T.M. Selection: Seattle Mariners.

I like the Seattle Mariners to win this game against the Texas Rangers on Saturday. The Mariners have looked really good in their games lately, winning 3 games in a row now. Their pitching has looked great in these games, only giving up 5 runs total in their 3 previous games. The Rangers haven't really looked great in their games lately, losing 2 in a row now and 4/5 of their previous 5 games, and they haven't been putting up a ton of runs in these games either. I think this is going to be another game where they don't put up a ton of runs and the Mariners have been beating up on them in their previous series against them. The Mariners have won 7 games in a row now against the Rangers, sweeping the 2 most recent series against them, and I expect them to continue beating up on the Rangers here since the Mariners are still in the hunt for a Wild Card spot. Marco Gonzales (7-11, 3.98 ERA) is up for the Mariners here and he hasn't looked great in his starts lately but I expect him to bounce back with a better performance here. He has pitched well against the rangers this year, not giving up many earned runs in most of his starts, and I see him shutting down the Rangers lineup here since they have been struggling to put up runs lately. Dane Dunning (2-6, 4.04 ERA) is up for the Rangers here and he hasn't looked great in a lot of starts this year. He looked a lot better in his July starts but I don't expect him to keep up this pace, and I see him starting regress here since he has consistently been giving up runs in his starts all year. The Mariners are also a much hotter team that is winning more games and putting up a lot more runs, I expect them to continue their run here. I like the Mariners to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 5-2 Mariners.