New York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 8/8/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Monday, August 8, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

T-Mobile Park is where the Seattle Mariners (58-51) will take on the New York Yankees (70-38) on Monday. The expected starting pitchers will be Jameson Taillon and Logan Gilbert.

New York has a slugging rate of .444 and have been rung up 901 times, while being walked on 429 occasions. They have accounted for 544 runs batted in and 883 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .244. The Yankees have compiled 154 two-baggers as a team and have hit 185 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 570 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .330. As a team, the New York Yankees are scoring 5.3 runs/g, which ranks them 2nd in baseball.

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The Yankees have an ERA of 3.24 for the year (3rd in the league), and their staff has struck out 986 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 284 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.51 as a squad this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.47 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.11. Yankees pitchers have allowed 107 long balls and also 366 total runs (3rd in MLB).

Yankees relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 108 times in addition to having 119 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 59 holds for the year (13th in baseball). The Yankees bullpen have a save rate of 69.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 112 save situations. They have tallied 34 saves on the campaign and have blown 15 of their 49 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 145 base runners this year and 30.3% of them ended up scoring. The Yankees have sent 331 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Yankees have turned 72.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 8,712 innings, which has them sitting at 3rd in professional baseball. The New York Yankees have accounted for 2,904 putouts for the season, in addition to 985 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which puts them in 4th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 65 double plays.

Taillon has taken the mound for 724 innings and has earned 657 K's thus far in his career. His earned run average is 3.84 (309 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.225. He has given up 705 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 182 walks. Taillon (47-32 career record) holds a FIP of 3.78 and he has faced 3,023 batters in the majors.

The Mariners have a slugging percentage of .384 and they have an average of 4.03 runs per outing (23rd in baseball). They have tallied 163 doubles, while taking a walk 390 times and putting up 439 runs. Seattle has tallied 121 home runs so far this year to go along with 421 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 931 occasions (11th in baseball) and are sitting with 842 base hits. The Seattle Mariners have compiled a team OBP of .315 as well as a batting average of .232 on the season.

The Seattle pitching staff have allowed 424 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.68 (396 earned runs allowed). They have relinquished 138 dingers and they allow 3.94 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Mariners have a WHIP of 1.216 and have a FIP of 4.15 as a squad this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.92 (912 strikeouts against 312 bases on balls). They are sitting at 15th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 866.

Seattle bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 26.1% out of 115 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 121 times in high leverage situations and on 86 occasions with runners on base. With 97 save situations, the Mariners have 58 holds and 10 blown saves. They rank 4th in baseball holding a save rate of 73.7%, and they have dispatched 361 relievers to the hill so far this season. Seattle has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 38 save opportunities and they have tallied 28 saves.

Out of their 8,721 innings on the field, the Mariners have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (4th in the majors). The Seattle Mariners have gotten 79 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in pro baseball). The Mariners have racked up 881 assists, 38 errors and have a tally of 2,907 putouts this season.

During his pro baseball career, Gilbert has surrendered 228 hits and he has 248 punch outs in 247 innings. He has conceded 106 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.179 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.88 and he has faced 1,031 opposing hitters thus far in his career. Gilbert (16-9 career record) has earned a 3.85 earned run average while conceding 8.3 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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