Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 7/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Saturday, July 23, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Seattle Mariners (51-42) are hosting the Houston Astros (61-32) at T-Mobile Park on Saturday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Justin Verlander and Logan Gilbert.

Houston has a slugging rate of .422 and have struck out 700 times, while taking a walk on 329 occasions. They have 404 runs batted in as well as 738 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average comes in at .240. The Astros have accounted for 152 doubles as a squad and have smacked 131 baseballs out of the stadium. They are sitting with 413 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .318. As a unit, the Houston Astros are notching 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 14th in baseball.

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Astros pitchers have allowed 81 long balls and 312 runs in total (3rd in the league). They have walked 270 batters and their FIP is 3.50 as a team so far this season. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.09 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.11. The Astros have compiled a team earned run average of 2.99 so far this season (1st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 834 batters.

The Astros relievers have recorded a save percentage of 75.0% and has entered the game in 95 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 89 base runners for the season and 29.2% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Astros bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 58 times and also have had 94 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have sent 277 relievers to the mound for the season. The relievers have earned 59 holds for the year (7th in MLB). They have accumulated 27 saves so far this season and have blown 9 of 36 save opportunities.

The Houston Astros have accounted for 2,474 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 725 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which puts them in 17th in MLB, and have 66 double plays. The Astros have turned 72.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,422 innings, ranking them 3rd in MLB.

Verlander has taken the ball for 3,097 innings and has racked up 3,121 K's in his career. Verlander (238-132 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.40 while he has gone up against 12,636 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.28 (1,128 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.125. He has given up 2,615 base hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has 870 free passes.

The Seattle Mariners have compiled a team OBP of .319 in addition to a batting average of .236 this year. They have been rung up on 800 instances (11th in the league) and have 735 base hits. Seattle has hit 103 home runs on the season as well as 368 runs batted in. The Mariners have a team slugging % of .390 and they are scoring 4.14 runs per game (23rd in baseball). They have recorded 146 doubles, while getting a free base 336 times as well as scoring 385 runs.

The Seattle pitching staff have allowed 349 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.53 (324 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 114 homers and they allow 3.80 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.206 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.06 as a unit on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.00 (787 strikeouts against 262 free passes). They are sitting at 13th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 734.

Seattle has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 31 save opportunities and they have earned 23 saves. They are ranked 5th in MLB with a save rate of 74.2%, and they have dispatched 305 relievers to the mound for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 100 times in high leverage situations in addition to 71 occasions with runners on base. Seattle relievers have an inherited score percentage of 26.9% of 93 inherited base runners. Sitting with 77 save situations, the Mariners have accumulated 45 holds in addition to 8 blown saves.

In their 7,440 innings played, the Mariners have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (4th in baseball). The Seattle Mariners have turned 67 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (1st in baseball). The Mariners have recorded 759 assists, 31 errors and have 2,480 putouts so far this year.

During his MLB career, Gilbert has surrendered 211 base hits while earning 232 strikeouts in 230 innings pitched. He has given up 96 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.164 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.07 and he has gone up against 959 batters in his pro baseball career. Gilbert (16-8 career record) has a 3.75 ERA while conceding 8.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle

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