56 home runs. It has a collective .237 batting average, and is 16th in MLB with 420 total hits and 22nd in MLB action scoring 216 runs.
• This season, the 31-year-old ranks first in ERA (1.42), sixth in WHIP (.916), and 49th in K/9 (7.0) among pitchers who qualify.

Mariners Starter George Kirby

• The Mariners will hand the ball to Kirby (1-1) for his sixth start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Tuesday, when he allowed four hits in six scoreless innings against the Baltimore Orioles.
• The 24-year-old has pitched in five games this season with an ERA of 3.46, a 9.333 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.154.
• In five starts this season, he’s earned two quality starts.
• Kirby has three starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Rangers are batting .231 this season, 21st in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .377 (20th in the league) with 60 home runs.

Rangers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Rangers have won seven, or 46.7%, of the 15 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• Texas is 5-3 this season when entering a game favored by -125 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 55.6% chance of a victory for the Rangers.
• Texas’ games have gone over the total in 21 of their 52 chances.
• The Rangers are 31-21-0 against the spread this season.

Mariners Betting Picks & Insights

• The Mariners have won in 13, or 36.1%, of the 36 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• Seattle has a win-loss record of 8-17 when favored by +105 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mariners have a 48.8% chance of pulling out a win.
• Contests with Seattle have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 27 of 53 chances this season.
• The Mariners are 27-26-0 against the spread in their 53 games that had a posted line this season.

Rangers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Corey Seager’s 11 homers in 2022 are the most on the Rangers. He’s also knocked in 25 runs while hitting .236.
• Seager is 19th in homers and 62nd in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Adolis Garcia has put up 35 runs batted in to pace his team.
• Of all MLB hitters, Garcia ranks 33rd in homers and 14th in RBI.
• Marcus Semien has nine doubles, a triple, two home runs and 17 walks while batting .191.
• Kole Calhoun has seven doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 12 walks while hitting .255.

Mariners Leaders & Batting Stats

• Ty France has a team-leading batting average of .335 while pacing the Mariners in runs batted in with a mark of 36.
• Among all hitters in the majors, France ranks 51st in home runs and 10th in RBI.
• J.P. Crawford is hitting .291 with 10 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 24 walks.
• Crawford is currently 101st in homers and 206th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Adam Frazier is hitting .239 with 11 doubles, a triple, two home runs and 18 walks.
• Julio Rodriguez is hitting .269 with nine doubles, a triple, six home runs and 15 walks.

Betting Tips for Rangers vs. Mariners

Our best bet is the Mariners on the moneyline at +105 after analyzing all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer projects the scoring will over the total of 8 runs.