Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 54-59 Seattle Mariners play host to the 54-53 Texas Rangers tonight in MLB action on the grass of Safeco Field, August 7, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 10:10PM ET.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Ranges +103/Mariners -113
O/U Total: 6.5
Pitching Matchup
Cole Hamels (L) W/L 6-7 WHIP 1.18 ERA 3.76
Hisashi Iwakuma (R) W/L 2-2 WHIP 1.14 ERA 4.47
Texas had the day off yesterday. They are 7-1 in their last 8 games, all at home. Seattle also had Thursday off. They are coming off a 4-3 road trip and are 4-6 in their past 10 games.
The Mariners lead the season series 5-1 and have an 8-2 advantage in the last 10 contests between these AL West foes.
Hamels received a no decision in his last start, a 9-7 loss to San Francisco. He allowed 6 runs over 7.2 innings in his first start for the Rangers. He has 13 Q starts on the year.
Iwakuma also received a no decision in his last outing, a 4-1 win at Minnesota. He went 8.2 innings, yielded 1 run and struck out 8 for his 3rd Q start of the season.
Texas 3B Adrian Beltre is 11-30 (.367) against Iwakuma with 3 HRs and 5 RBIs while 1B Prince Fielder is 3-7 (.429). 2B Rougned Odor is 2-5 (.400) against the right-hander with an RBI while C Chris Gimenez is 1-3 (.333). The 6 other hitters who have faced Iwakuma are a combined 14-81 (.173) with 1 HR, 5 RBIs and 1 SB.
Seattle OF Seth Smith is 1-3 (.333) against Hamels with a HR and 2 RBIs while 1B Logan Morrison is 8-21 (.381) with 2 RBIs and a stolen base. OF Franklin Gutierrez is 2-5 (.400) against the left-hander while OF Austin Jackson is 2-7 (.286).
Texas at Seattle Betting Trends
The Rangers are 7-1 straight up in their last 8 games overall.
Texas is 0-5 straight up in their last 5 games against Seattle.
The game total has gone under in 7 of Texas’s last 8 games against Seattle.
The Mariners are 4-2 straight up in their last 6 games overall.
Seattle is 1-4 straight up in their last 5 home games.
Injury Report
TEXAS RANGERS
Kyle Blanks 1B 15-Day Disabled List
Lisalverto Bonilla 60-Day Disabled List
Robinson Chirinos 15-Day Disabled List
Carlos Corporan C 15-Day Disabled List
Yu Darvish P 60-Day Disabled List
Derek Holland P 60-Day Disabled List
Jurickson Profar 60-Day Disabled List
Antoan Richardson 60-Day Disabled List
Tanner Scheppers 15-Day Disabled List
Nick Tepesch P 60-Day Disabled List
SEATTLE MARINERS
Charlie Furbush P 15-Day Disabled List
James Paxton P 15-Day Disabled List
Consensus Betting (Moneyline)
Texas: 82%
Seattle: 18%
Free MLB Pick
The Rangers have scored four or more runs in eight of their last nine games. They face a pitcher in Hisashi Iwakuna that they haven’t had the greatest success against in the past, but he hasn’t dominated them with the active roster hitting .246 against Iwakuna. The Mariners right hander has also struggled at home this season with a 1-2 record with a 5.70 ERA in five starts at Safeco Field. Seattle has put up four or mo0re runs in six of their last seven games and face a pitcher who hasn’t been at his best in recent starts allowing five or more runs in three of his last four outings. The mariners have hit him well in the past with a lifetime 3.26 batting average against him.
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