Cleveland Guardians vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 8/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Friday, August 26, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-110) Seattle (-110)

The Seattle Mariners (67-57) will go up against the Cleveland Guardians (66-56) at T-Mobile Park on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Cleveland at -110 and Seattle is priced at -110. The total comes in at 7. The pitchers taking the mound are Shane Bieber and Logan Gilbert.

As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 15th in baseball. They have racked up 531 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .314. The Guardians have earned 218 doubles as a team and have knocked 99 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 506 runs batted in as well as 1,050 base knocks on the year, while their batting average is .252. Cleveland is slugging .387 and have struck out 845 times, while taking a walk on 341 occasions.

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The Guardians are sitting with a team ERA of 3.70 on the year (8th in the league), and they have rung up 1,024 hitters. They have walked 334 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.80 as a team on the season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.07 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.20. Guardians pitchers have allowed 126 home runs and 492 total runs (9th in MLB).

Guardians relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 97 times in addition to having 115 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 39 holds so far this season (30th in MLB). The Guardians bullpen have a save percentage of 71.7% and has come into the game in 89 save situations. They have recorded 33 saves for the year and have missed out on 13 of their 46 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 141 base runners so far this season and 30.5% of those players crossed home plate. The Guardians have sent 371 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Cleveland Guardians have earned 3,247 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,094 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which has them ranked 19th in MLB, and have earned 93 double plays. The Guardians have transformed 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,741 innings, which has them sitting at 13th in MLB.

Bieber has taken the hill for 648 frames and has tallied 777 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 3.25 (234 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.116. He has given up 574 base knocks (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 149 free passes. Bieber (49-25 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.00 while facing 2,629 batters in the majors.

The Mariners have a team slugging percentage of .384 and they are recording 4.14 runs per outing (23rd in MLB). They have 182 doubles, while walking 448 times as well as putting up 513 runs. Seattle has accounted for 139 home runs so far this season and 490 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,056 occasions (14th in the league) and have a total of 958 base knocks. The Seattle Mariners have an on-base percentage of .315 as well as a team batting average of .232 on the year.

The Mariners have a WHIP of 1.214 in addition to having a FIP of 4.02 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 3.01 (1,060 strikeouts against 352 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 13th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 989. They have conceded 148 long balls and they allow 3.91 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Seattle pitching staff have allowed 480 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.65 (448 earned runs relinquished).

Seattle relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.0% of 127 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 140 times in high leverage situations and also on 98 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 110 save situations, the Mariners have amassed 68 holds and 10 blown saves. They are ranked 2nd in baseball with a save rate of 75.6%, and they have dispatched 410 relievers to the mound for the year. Seattle has called on relievers to enter the game in 41 save opportunities and they have earned 31 saves.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 92 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (1st in professional baseball). The Mariners have 1,006 assists, 46 errors and have amassed 3,315 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 9,945 innings played, the Mariners have a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (6th in professional baseball).

So far in his career, Gilbert has conceded 249 base knocks while he has earned 259 K's in 262 innings pitched. He has given up 118 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.211 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 3.75 and he has faced 1,102 batters thus far in his career. Gilbert (16-10 career record) has a 4.04 ERA and has given up 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (-110)

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