Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners 4/21/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Texas Rangers will be in Seattle Washington Thursday night for game three of three against the Seattle Mariners. Texas is struggling to start the year sitting at 2-8 on the year following a 6-2 loss to the Mariners in game 1. Jon Gray got the start for Texas giving up four runs on three hits across 5 innings of work leading to the loss. The Texas bullpen struggled as well allowing two runs on four hits across the final three innings of the game.

Offensively Texas was abysmal from the plate combining to go 6-32 overall including 0-3 with runners in scoring position, while leaving five men on base. Marcus Semien provided the only spark of the game for Texas driving in both runs the Rangers scored.

The Seattle Mariners will continue a homestand Thursday night one game above .500 after the game one win over the Rangers. Despite only seven hits in the game Seattle relied on the long ball to score their runs. Eugenio Suarez got the offense going in the bottom of the first inning with a three run home run. Jarred Kelenic chipped into the offense with a solo home run in the second and Abraham Toro put the game out of reach with a two run home run in the bottom of the seventh.

Robbie Ray got the ball for Seattle giving up only two runs on four hits across 6 innings of work leading to the victory. The Seattle bullpen was stellar as well giving up only two hits and no runs over the final three innings of the game to secure the victory for the Mariners.