Seattle Mariners vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 9/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Friday, September 2, 2022

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Progressive Field is the site where the Cleveland Guardians (68-60) will take on the Seattle Mariners (72-58) on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Luis Castillo and Zach Plesac.

As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are notching 4.2 runs per contest, which is 23rd in the league. They have 540 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .313. The Mariners have recorded 187 doubles as a team and have hit 150 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 517 runs batted in in addition to 997 hits for the year, while their batting average is at .231. Seattle owns a slugging percentage of .386 and have struck out 1,107 times, while drawing a walk on 464 occasions.

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The Mariners have a team ERA of 3.57 this season (7th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,108 hitters. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.06 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.20. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 149 long balls in addition to 493 total runs (6th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 362 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.93 as a team for the year.

The Mariners have sent 427 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 131 runners on the year with 25.2% of those players crossed home plate. They have tallied 34 saves so far this year and have missed out on 11 of their 45 save opportunities. The Mariners relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 75.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 119 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 73 holds so far this season (10th in the league). Mariners relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 102 times and also have had 150 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Mariners have turned 71.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 10,449 innings, ranking them 4th in professional baseball. The Seattle Mariners have accounted for 3,483 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,062 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which puts them in 1st in professional baseball, and have accumulated 94 double plays.

Castillo (45-54 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.67 while going up against 3,418 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 693 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 295 free passes. His ERA is 3.59 (329 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.199. Castillo has pitched in 824 innings and has 899 punch outs in his career.

The Guardians have a SLG% of .382 and they are scoring 4.24 runs per game (19th in MLB). They have put up 227 doubles, while taking a walk 352 times and putting up 543 runs. Cleveland has tallied 101 home runs this season to go along with 518 RBIs. They have been rung up on 887 occasions (30th in MLB) and are sitting with 1,090 hits. The Cleveland Guardians hold an OBP of .311 as well as a batting average of .250 this season.

The Cleveland pitching staff have given up 510 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.66 (461 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 134 homers and they concede 4.04 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.185 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.80 as a staff so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.07 (1,079 strikeouts vs 351 free passes). They are currently ranked 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 994.

Sitting with 91 save situations, the Guardians have amassed 40 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. Cleveland has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 47 save opportunities and they have recorded 34 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 121 times in high leverage situations in addition to 101 occasions with runners on. Cleveland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 30.6% out of 144 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 4th in MLB with a save rate of 72.3%, and they have dispatched 388 relief pitchers onto the field over the course of the season.

Out of their 10,218 innings played, the Guardians hold a efficiency on defense of 70.6% (7th in pro baseball). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 99 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (19th in MLB). The Guardians have recorded 1,143 assists, 73 errors and have accumulated 3,406 putouts this season.

Plesac (25-25 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.06 earned run average while allowing 8.3 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.94 and he has faced 1,825 batters so far in his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 199 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.187 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. So far in his career, Plesac has conceded 406 hits and he has 344 punch outs in 440 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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