Chicago White Sox vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 9/7/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Chicago White Sox (68-67) are en route to T-Mobile Park on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Seattle Mariners (76-59). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Michael Kopech and Luis Castillo.

Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .388 and have struck out 1,036 times, while taking a walk on 336 occasions. They have amassed 543 runs batted in and 1,216 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate is .260. The White Sox have hit 227 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 119 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 572 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .316. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are putting up 4.2 runs/g, which ranks them 19th in the league.

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The White Sox have compiled a team ERA of 3.96 over the course of the season (18th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,204 hitters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.67 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. White Sox pitchers have relinquished 143 home runs and 598 runs in total (19th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 451 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.87 as a squad for the year.

The White Sox have sent 455 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 168 runners so far this year with 39.3% of those runners crossed home plate. They have recorded 40 saves for the year and have blown 18 out of their 58 chances to get a save. The White Sox bullpen have a save rate of 69.0% and has entered the game in 145 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 86 holds on the year (4th in the league). White Sox relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 116 times as well as having 139 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago White Sox are sitting with 3,615 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,085 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which ranks 29th in the majors, and have accumulated 104 double plays. The White Sox have converted 68.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,845 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 23rd in MLB.

Kopech (9-13 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.04 and he has faced 811 opposing hitters in the majors. He has given up 153 base knocks (7.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 81 free passes. His ERA is 3.66 (79 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.204. Kopech has taken the ball for 194 innings and is sitting with 216 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Seattle Mariners have tallied an OBP of .313 and a team batting average of .230 on the year. They have been rung up on 1,152 occasions (14th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,036 base knocks. Seattle has a total of 157 home runs so far this season as well as 541 runs batted in. The Mariners have a team SLG% of .385 and they have an average of 4.19 runs per contest (21st in the league). They have put up 195 two-baggers, while taking a walk 488 times as well as scoring 565 runs.

The Seattle pitching staff have relinquished 500 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.49 (468 earned runs yielded). They have given up 151 homers and they concede 3.73 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB). The Mariners are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.191 in addition to having a FIP of 3.89 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 3.07 (1,141 strikeouts against 372 walks). They are currently ranked 9th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,067.

Seattle relievers have an inherited score rate of 25.6% out of their 133 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 156 times in high leverage situations in addition to 106 occasions with runners on. With 125 save situations, the Mariners have accumulated 77 holds and also 12 blown saves. They are ranked 3rd in MLB with a save percentage of 74.5%, and they have dispatched 446 relief pitchers to the mound this year. Seattle has had relief pitchers take the mound in 47 save opportunities and they have walked away with 35 saves.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 100 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in the majors). The Mariners have 1,117 assists, 50 errors and have earned a total of 3,624 putouts so far this year. Out of their 10,872 innings played, the Mariners have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.1% (4th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Castillo has surrendered 698 hits while he has accumulated 903 strikeouts in 830 frames. He has given up a total of 329 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.198 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.05 and he has faced 3,442 hitters during his pro baseball career. Castillo (46-54 career win-loss mark) has a 3.57 ERA and has conceded 7.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Seattle

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