Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/03/2023

Game Time: 4:05 pm ET, Saturday, June 3, 2023

Venue:  Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX

Where to Watch:  BSSW

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Mariners +105, Rangers -125; Over/Under:  9 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Mariners +105, Rangers -125; Over/Under:  9 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Mariners +105, Rangers -125; Over/Under:  9 runs

Seattle Mariners:  29-27 (3rd place, AL West)

Texas Rangers:  35-20 (1st place, AL West)

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Seattle Mariners:  7-3 last 10

Texas Rangers:  7-3 last 10

The Mariners are entering this game off of a win in their last game but lost their 3-game series against the New York Yankees 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 29-27 record overall and have a road record of 12-12. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Rangers on Saturday with the series opener of this series still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 25th in the MLB with a .689 OPS. Luis Castillo is their starting pitcher on Friday while Marco Gonzales is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 4-1 with a 5.22 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 1 ER, 0 HR, and 3 BB with 4 Ks on 3 hits through 5.2 IP against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Rangers are entering this game off of a loss in their last game but won their 3-game series against the Detroit Tigers 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 35-20 record overall and have a home record of 16-8. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Mariners on Saturday with the 1st game of this series still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 2nd in the MLB with a .790 OPS. Jon Gray is their starting pitcher on Friday while Andrew Heaney is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 4-3 with a 3.76 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, 1 homer, and 1 BB with 3 strikeouts on 4 hits through 7 innings played against the Baltimore Orioles.

The current betting odds have the Mariners listed as a slight underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Mariners haven't been great in their games lately and they have really struggled out of the gate this season as they are only right around .500 when they were expected to be so much better after the way last season ended. The Rangers have been the team to really improve this season as they are leading the division right now and have one of the best offenses in the league. Their pitching hasn't been great though and even though the Mariners offense is nowhere as good as it was last season, they are going to get their scoring opportunities in this game. Between the Rangers bullpen and their starter Heaney who has been giving up a ton of runs in his starts all season, the Mariners will have plenty of scoring opportunities and are not going to just lie down and die against a division rival. Gonzales has been pretty good in his starts this season and has been giving up a lot less runs in his starts lately. He will continue to pitch well here in a game where the Mariners will have an offensive explosion which will carry them through to the win against this poor pitching staff. The best way to place a bet here is on the Mariners to win this game.

Mariners Rangers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, June 3, 2023 (4:05 pm ET start time) is Mariners 9 Rangers 5.

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Seattle Mariners: 103-105 (+34.8 units) on the moneyline as an underdog of +100 or higher. 102-88 (+31.8 units) on the moneyline in road games. 99-72 (+22.8 units) on the moneyline against division opponents. 69-56 (+13.5 units) on the moneyline against left-handed starters.

Texas Rangers: 36-50 (-24.2 units) on the moneyline when the money line is -100 to -150. 86-100 (-10.9 units) on the moneyline in home games. 43-63 (-14.1 units) on the moneyline when the total is 9 to 9.5. 70-98 (-10.4 units) on the moneyline against division opponents.

Seattle Mariners:  E. McGee (SP) out for season - Elbow. A. Munoz (RP) Mid June - Shoulder. D. Moore (RF) Mid June - Oblique. P. Murfee (SP) Mid June - Elbow. E. White (1B) Mid Aug - Thigh. R. Ray (SP) out for season - Forearm.

Texas Rangers:  J. Barlow (RP) Mid June - Illness. G. Otto (RP) Mid June - Shoulder. E. Duran (SS) Mid June - Oblique. S. Howard (SP) Mid June - Arm. J. deGrom (SP) Mid June - Elbow. M. Garver (C) Mid June - Knee. J. Odorizzi (SP) out for season - Shoulder. B. Martin (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder.

“Obviously George is from New York. Everybody that’s ever known George since he’s 5 years old is watching George pitch against the Yankees tonight and George knows that, and that helps fuel the fire. And put on top of what happened to him last time out I felt very confident we were going to get the best of George tonight.” - Scott Servais after his team’s win against the Yankees in their game on Wednesday.

“This was a really good trip and a really good month. We played on the road a lot this month, and this trip was especially tough on the boys with day games after night games. I'm really proud of how they have played. It was a grind of a month and they handled it so well.” - Bruce Bochy after his team’s loss against the Tigers in their game on Wednesday.

J.P. Crawford (L) SS

Ty France (R) 1B

Julio Rodriguez (R) CF

Jarred Kelenic (L) LF

Eugenio Suarez (R) 3B

Cal Raleigh (S) C

Teoscar Hernandez (R) RF

Taylor Trammell (L) DH

Kolten Wong (L) 2B

Marcus Semien (R) 2B

Corey Seager (L) DH

Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B

Adolis Garcia (R) RF

Josh Jung (R) 3B

Jonah Heim (S) C

Leody Taveras (S) CF

Josh H. Smith (L) SS

Bubba Thompson (R) LF

Batting Average:  Jarred Kelenic (.277)

Hits:  Ty France (56)

Home Runs:  Jarred Kelenic (10)

RBI:  Eugenio Suarez (34)

Stolen Bases:  Julio Rodriguez (10)

Wins:  George Kirby (5)

Saves:  Paul Sewald (11)

ERA:  Easton McGee (0.00)

Batting Average:  Corey Seager (.319)

Hits:  Marcus Semien (67)

Home Runs:  Adolis Garcia (14)

RBI:  Adolis Garcia (49)

Stolen Bases:  Marcus Semien (7)

Wins:  Nathan Eovaldi (7)

Saves:  Will Smith (9)

ERA:  Grant Anderson (0.00)

Managers:

Seattle Mariners: Scott Servais (8th season)

Texas Rangers: Bruce Bochy (1st season)