Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 5/27/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Friday, May 27, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-225) Seattle (+185)

The Seattle Mariners (18-27) will compete against the Houston Astros (29-16) at T-Mobile Park on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has Houston at -225 while Seattle is coming in at +185. The over/under is 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Justin Verlander and Chris Flexen.

As a squad, the Houston Astros are notching 4.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 16th in the league. They have racked up 190 runs while having a team OBP of .309. The Astros have accumulated 74 doubles as a team and have knocked 59 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 185 RBI's and 342 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .232. Houston is slugging .408 and have struck out 348 times, while drawing a walk on 157 occasions.

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Astros pitchers have yielded 34 home runs in addition to 143 total runs (3rd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 120 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.44 as a team over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.06 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.12. The Astros are sitting with a team earned run average of 2.81 on the season (2nd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 367 batters.

The Astros have sent 143 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 47 base runners for the year and 25.5% of those players crossed the plate. They have 11 saves on the year and have blown 3 of their 14 chances to save the game. The Astros relievers have a save percentage of 78.6% and has entered the game in 43 save situations. The bullpen have accumulated 29 holds on the season (11th in the league). Astros bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 31 times as well as having 41 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Astros have transformed 72.1% of balls in play into outs out of 3,576 innings on the field, which has them ranked 6th in baseball. The Houston Astros have 1,192 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 364 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which is 7th in MLB, and have 34 double plays.

Verlander has taken the hill for 3,039 innings and has 3,062 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Verlander (232-130 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.40 while he has faced 12,400 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.29 (1,112 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.127. He has surrendered 2,566 base hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 860 walks.

The Mariners hold a slugging % of .377 and they average 3.96 runs per contest (21st in baseball). They have hit 61 two-baggers, while walking 162 times and recording 178 runs. Seattle has hit 47 home runs for the season and 172 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 381 instances (11th in MLB) and have notched a total of 351 hits. The Seattle Mariners have a team OBP of .315 as well as a team batting average of .234 for the season.

The Mariners have a WHIP of 1.318 with a FIP of 4.37 as a team on the season. They sit at 26th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 375. The Seattle pitching staff have allowed 207 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.36 (190 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.70 (383 strikeouts against 142 walks). They have given up 61 homers and they allow 4.75 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball).

Sitting with 36 save situations, the Mariners have recorded 22 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. Seattle has had relief pitchers enter the game in 13 save opportunities and they have earned 7 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 42 times in high leverage situations and also on 40 occasions with runners on base. Seattle relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.7% out of their 52 inherited runners. They are ranked 28th in MLB with a save rate of 53.8%, and they have sent 155 relievers to the mound for the season.

In their 3,534 innings played, the Mariners have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (19th in pro baseball). The Seattle Mariners have turned 34 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in pro baseball). The Mariners have accrued 368 assists, 21 errors and have accounted for 1,178 putouts this year.

So far in his career, Flexen has allowed 323 base hits and he has 205 strikeouts in 291 frames. He has given up 157 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.485 and having a FIP of 4.8. His K/BB ratio is 1.88 and he has faced 1,271 hitters in his career. Flexen (18-23 career mark) has earned a 4.86 earned run average and has allowed 10.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (+185)

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