Safeco Field hosts an MLB battle between the Seattle Mariners and the visiting Texas Rangers on Thursday.

Jason Vargas gets the call for the Seattle Mariners and he will try to build on a 6-6 mark. In the other dugout, Derek Holland brings a 7-4 ledger to the game for the Rangers as he tries to quiet the Mariners bats.



View Texas vs Seattle Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Mariners were listed as -115 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 7 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Mariners, most recently No. 9 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Rangers, who rate an American League No. 3 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Seattle's No. 14 ranked American League offense (3.3 runs per game) against a Rangers defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 9 in the American League at 4.4 runs allowed per game. The Mariners have been averaging 7.4 hits per game, less than the Rangers have managed so far this season (9.4 hits on average).

Defensively, Texas features the American League's No. 4-rated defense on the road, allowing 3.6 runs per game. Seattle, meanwhile, comes in at No. 13 in the American League at home, scoring 3.3 runs per game.

The Rangers were a 2-0 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Athletics. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Texas at -142 on the moneyline, while the total score (2) was good news for UNDER bettors. Texas threw a shutout at Oakland in their last outing, using a shutdown performance by Matt Harrison to defeat Oakland 2-0 on Sunday.

In their last action, Seattle was a 4-2 loser on the road against the Angels. Bettors on Los Angeles at -135 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Seattle looks to rebound from a loss to the Angels, who beat them 4-2 on Sunday behind a start from Dan Haren at Angel Stadium.


Texas Rangers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Seattle are 6-4
After playing Oakland are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Texas are 4-6
After playing LA Angels are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

A few Rangers at Mariners trends to consider:
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas' last 7 games on the road
Texas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Texas' last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Seattle's last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 10 games
Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home


Next up:
Texas at Seattle, Friday, July 15