Cleveland Guardians vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 8/25/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Thursday, August 25, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

T-Mobile Park is the site where the Seattle Mariners (67-56) will attempt to beat the Cleveland Guardians (65-56) on Thursday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Triston McKenzie and Marco Gonzales.

The Guardians have accrued 218 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 96 balls out of the stadium. Cleveland has a slugging rate of .385 and have been called out on strikes 836 times, while taking a walk on 339 occasions. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which is 16th in the league. They have amassed 499 RBI's as well as 1,037 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .251. They have accounted for 524 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .314.

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The Guardians are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.73 on the season (9th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,015 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 333 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.81 as a squad for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.05 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.20. Guardians pitchers have allowed 126 home runs and also 492 total runs (9th in the league).

The Guardians have sent 369 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 141 runners so far this season with 30.5% of those players earned a run for their team. They have 33 saves so far this year and have blown 13 of 46 chances to get a save. The Guardians relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 71.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 89 save situations. The relievers have notched 39 holds on the season (30th in the league). Guardians relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 97 times in addition to having 115 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cleveland Guardians have a total of 3,220 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,087 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which ranks 19th in pro baseball, and they have turned 93 double plays. The Guardians have turned 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,660 innings, which has them sitting 14th in the majors.

McKenzie has taken the mound for 295 innings and has earned 316 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. McKenzie (16-19 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.20 while facing 1,169 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.87 (127 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.044. He has given up 206 base hits (6.3 hits per nine innings) with 102 free passes.

The Seattle Mariners have a team OBP of .315 in addition to a team batting average of .232 this year. They have struck out on 1,047 occasions (14th in baseball) and have totaled 953 base hits. Seattle has hit 138 home runs for the year to go along with 489 runs batted in. The Mariners have a SLG% of .385 and they score 4.16 runs per outing (21st in the league). They have put up 180 two-baggers, while taking a walk 444 times and putting up 512 runs.

The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.214 and have a FIP of 4.02 as a staff so far this season. They rank 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 980. The Seattle pitching staff have given up 477 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.65 (445 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.99 (1,049 strikeouts against 351 walks). They have conceded 147 HR's and they yield 3.92 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

Sitting with 110 save situations, the Mariners have 68 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Seattle has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 41 save chances and they have walked away with 31 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 139 times in high leverage situations and also on 98 occasions with runners on. Seattle relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.0% out of their 127 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 2nd in MLB with a save rate of 75.6%, and they have sent 408 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

In their 9,864 innings on the field, the Mariners are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (6th in professional baseball). The Seattle Mariners have gotten 91 double plays and have a fielding rate of .990 (1st in baseball). The Mariners have 997 assists, 45 errors and have notched a total of 3,288 putouts so far this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Gonzales has conceded 812 hits while totaling 603 K's in 794 frames. He has conceded 359 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.289 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and he has faced 3,355 batters thus far in his career. Gonzales (59-45 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.07 earned run average while giving up 9.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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