Detroit Tigers vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 10/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

T-Mobile Park is the site where the Seattle Mariners (87-71) will compete against the Detroit Tigers (65-93) on Tuesday. The starting pitchers are Eduardo Rodriguez and Marco Gonzales.

As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 3.4 runs per game, which is 30th in the league. They have notched a total of 532 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .286. The Tigers have earned 230 two-baggers as a team and have hit 103 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 507 RBI's as well as 1,200 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is at .231. Detroit is slugging .344 and have been called out on strikes 1,368 times, while taking a walk on 364 occasions.

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The Tigers have an earned run average of 4.04 so far this season (20th in the league), and they have struck out 1,146 hitters. Their K/BB ratio is 2.32 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. Tigers pitchers have conceded 160 home runs and 687 total runs (19th in the league). They have walked 493 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.15 as a team so far this season.

The Tigers have sent 563 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 185 base runners for the season and 28.6% of those runners crossed the plate. They have compiled 36 saves on the campaign and have blown 16 out of their 52 chances to get a save. The Tigers relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 69.2% and stepped onto the hill in 145 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 90 holds on the year (9th in MLB). Tigers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 115 times as well as having 155 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Detroit Tigers have earned 4,128 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,369 assists and 90 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which ranks 22nd in professional baseball, and have a total of 133 double plays. The Tigers have transformed 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,384 innings, which has them sitting 12th in baseball.

Rodriguez (69-44 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.87 while he has gone up against 4,015 batters in the majors. He has given up 912 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 327 walks. His earned run average is 4.15 (434 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.316. Rodriguez has taken the mound for 941 frames and has accumulated 957 K's so far in his MLB career.

The Seattle Mariners hold an OBP of .314 and a batting average of .229 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,343 instances (16th in baseball) and have earned 1,191 hits. Seattle has tallied 189 home runs over the course of the season as well as 637 RBIs. The Mariners have a team slugging % of .389 and they are earning 4.22 runs per game (19th in baseball). They have 226 doubles, while taking a walk 579 times and putting up 663 runs.

The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.186 and have a FIP of 3.88 as a unit on the season. They have a ranking of 9th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,231. The Seattle pitching staff have yielded 593 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.53 (550 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.13 (1,347 strikeouts vs 431 free passes). They have conceded 177 HR's and they surrender 3.81 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball).

Seattle has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 54 save chances and they have earned 39 saves. They rank 5th in MLB holding a save percentage of 72.2%, and they have dispatched 522 relief pitchers onto the field so far this year. Their relievers have come in 171 times in high leverage situations and on 125 occasions with runners on. Seattle bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.6% of 163 inherited base runners. With 145 save situations, the Mariners have earned 90 holds and 15 blown saves.

Out of their 12,609 innings on the field, the Mariners are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.0% (5th in MLB). The Seattle Mariners have gotten 113 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (2nd in pro baseball). The Mariners have racked up 1,278 assists, 64 errors and have notched a total of 4,203 putouts on the season.

In his MLB career, Gonzales has allowed 850 hits while he has tallied 626 strikeouts in 836 frames. He has allowed a total of 379 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.278 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.87 and he has faced 3,523 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Gonzales (61-48 career record) has earned a 4.08 ERA while allowing 9.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit

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