Atlanta Braves vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 9/9/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Friday, September 9, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-105) Seattle (-115)

The Atlanta Braves (86-51) are hitting the road to T-Mobile Park on Friday where they will play the Seattle Mariners (77-60). The odds on this game have the Braves at -105 and the Mariners are sitting at -115. The betting total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Charlie Morton and Robbie Ray.

As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are earning 5.0 runs per game, which is 2nd in baseball. They have a total of 683 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .319. The Braves have compiled 257 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 206 balls out of the park. They have earned 652 RBI's as well as 1,187 base knocks for the year, and their batting average is at .254. Atlanta is slugging .446 and have been rung up 1,266 times, while drawing a walk on 405 occasions.

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Braves pitchers have relinquished 122 home runs in addition to 523 runs (7th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 422 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.41 as a unit for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.14 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.19. The Braves have a team earned run average of 3.48 over the course of the season (6th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,323 hitters.

The Braves relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 64.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 161 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 170 base runners on the year with 32.4% of them crossed the plate. Braves bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 115 times as well as having 157 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have dispatched 429 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The bullpen have 87 holds this season (5th in the league). They have compiled 46 saves on the campaign and have blown 25 of 71 chances to save the game.

The Braves have transformed 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,049 innings, which has them sitting at 13th in MLB. The Atlanta Braves have a total of 3,683 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,184 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which has them ranked 4th in MLB, and have 95 double plays.

Morton has pitched in 1,771 innings and has earned 1,667 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Morton (114-100 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.74 and he has faced 7,566 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.00 (787 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.291. He has conceded 1,659 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 628 walks.

Seattle has a total of 160 home runs this year as well as 549 runs batted in. They have put up 199 doubles, while taking a walk 498 times as well as putting up 574 runs. The Seattle Mariners hold an OBP of .313 as well as a batting average of .230 this season. The Mariners have a team slugging % of .386 and they average 4.19 runs per contest (21st in the league). They have been rung up on 1,168 occasions (14th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,050 base hits.

The Mariners have a WHIP of 1.190 in addition to having a FIP of 3.86 as a squad this year. They are sitting at 9th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,082. The Seattle pitching staff have given up 509 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.46 (471 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 3.10 (1,167 strikeouts vs 377 walks). They have conceded 152 long balls and they give up 3.74 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

Seattle has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 48 save opportunities and they have converted 36 saves. They rank 3rd in the league with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have sent 453 relief pitchers onto the field this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 159 times in high leverage situations in addition to 107 occasions with runners on base. Seattle relievers have an inherited score rate of 25.4% of 134 inherited base runners. Sitting with 128 save situations, the Mariners have accrued 79 holds and also 12 blown saves.

In 11,034 innings on the diamond, the Mariners are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (4th in MLB). The Seattle Mariners have gotten 100 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in pro baseball). The Mariners have racked up 1,127 assists, 53 errors and have earned a total of 3,678 putouts over the course of the season.

Ray (74-66 career mark) is the owner of a 3.92 ERA and has surrendered 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and he has gone up against 5,071 hitters in his career. He has given up a total of 522 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.295 and a FIP of 4.0. So far in his MLB career, Ray has given up 1,045 hits while accumulating 1,473 strikeouts in 1,197 innings pitched.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle (-115)

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