Boston Red Sox vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 6/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Sunday, June 12, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Boston Red Sox (31-28) are hitting the road to T-Mobile Park on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Seattle Mariners (26-32). The starting pitchers are Garrett Whitlock and Robbie Ray.

As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are notching 4.7 runs per game, which ranks them 7th in MLB. They have a total of 276 runs and hold an OBP of .316. The Red Sox have recorded 146 two-baggers as a team and have hit 54 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 269 RBI's as well as 525 hits on the year, and their average at the plate comes in at .257. Boston is slugging .412 and have struck out 474 times, while drawing a walk on 168 occasions.

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The Red Sox have a team earned run average of 3.64 on the season (7th in the league), and they have struck out 514 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 170 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.92 as a squad for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 3.02 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.17. Red Sox pitchers have conceded 66 home runs and also 237 total runs (11th in the league).

The Red Sox have dispatched 218 relievers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 99 base runners this year with 32.3% of them earned a run for their team. They have 11 saves on the season and have missed out on 12 of their 23 save chances. The Red Sox relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 47.8% and has entered the game in 61 save situations. The bullpen have notched 38 holds so far this season (8th in MLB). Red Sox relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 70 times in addition to having 75 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Red Sox have turned 71.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,749 innings, ranking them 8th in professional baseball. The Boston Red Sox have a total of 1,583 putouts this year, in addition to 490 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which puts them in 14th in MLB, and they have twisted 46 double plays.

Whitlock (10-5 career record) has a FIP of 3.09 while going up against 497 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 108 hits (8.0 hits per nine innings) with 28 free passes. His earned run average is 2.58 (35 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.115. Whitlock has taken the hill for 122 frames and is sitting with 130 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Seattle Mariners have an OBP of .322 as well as a team batting average of .239 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 494 occasions (12th in MLB) and have recorded 466 hits. Seattle has tallied 63 home runs for the year as well as 231 RBIs. The Mariners have a team slugging percentage of .389 and they tally 4.12 runs per contest (22nd in MLB). They have recorded 88 doubles, while walking 212 times as well as putting up 239 runs.

The Seattle pitching staff have yielded 251 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.11 (232 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 78 long balls and they allow 4.45 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.279 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.42 as a unit this season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.66 (478 strikeouts against 180 bases on balls). They rank 18th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 470.

Seattle has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 18 save opportunities and they have earned 11 saves. They are ranked 22nd in MLB with a save percentage of 61.1%, and they have dispatched 194 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 55 times in high leverage situations in addition to 47 occasions with runners on. Seattle relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 33.3% out of their 60 inherited runners. With 47 save situations, the Mariners have compiled 28 holds and also 7 blown saves.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 40 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in the majors). The Mariners have accrued 482 assists, 23 errors and have accounted for 1,526 putouts for the season. Out of their 4,578 innings on the diamond, the Mariners have a efficiency on defense of 70.8% (10th in baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Ray has surrendered 981 base hits while he has totaled 1,367 punch outs in 1,106 innings. He has conceded 499 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.321 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 2.85 and he has faced 4,717 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Ray (67-64 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.06 ERA while allowing 8.0 hits per 9 innings.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle

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