#969/970 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* Under 8.5 Runs – Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers, Thursday at 4:10 PM ET – These teams have struggled at the plate recently and this continued in last night's slim 2-1 Mariners win. For Seattle, that was just their 2nd win in 7 games and the Mariners have scored an average of 2.9 runs per game during this stretch. For Texas, that was their 7th loss in their last 8 games and the Rangers have averaged scoring only 2.1 runs per game in those 8 games. In the 7 losses, the Rangers never topped 3 runs. The Mariners have only topped 4 runs once in their last dozen games. Mike Foltynewicz is off consecutive outings which both were solid and both stayed under. This included one against the Mariners and, in fact, each of Foltynewicz last 3 starts against Seattle this season all went under the total. Marco Gonzalez starts for the Mariners here and has a 1.47 ERA last 3 starts and all stayed under the total. This included a solid start against the Rangers and the way both Texas and Seattle have struggled to score runs of late this one appears to be pegged for another under. Look for this one to be a tight game throughout with runs at a premium. Per our computer math model, this game lands around 6 to 7 runs and even if it reaches 8 that is still a winning ticket based on the 8.5 that is posted at most books as of early morning Thursday. We like the odds being in our favor for a well-pitched affair in this one! Bet the UNDER