New York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 8/9/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-145) Seattle (+125)

The Seattle Mariners (59-51) will play the New York Yankees (70-39) at T-Mobile Park on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Yankees at -145 and the Mariners are at +125. The total is 8. The expected starting pitchers are Gerrit Cole and Luis Castillo.

The Yankees have earned 158 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 186 baseballs out of the stadium. New York has a slugging percentage of .445 and have been called out on strikes 914 times, while being walked on 433 occasions. As a unit, the New York Yankees are putting up 5.3 runs per outing, which is 1st in MLB. They have amassed 553 runs batted in as well as 899 hits so far this season, while their batting average is sitting at .246. They have tallied 579 runs scored while having a team OBP of .331.

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The Yankees are sitting with a team ERA of 3.33 over the course of the season (3rd in MLB), and their staff has struck out 993 hitters. Their K/BB ratio is 3.40 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.12. Yankees pitchers have given up 109 home runs and also 378 runs in total (3rd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 292 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.55 as a team for the season.

Yankees pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 110 times in addition to having 121 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 59 holds for the year (15th in MLB). The Yankees relief pitchers have a save percentage of 69.4% and has entered the game in 112 save situations. They have compiled 34 saves for the season and have blown 15 of their 49 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 149 runners this year and 30.9% of those runners crossed the plate. The Yankees have sent 336 relievers to the hill this season.

The Yankees have turned 71.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,784 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 3rd in the majors. The New York Yankees have accumulated 2,928 putouts for the season, as well as 992 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .988 which has them sitting 4th in baseball, and they have turned 65 double plays.

Cole has pitched in 1,580 innings and has earned 1,843 K's thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.23 (567 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.106. He has surrendered 1,342 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 406 walks. Cole (126-67 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.11 while he has gone up against 6,382 opposing batters in the majors.

Seattle has 122 home runs on the season to go along with 427 RBIs. They have 166 doubles, while getting a free base 395 times and putting up 445 runs. The Seattle Mariners have compiled an OBP of .316 as well as a team batting average of .233 on the campaign. The Mariners have a team SLG% of .385 and they tally 4.05 runs per outing (23rd in MLB). They have been rung up on 935 occasions (13th in MLB) and have earned 850 base hits.

The Seattle pitching staff have given up 427 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.67 (399 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 138 home runs and they give up 3.93 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB). The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.214 with a FIP of 4.13 as a staff for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.95 (923 strikeouts vs 313 bases on balls). They come in at 15th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 874.

Seattle has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 39 save chances and they have come away with 29 saves. They rank 3rd in MLB with a save percentage of 74.4%, and they have sent 364 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 121 times in high leverage situations in addition to 86 occasions with runners on. Seattle relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 26.1% out of their 115 inherited runners. Sitting with 100 save situations, the Mariners have accrued 60 holds and 10 blown saves.

In their 8,802 innings on the diamond, the Mariners hold a efficiency on defense of 71.4% (4th in the majors). The Seattle Mariners have turned 79 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in pro baseball). The Mariners have recorded 892 assists, 38 errors and have a total of 2,934 putouts on the campaign.

Castillo (45-53 career mark) has a 3.63 earned run average and has given up 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.99 and he has gone up against 3,319 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 322 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.204 and a FIP of 3.7. So far in his MLB career, Castillo has allowed 672 hits while he has totaled 868 punch outs in 799 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-145)

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