Seattle Mariners vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 9/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Seattle Mariners vs Cleveland Guardians
Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022
Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH
TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes
Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-125) Cleveland (+105)
Progressive Field is the location where the Cleveland Guardians (68-61) will go up against the Seattle Mariners (73-58) on Saturday. The odds on this game have Seattle at -125 while Cleveland is at +105. The betting total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Robbie Ray and Aaron Civale.
As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are notching 4.2 runs per outing, which puts them at 22nd in MLB. They have accounted for 547 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .313. The Mariners have compiled 189 two-baggers as a team and have hit 152 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 524 runs batted in and 1,007 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is at .231. Seattle has a slugging % of .387 and have struck out 1,115 times, while drawing a walk on 469 occasions.
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The Mariners have compiled a team earned run average of 3.55 this year (7th in MLB), and they have struck out 1,119 batters. They have walked 363 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.91 as a team this season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.08 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19. Mariners pitchers have allowed 149 home runs and 493 total runs (6th in MLB).
The Mariners bullpen have a save rate of 75.6% and has entered the game in 119 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 131 runners for the season with 25.2% of those runners crossed the plate. Mariners pitchers have come into the game with runners on 102 times in addition to having 150 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 430 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have a total of 73 holds on the campaign (11th in baseball). They have compiled 34 saves for the season and have blown 11 of their 45 chances to save the game.
The Mariners have converted 71.1% of balls in play into outs out of 10,530 innings on the field, which ranks them 4th in MLB. The Seattle Mariners have 3,510 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,068 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .990 which ranks 1st in baseball, and they have twisted 94 double plays.
Ray has taken the mound for 1,191 innings and has accounted for 1,470 K's during his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.94 (522 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.297. He has given up 1,039 hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 506 free passes. Ray (73-66 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.03 while he has gone up against 5,048 batters in the majors.
The Cleveland Guardians have a team on-base percentage of .310 and a team batting average of .249 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 896 occasions (30th in baseball) and are sitting with 1,092 base knocks. Cleveland has hit 101 HRs this year to go along with 518 runs batted in. The Guardians hold a team SLG% of .380 and they average 4.21 runs per contest (20th in the league). They have hit 227 doubles, while walking 356 times and earning 543 runs.
The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.183 in addition to having a FIP of 3.82 as a unit so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.10 (1,092 strikeouts vs 352 bases on balls). They sit at 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,001. They have conceded 137 dingers and they concede 4.04 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Cleveland pitching staff have relinquished 513 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.65 (464 earned runs conceded).
Cleveland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.6% of 144 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 121 times in high leverage situations and on 101 occasions with runners on base. With 91 save situations, the Guardians have accrued 40 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. They rank 4th in MLB holding a save percentage of 72.3%, and they have dispatched 390 relievers onto the field over the course of the season. Cleveland has had relief pitchers enter the game in 47 save chances and they have recorded 34 saves.
The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 99 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in baseball). The Guardians have racked up 1,149 assists, 73 errors and have earned 3,433 putouts for the season. Out of their 10,299 innings played, the Guardians are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (7th in pro baseball).
Civale (21-21 career win-loss mark) has a 4.13 ERA and has conceded 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.48 and he has gone up against 1,361 opposing batters during his career. He has surrendered a total of 152 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.193 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. In his pro baseball career, Civale has surrendered 312 base hits while he has earned 289 strikeouts in 331 innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (+105)
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