Kyle Higashioka leads the Texas Rangers (56-52) into a matchup against the Seattle Mariners (57-51) after his two-home run performance in an 8-5 loss to the Angels. The Mariners are favored (-157) for this game against the underdog Rangers (+131), which begins at 9:40 p.m. ET on Thursday. Seattle’s George Kirby starts against Texas’ Kumar Rocker.

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Mariners vs. Rangers betting lines

• Favorite: Mariners (-157)
• Underdog: Rangers (+131)
• Over/under: 7.5

Mariners betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Mariners betting info

• The Mariners have compiled a 38-33 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 53.5% of those games).
• In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -157 or shorter, Seattle has gone 12-9 (57.1%).
• The Mariners have a 61.1% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Seattle has played in 108 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 57 times (57-46-5).
• The Mariners have a 45-63-0 record against the spread this season (covering 41.7% of the time).

Mariners hitting info

• Cal Raleigh paces the Mariners with 41 home runs and 87 runs batted in.
• Among all batters in MLB action, Raleigh’s home run total ranks first and his RBI tally ranks first.
• Raleigh has safely hit in nine games in a row. During his last 10 games he is hitting .262 with three home runs, two walks and four RBIs.
• Josh Naylor has a club-best .291 batting average.
• Naylor ranks 107th in homers and 37th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Julio Rodriguez has 18 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 30 walks while hitting .255.
• Randy Arozarena has 23 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 46 walks while batting .247.
• Arozarena brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .222 with a home run, a walk and an RBI.

Mariners pitching rankings

• The Mariners pitching staff ranks 14th in MLB with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Seattle has the 15th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.91).
• The Mariners average MLB’s 14th-ranked WHIP (1.261).
• The Mariners give up the 15th-fewest home runs in baseball (120 total, 1.1 per game).
• Seattle struck out eight Athletics batters while giving up eight hits in a 6-1 loss in its last game.

Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rangers betting info

• The Rangers have won 19, or 35.8%, of the 53 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Texas is 1-7 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +131 or more on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 43.3% chance of a victory for the Rangers.
• Games involving Texas have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 44 of 108 chances this season.
• The Rangers are 59-49-0 ATS in their 108 games with a spread this season.

Rangers hitting info

• Marcus Semien has been key for Texas with 89 hits, an OBP of .307 plus a slugging percentage of .359.
• Semien’s home run total ranks 96th in the big leagues, and he is 63rd in RBI.
• Josh Smith’s batting average of .280 leads all Texas hitters this season.
• Smith is 155th among hitters in the majors in homers, and 208th in RBI.
• Smith has safely hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with a triple, a home run, two walks and three RBIs.
• Corey Seager’s 15 home runs lead all Texas hitters, and he’s slugging .486.
• Wyatt Langford’s 15 home runs are most among Texas batters. He’s driven in 42 runs this season while slugging .421.
• Langford has safely hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .389 with three doubles, three walks and four RBIs.

Rangers pitching rankings

• The Rangers have an 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the big leagues.
• Texas has the lowest ERA in baseball at 3.23.
• The Rangers have a combined WHIP of just 1.167 as a pitching staff, which is the first-best in baseball this season.
• The Rangers have given up the third-fewest long balls so far this season with only 97 home runs allowed.
• Last time out, Texas fell to the Angels 8-5. Its pitchers compiled nine strikeouts and six hits allowed.