Boston Red Sox vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 6/11/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Saturday, June 11, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

T-Mobile Park is the site where the Seattle Mariners (26-31) will attempt to beat the Boston Red Sox (30-28) on Saturday. The expected starting pitchers are Michael Wacha and George Kirby.

Boston has a slugging rate of .412 and have struck out 465 times, while taking a walk on 162 occasions. They have 266 RBI's as well as 519 base knocks this year, and their batting average is .258. The Red Sox have accumulated 145 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 52 baseballs out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 272 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .316. As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which puts them at 7th in MLB.

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The Red Sox are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.65 so far this season (8th in the league), and their staff has struck out 502 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 166 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.94 as a unit on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.02 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.16. Red Sox pitchers have surrendered 65 home runs and also 234 runs in total (12th in the league).

The Red Sox have dispatched 213 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 99 base runners this year and 32.3% of those players earned a run for their team. They have recorded 10 saves for the season and have blown 12 out of their 22 save opportunities. The Red Sox relievers have a save percentage of 45.5% and has entered the game in 58 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 36 holds so far this year (11th in the league). Red Sox relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 70 times as well as having 72 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Boston Red Sox have earned a total of 1,556 putouts this season, in addition to 484 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them ranked 14th in MLB, and they have twisted 46 double plays. The Red Sox have transformed 71.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,668 innings, ranking them 8th in MLB.

Wacha has pitched in 1,076 innings and is sitting with 950 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Wacha (67-49 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.05 while facing 4,567 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.04 (483 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.311. He has surrendered 1,057 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) with 354 free passes.

Seattle has hit 62 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 228 runs batted in. They have 85 doubles, while walking 208 times and recording 236 runs. The Seattle Mariners have earned an on-base percentage of .321 and a team batting average of .238 so far this year. The Mariners have a slugging percentage of .388 and they are scoring 4.14 runs per game (21st in the league). They have been rung up on 482 instances (15th in baseball) and have notched a total of 456 base knocks.

The Seattle pitching staff have surrendered 247 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.11 (228 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 76 home runs and they give up 4.45 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball). The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.278 with a FIP of 4.39 as a staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.70 (469 strikeouts against 174 walks). They are currently ranked 19th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 464.

Seattle has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 18 save chances and they have come away with 11 saves. They rank 21st in the league with a save rate of 61.1%, and they have dispatched 188 relief pitchers to the mound this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 54 times in high leverage situations and also on 45 occasions with base runners. Seattle bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 35.1% of 57 inherited runners. Sitting with 47 save situations, the Mariners have earned 28 holds and also 7 blown saves.

In their 4,497 innings on the diamond, the Mariners are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (11th in the majors). The Seattle Mariners have gotten 39 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (4th in MLB). The Mariners have racked up 473 assists, 23 errors and have accumulated 1,499 putouts for the season.

Kirby (1-1 career record) has a 3.38 ERA while giving up 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 10.33 and he has gone up against 131 opposing batters so far in his career. He has allowed a total of 12 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.094 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. During his career, Kirby has conceded 32 base hits and he has 31 strikeouts in 32 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle

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