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Texas Rangers vs. Seattle Mariners
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Thursday when the Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners meet at T-Mobile Park.
Left hander Taylor Hearn will take the mound for the Rangers to start this game. Hearn is 0-1 this season with a 4.70 ERA.
The Mariners will counter Hearn with Marco Gonzales. Left hander Gonzales has a 3.00 ERA to go along with a 1-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Mariners as -156-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
Last time out for Seattle, they were a 4-2 winner as they battled the Rangers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Mariners at -143 were rewarded, while the 6 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Texas was a 4-2 loser in its last match on the road against the Mariners. They lost as +133 underdogs, while the total score of 6 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Texas:
Team record: 60-102 SU
Texas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games when playing Seattle
Seattle:
Team record: 89-72 SU
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Texas
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing Texas
Next up:
Texas at Oakland Friday, April 22
Seattle home to Kansas City Friday, April 22