Cleveland Guardians vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 8/28/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Sunday, August 28, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Cleveland Guardians (66-56) are hitting the road to T-Mobile Park on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Seattle Mariners (67-57). The starting pitchers are Aaron Civale and Robbie Ray.

The Guardians have tallied 219 doubles as a unit and have hit 99 baseballs out of the park. Cleveland is slugging .385 and have been called out on strikes 852 times, while being walked on 342 occasions. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are compiling 4.3 runs per game, which puts them at 15th in the league. They have amassed 507 runs batted in as well as 1,056 hits so far this year, while their batting average is .252. They have racked up 532 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .314.

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The Guardians have compiled a team earned run average of 3.70 this year (8th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,031 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 339 opposing players and their FIP is 3.81 as a unit on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.04 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.20. Guardians pitchers have given up 127 home runs and 495 runs (9th in the league).

The Guardians have dispatched 373 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 141 runners over the course of the season with 30.5% of them crossed home plate. They have earned 33 saves so far this year and have missed out on 13 of 46 save opportunities. The Guardians bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 71.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 89 save situations. The bullpen have 39 holds for the year (30th in the league). Guardians bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 97 times and also have had 115 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Guardians have turned 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,813 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 11th in MLB. The Cleveland Guardians have amassed 3,271 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,099 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which is 19th in pro baseball, and have a total of 94 double plays.

Civale has pitched in 324 innings and has earned 284 strikeouts in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.10 (148 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.198. He has given up 308 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 81 walks. Civale (21-20 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.15 while he has faced 1,336 batters during his time in the majors.

The Seattle Mariners have accumulated an OBP of .315 in addition to a team batting average of .231 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,063 occasions (14th in MLB) and have totaled 962 hits. Seattle has recorded 140 home runs on the campaign to go along with 493 runs batted in. The Mariners hold a team slugging % of .383 and they earn 4.13 runs per contest (23rd in the league). They have 182 doubles, while getting a free base 453 times as well as putting up 516 runs.

The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.210 in addition to having a FIP of 4.00 as a team so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.02 (1,067 strikeouts vs 353 walks). They come in at 14th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 995. They have surrendered 148 home runs and they surrender 3.89 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Seattle pitching staff have surrendered 481 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.63 (449 earned runs yielded).

Seattle has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 42 save opportunities and they have walked away with 32 saves. They are currently ranked 1st in MLB with a save percentage of 76.2%, and they have dispatched 413 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 141 times in high leverage situations and also on 99 occasions with runners on. Seattle relievers hold an inherited score rate of 25.6% of 129 inherited runners. Sitting with 113 save situations, the Mariners have earned 70 holds and also 10 blown saves.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 92 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in pro baseball). The Mariners have recorded 1,015 assists, 46 errors and have accumulated 3,342 putouts this year. Out of their 10,026 innings on the diamond, the Mariners are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (6th in MLB).

Ray (72-66 record in his career) has a 3.97 earned run average and has surrendered 7.9 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.89 and he has faced 5,025 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 522 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.302 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. In his MLB career, Ray has surrendered 1,036 hits while totaling 1,463 strikeouts in 1,184 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle

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