San Francisco Giants vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 9/15/2020 MLB Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: NSBA/RTNW

Odds/Point Spread: Giants (-135) Mariners (+115)

Brandon Crawford and the San Francisco Giants (23-24, 3rd in NL West) head to T-Mobile Park on Tuesday where they'll take on the Seattle Mariners (21-25, 3rd in AL West). The Mariners open this contest at +115 while the Giants are coming in at -135. The O/U opens at 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Tyler Anderson and Ljay Newsome.

Key San Francisco Giants Injuries

9/13/2020 Kevin Gausman SP Elbow Expected to be out until at least Sep 19
9/13/2020 Trevor Gott RP Elbow Expected to be out until at least Sep 21
9/12/2020 Aramis Garcia C Hip Expected to be out until at least Sep 15
9/11/2020 Reyes Moronta RP Shoulder Expected to be out until at least Sep 18
9/9/2020 Jeff Samardzija SP Shoulder Expected to be out until at least Sep 20
8/31/2020 Joey Rickard RF Elbow Out for the season
6/29/2020 Tyler Beede SP Elbow Out for the season

Key Seattle Mariners Injuries

9/11/2020 Shed Long 2B Lower Leg Expected to be out until at least Sep 25
9/7/2020 Sam Haggerty LF Forearm Expected to be out until at least Sep 15
9/1/2020 Mitch Haniger RF Back Out for the season
9/1/2020 Gerson Bautista RP Elbow Out for the season
8/31/2020 Tom Murphy C Foot Expected to be out until at least Sep 20
8/31/2020 Matt Magill RP Shoulder Out for the season
8/31/2020 Nestor Cortes RP Elbow Out for the season
8/27/2020 Carl Edwards RP Forearm Out for the season
8/27/2020 Taylor Guilbeau RP Shoulder Out for the season
8/1/2020 Brandon Brennan RP Oblique Expected to be out until at least Sep 15
6/29/2020 Andres Munoz RP Elbow Out for the season

Useful Pitching Statistics

The Giants have a 23-24 overall record this season. Anderson has thrown 443 innings and is sitting with 397 punchouts during his career. His earned run average is 4.67 (230 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.334. He has allowed 450 base hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 141 free passes. Anderson (20-27 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.51 while he has gone up against 1,880 batters in the major leagues. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.66 and they have given up 166 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .209 against the bullpen and they've struck out 156 hitters and walked 83 batters. As a team, San Francisco allows 8.3 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.2 batters per nine innings. They are 20th in the league in team earned run average at 4.8. The Giants pitchers collectively have given up 375 base hits and 216 earned runs. They have allowed 60 home runs this season, ranking them 14th in the league. San Francisco as a pitching staff has walked 167 batters and struck out 371. They have walked 3.7 men per 9 innings while striking out 8.2 per 9. They have a team WHIP of 1.34 and their FIP as a unit is 4.72.

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Hitting Statistics

As a team San Francisco is hitting .266, good for 5th in the league. The Giants hold a .450 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .331, which is good for 12th in baseball. They rank 5th in MLB with 9.0 hits per game. Brandon Crawford is hitting .269 with an on-base percentage of .340. He has 35 hits this season in 130 at bats with 17 runs batted in. He has a slugging percentage of .415 and an OPS+ of 107. Donovan Solano is hitting .349 this year and he has an on-base percentage of .388. He has totaled 52 hits and he has driven in 27 men in 149 at bats. His OPS+ is 148 while his slugging percentage is at .523. The Giants have 422 hits, including 85 doubles and 61 home runs. San Francisco has walked 140 times so far this season and they have struck out 390 times as a unit. They have left 307 men on base and have a team OPS of .781. They score 5.02 runs per contest and have scored a total of 236 runs this year.

Useful Pitching Statistics

Seattle has a 21-25 overall mark this year. The bullpen has an earned run average of 6.10 and they have given up 157 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .212 against the Mariners bullpen. Their relievers have struck out 159 batters and walked 92 opposing hitters. As a team, Seattle allows 8.2 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.7 batters per nine innings. They are 26th in the league in team earned run average at 5.2. The Mariners pitchers as a team have surrendered 360 base knocks and 229 earned runs this season. They have given up 62 home runs this year, which ranks 13th in Major League Baseball. Seattle as a staff has walked 170 hitters and struck out 382 batters. They give up a walk 3.9 times per 9 innings while they strike out 8.7 per 9. Their team WHIP is 1.34 while their FIP as a staff is 4.81.

Hitting Statistics

As a team, they are batting .231, good for 22nd in the league. The Mariners hold a .383 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .313, which is good for 24th in baseball. They rank 21st in MLB with 7.5 hits per contest. Dylan Moore comes into this matchup batting .277 with an OBP of .357. He has 31 hits this year along with 15 RBI in 112 AB's. He maintains a slugging percentage of .536 with an OPS+ of 147. Kyle Lewis is hitting .292 this season and he has an OBP of .383. He has collected 47 hits in 161 at bats while driving in 24 runs. He has an OPS+ of 139 and a slugging percentage of .472. The Mariners as a unit have 346 base hits, including 71 doubles and 49 homers. Seattle has walked 163 times this year and they have struck out on 395 occasions. They have had 292 men left on base and have an OPS of .696. They have scored 4.39 runs per game and totaled 202 runs this season.

Who will win tonight's Giants/Mariners MLB game against the spread?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take the Giants and under 8.5 runs

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