Seattle Mariners vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/31/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-155) Detroit (+135)

The Detroit Tigers (50-78) will take on the Seattle Mariners (70-58) at Comerica Park on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has the Mariners at -155 and the Tigers are opening at +135. The total is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Marco Gonzales and Tyler Alexander.

Seattle has a slugging rate of .383 and have been rung up 1,093 times, while drawing a walk on 458 occasions. They have earned 503 RBI's as well as 977 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is sitting at .230. The Mariners have tallied 184 doubles as a unit and have smacked 145 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 526 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .313. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are knocking in 4.1 runs/g, which is 23rd in baseball.

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The Mariners have compiled a team ERA of 3.58 this season (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,093 hitters. Their K/BB ratio is 3.05 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.20. Mariners pitchers have relinquished 149 home runs and 487 total runs (6th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 358 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.96 as a team over the course of the season.

The Mariners have dispatched 423 relievers to the hill this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 131 runners on the year with 25.2% of those players earned a run for their team. They have earned 32 saves for the year and have blown 11 of 43 save opportunities. The Mariners relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 74.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 115 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 71 holds for the season (12th in baseball). Mariners relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 102 times and also have had 147 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Seattle Mariners have a total of 3,429 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,044 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .990 which is 1st in professional baseball, and have earned 94 double plays. The Mariners have transformed 71.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,287 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 4th in pro baseball.

Gonzales has taken the ball for 800 innings and has tallied 607 punch outs so far in his career. Gonzales (60-45 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.36 and he has faced 3,377 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.05 (360 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.285. He has given up 816 base hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has 213 walks.

The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .337 and they earn 3.32 runs per game (30th in MLB). They have 190 doubles, while getting a free base 302 times and earning 425 runs. Detroit has accounted for 76 home runs on the season as well as 407 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,125 instances (7th in baseball) and have earned 970 hits. The Detroit Tigers hold an OBP of .285 as well as a team batting average of .229 on the year.

The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 554 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.99 (495 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 121 homers and they surrender 4.47 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.288 in addition to having a FIP of 4.04 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.36 (934 strikeouts against 395 free passes). They are sitting at 16th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,041.

Detroit relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.6% of 147 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 119 times in high leverage situations and also on 87 occasions with base runners. With 118 save situations, the Tigers have accumulated 75 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. They are ranked 7th in the league holding a save rate of 70.7%, and they have dispatched 456 relief pitchers onto the field on the season. Detroit has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 41 save chances and they have earned 29 saves.

In their 10,041 innings played, the Tigers have a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (12th in MLB). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 112 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (25th in baseball). The Tigers have recorded 1,105 assists, 74 errors and have a total of 3,347 putouts so far this season.

So far in his MLB career, Alexander has allowed 283 hits while he has earned 201 K's in 259 innings pitched. Alexander (8-19 record in his career) has a 4.30 earned run average while allowing 9.8 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 124 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.317 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.41 and he has faced 1,107 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle (-155)

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