The Texas Rangers (73-81) and Seattle Mariners (79-75) will battle on Saturday at Globe Life Field, starting at 7:05 p.m. ET.
The favored Rangers (-126 on the moneyline to win) play at home against the Mariners (+107). The scheduled starters are Max Scherzer (2-4) for the Texas Rangers, and Emerson Hancock (3-4) for the Seattle Mariners.
These clubs play again after the Mariners’ 8-2 victory over the Rangers yesterday. George Kirby (6.0 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 4 K) earned the win for the Mariners. Julio Rodriguez went 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI to lead the team on offense. Jack Leiter (5.0 IP, 6 R, 6 H, 5 K) took the loss on the mound for the Rangers.
Ahead of this Rangers vs. Mariners matchup, here is what you need to prepare for Saturday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
Texas Rangers vs. Seattle Mariners odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Rangers (-126, bet $126 to win $100)
- Underdog: Mariners (+107, bet $100 to win $107)
- Over/under: 7
Rangers vs. Mariners: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Saturday, September 21, 2024
- Game Time: 7:05 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Globe Life Field
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Rangers stats and trends
Rangers betting records
- The Rangers have entered the game as favorites 85 times this season and won 49, or 57.6%, of those games.
- Texas has a record of 38-22 in games when sportsbooks favor them by at least -126 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 55.8% chance of a victory for the Rangers.
- So far this season, Texas and its opponents have hit the over in 69 of 152 games with a total.
- In 151 games with a spread this season, the Rangers are 65-86-0 ATS.
Max Scherzer (Rangers probable starter)
- Scherzer (2-4 with a 3.95 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 43 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Rangers, his 10th of the season.
- His most recent time out came on Sunday against the Seattle Mariners, when the right-hander threw four innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing five hits.
- The 40-year-old has amassed a 3.95 ERA and 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings in nine games this season, while giving up a batting average of .242 to opposing hitters.
- Scherzer is trying to pick up his fourth quality start of the year in this matchup.
- Scherzer is looking to collect his sixth start of five or more innings this year in this outing.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in one of his nine outings this season.
- He meets a Mariners offense that ranks 24th in the league with 631 runs while batting .222 as a unit. It has a collective .373 slugging percentage (25th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 175 home runs (14th in MLB).
- Scherzer has a 4.5 ERA and a 1.75 WHIP against the Mariners this season in four innings pitched, allowing a .313 batting average over one appearance.
Rangers batting stats
- The Rangers have hit 161 homers this season, which ranks 21st in the league.
- The offense for Texas has a slugging percentage of .376 this season, 23rd in MLB.
- The Rangers’ .237 batting average ranks 22nd in the league this season.
- Texas has scored 640 runs (4.2 per game) this season, which ranks 21st in MLB.
- The Rangers have the 22nd-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.304).
- Texas has shown patience at the plate this season with the eighth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.9) among MLB offenses.
Mariners stats and trends
Mariners betting records
- The Mariners have been victorious in 20, or 41.7%, of the 48 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- Seattle has a win-loss record of 12-14 when favored by +107 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mariners have a 48.3% chance of pulling out a win.
- Seattle and its opponents have gone over in 71 of its 154 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- In 153 games with a line this season, the Mariners have a mark of 69-84-0 against the spread.
Emerson Hancock (Mariners probable starter)
- Hancock gets the start for the Mariners, his 11th of the season. He is 3-4 with a 4.83 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 50 1/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came on Saturday, Sept. 14 against the Texas Rangers, when he threw five innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up six hits.
- In 10 games this season, the 25-year-old has put up a 4.83 ERA and 5.9 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .261 to his opponents.
- Hancock enters the outing with four quality starts under his belt this season.
- Hancock is looking to collect his seventh start of five or more innings this year in this matchup.
- So far during the 2024 campaign he has given up one or more earned runs in each of his appearances.
- He meets a Rangers offense that ranks 21st in the league with 640 total runs scored while batting .237 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .376 slugging percentage (23rd in MLB play) and has hit a total of 161 home runs (21st in the league).
- Hancock has thrown five innings, giving up three earned runs on six hits while striking out five against the Rangers this season.
Mariners batting stats
- The Mariners average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 14th in MLB play with 175 total home runs.
- So far this season, Seattle ranks 25th in the majors, slugging .373.
- The Mariners have the second-worst batting average in the league (.222).
- Averaging 4.1 runs per game (631 total), Seattle is the 24th-highest scoring team in baseball.
- The Mariners are 14th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .310.
