Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers 8/12/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Seattle Mariners open a three-game series on the road Friday against the Texas Rangers. Seattle is 61-52 following its 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday. Carlos Santana homered to help rally the Mariners to the victory. Seattle has won two straight and three of the last four. The Mariners are second in the American League West, 10 ½ games behind the first-place Houston Astros.

First baseman Ty France is batting .298 to lead Seattle and has a team high 111 hits and .367 on base percentage. Third baseman Eugenio Suarez has 18 home runs and 58 RBIs to lead Seattle in both. On Friday, the Seattle Mariners will send George Kirby to the mound. The right-hander is 3-3 with a 3.40 ERA, 81 Ks and 11 BBs.

Texas is 49-51 following its 8-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday. Leody Tavaras had five RBIs for the Rangers. Texas scored five runs in the top of the 10th inning to take an 8-3 lead and held on for the win. Texas is third in the American League West, 21 games behind the first-place Houston Astros.

Nathaniel Lowe is batting .281 to lead Texas and the first baseman has a team-high 112 hits. Shortstop Corey Seager is the leader in home runs with 25 and on-base percentage at .332, while right fielder Adolis Garcia is the leader in RBIs with 71. On Friday, the Texas Rangers will send Dane Dunning to the mound. The right-hander is 2-6 with a 4.04 ERA, 99 Ks and 44 BBs.