Los Angeles Angels vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 6/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Friday, June 17, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+120) Seattle (-140)

T-Mobile Park is the site where the Seattle Mariners (28-35) will try to beat the Los Angeles Angels (29-35) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at +120 and Seattle is at -140. The betting total is set at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Michael Lorenzen and Robbie Ray.

Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .402 and have been called out on strikes 604 times, while drawing a walk on 200 occasions. They have accounted for 264 RBI's in addition to 510 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average comes in at .239. The Angels have earned 96 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 78 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 273 runs while having a team OBP of .310. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are recording 4.3 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 18th in the league.

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The Angels have a team ERA of 3.91 so far this season (15th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 502 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.51 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22. Angels pitchers have allowed 70 home runs and also 269 total runs (18th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 200 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.15 as a squad for the year.

Angels bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 75 times as well as having 63 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 33 holds on the year (18th in the league). The Angels relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 53.6% and has come into the game in 62 save situations. They have compiled 15 saves for the year and have blown 13 of their 28 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 117 base runners on the season with 40.2% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Angels have dispatched 201 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Los Angeles Angels have 1,693 putouts thus far, in addition to 562 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which has them sitting 18th in MLB, and have accumulated 55 double plays. The Angels have converted 71.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,079 innings on the diamond, ranking them 7th in MLB.

Lorenzen has thrown 533 innings and has tallied 450 K's during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.00 (237 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.344. He has allowed 499 base hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 218 free passes. Lorenzen (29-26 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.21 and he has gone up against 2,279 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Seattle Mariners are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .319 as well as a team batting average of .236 so far this year. They have struck out on 535 instances (13th in baseball) and have accounted for 497 base hits. Seattle has a total of 67 HRs for the year to go along with 244 runs batted in. The Mariners hold a slugging percentage of .383 and they tally 4.02 runs per game (26th in the league). They have put up 95 doubles, while taking a walk 231 times and scoring 253 runs.

The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.256 in addition to having a FIP of 4.38 as a staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.69 (517 strikeouts against 192 walks). They have a ranking of 15th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 503. They have conceded 83 homers and they allow 4.34 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Seattle pitching staff have conceded 267 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.00 (246 earned runs relinquished).

With 47 save situations, the Mariners have accumulated 28 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. Seattle has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 18 save opportunities and they have converted 11 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 60 times in high leverage situations in addition to 50 occasions with runners on. Seattle relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.8% of 65 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 21st in MLB with a save percentage of 61.1%, and they have sent 212 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 44 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in professional baseball). The Mariners have accrued 522 assists, 24 errors and have notched a total of 1,661 putouts for the season. In 4,983 innings on the field, the Mariners have earned a efficiency on defense of 71.2% (9th in baseball).

Ray (67-64 career win-loss mark) holds a 4.03 earned run average while giving up 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.85 and he has faced 4,742 batters during his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 499 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.316 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. During his pro baseball career, Ray has surrendered 984 base hits and he has 1,371 punch outs in 1,113 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+120)

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