Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 7/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Sunday, July 24, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-105) Seattle (-115)

The Seattle Mariners (51-43) will take on the Houston Astros (62-32) at T-Mobile Park on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has the Astros at -105 while the Mariners are opening at -115. The over/under has been set at 7. The men taking the mound will be Framber Valdez and Robbie Ray.

As a unit, the Houston Astros are recording 4.5 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 14th in MLB. They have earned 418 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .318. The Astros have compiled 154 doubles as a squad and have hit 134 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 409 RBI's in addition to 748 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average is at .240. Houston has a slugging % of .424 and have been rung up 704 times, while being walked on 330 occasions.

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The Astros have an earned run average of 2.98 over the course of the season (2nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 839 hitters. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.05 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.11. Astros pitchers have yielded 82 home runs and 314 runs (2nd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 275 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.52 as a team this season.

The Astros relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 75.7% and stepped onto the hill in 97 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 92 base runners this year with 29.3% of them ended up scoring. Astros relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 59 times as well as having 95 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have dispatched 281 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relievers have 60 holds on the campaign (6th in MLB). They have tallied 28 saves so far this season and have not converted 9 of their 37 save opportunities.

The Astros have turned 72.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,503 innings, which has them sitting 1st in the majors. The Houston Astros have a tally of 2,501 putouts for the season, as well as 732 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which is 16th in baseball, and have 67 double plays.

Valdez (32-21 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.85 and he has gone up against 1,813 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 356 hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 185 walks. His earned run average is 3.45 (164 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.264. Valdez has taken the hill for 428 innings and has 405 punch outs in his MLB career.

The Seattle Mariners have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .319 as well as a batting average of .236 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 805 instances (13th in the league) and are sitting with 742 base knocks. Seattle has knocked in 104 home runs over the course of the season as well as 370 RBIs. The Mariners hold a team SLG% of .390 and they are recording 4.12 runs per outing (23rd in MLB). They have tallied 148 two-baggers, while walking 341 times as well as recording 387 runs.

The Seattle pitching staff have allowed 354 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.55 (329 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 117 homers and they relinquish 3.81 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Mariners have a WHIP of 1.206 and have a FIP of 4.09 as a team over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.01 (791 strikeouts against 263 bases on balls). They sit at 13th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 744.

With 77 save situations, the Mariners have 45 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. Seattle has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 31 save opportunities and they have tallied 23 saves. Their relievers have come in 100 times in high leverage situations and on 72 occasions with runners on base. Seattle relievers hold an inherited score rate of 26.6% out of 94 inherited base runners. They sit at 4th in MLB with a save percentage of 74.2%, and they have dispatched 308 relievers to the mound on the year.

Out of their 7,521 innings on the diamond, the Mariners have a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (4th in pro baseball). The Seattle Mariners have turned 68 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .991 (1st in MLB). The Mariners have 767 assists, 31 errors and have notched a total of 2,507 putouts so far this year.

So far in his MLB career, Ray has allowed 1,005 hits while totaling 1,425 strikeouts in 1,152 innings pitched. He has given up 506 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.298 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.90 and he has faced 4,890 hitters in his pro baseball career. Ray (70-64 career mark) has a 3.95 earned run average while allowing 7.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (-115)

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