Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 10/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Saturday, October 15, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: TBS

The Houston Astros are on their way to T-Mobile Park on Saturday where they will go up against the Seattle Mariners in Game 3 of their series. Houston leads 2-0. The expected starting pitchers are Lance McCullers Jr and George Kirby.

As a team, the Houston Astros are notching 4.6 runs per outing, which puts them at 8th in the league. They have accumulated 737 runs and hold an OBP of .319. The Astros have accumulated 284 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 214 balls out of the park. They have compiled 715 runs batted in in addition to 1,341 base knocks this year, while their batting average sits at .248. Houston has a slugging percentage of .424 and have been called out on strikes 1,179 times, while drawing a walk on 528 occasions.

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Astros pitchers have given up 134 long balls and also 518 runs in total (2nd in baseball). They have walked 458 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.28 as a squad this year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.33 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.09. The Astros are sitting with a team earned run average of 2.90 over the course of the season (2nd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,524 hitters.

The Astros have sent 480 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 148 runners for the season and 27.7% of those runners crossed home plate. They have earned 53 saves this season and have blown 16 of their 69 save opportunities. The Astros relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 76.8% and stepped onto the hill in 171 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 102 holds on the season (6th in baseball). Astros bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 103 times and also have had 160 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Astros have turned 71.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 13,008 innings on the field, ranking them 3rd in pro baseball. The Houston Astros have a tally of 4,336 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,290 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .987 which puts them in 7th in the majors, and have accumulated 122 double plays.

McCullers has pitched in 718 innings and has accumulated 800 K's in his career. His earned run average is 3.48 (278 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.251. He has given up 603 base hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 296 walks. McCullers (49-32 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.35 while he has faced 3,017 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

Seattle has compiled 197 home runs on the season and 664 RBIs. They have hit 229 two-baggers, while getting a free base 596 times and scoring 690 runs. The Seattle Mariners have a team on-base percentage of .315 and a team batting average of .230 so far this year. The Mariners hold a team SLG% of .390 and they score 4.26 runs per outing (18th in MLB). They have been rung up on 1,397 occasions (11th in MLB) and have tallied 1,237 base hits.

The Mariners are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.191 in addition to having a FIP of 3.90 as a squad for the year. They sit at 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,277. The Seattle pitching staff have conceded 623 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.59 (577 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.11 (1,391 strikeouts vs 447 bases on balls). They have given up 186 HR's and they give up 3.87 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

Seattle relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 27.6% out of their 163 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 175 times in high leverage situations and also on 126 occasions with runners on. With 148 save situations, the Mariners have compiled 92 holds and 15 blown saves. They rank 5th in MLB with a save percentage of 72.7%, and they have sent 536 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Seattle has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 55 save opportunities and they have converted 40 saves.

The Seattle Mariners have turned 114 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (5th in the majors). The Mariners have accrued 1,317 assists, 69 errors and have accumulated 4,341 putouts on the season. Out of their 13,023 innings on the field, the Mariners hold a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (4th in baseball).

During his career, Kirby has given up 135 base hits while accumulating 133 K's in 130 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 49 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.208 and having a FIP of 3.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 6.05 and he has gone up against 542 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Kirby (8-5 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.39 ERA while surrendering 9.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle

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