Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros Prediction, 10/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros

Date: Thursday, October 13, 2022

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+130) Houston (-141)

The Houston Astros will try to beat the Seattle Mariners at Minute Maid Park on Thursday in Game 2 of their series. Houston won Game 1 by a score of 8-7 on a walk-off homer by Yordan Alvarez. The odds on this game have Seattle at +130 while Houston is priced at -141. The total is 6.5. The expected starting pitchers are Luis Castillo and Framber Valdez.

As a team, the Seattle Mariners are compiling 4.3 runs/g, which has them at 18th in the league. They have notched a total of 690 runs while holding a team OBP of .315. The Mariners have tallied 229 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 197 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 664 runs batted in and 1,237 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is at .230. Seattle has a slugging rate of .390 and have been rung up 1,397 times, while drawing a walk on 596 occasions.

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The Mariners have compiled a team earned run average of 3.59 this season (8th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,391 batters. They have walked 447 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.90 as a squad this year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.11 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.19. Mariners pitchers have given up 186 long balls and also 623 total runs (7th in the league).

Mariners relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 126 times in addition to having 175 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 92 holds on the year (11th in MLB). The Mariners relief pitchers have a save percentage of 72.7% and has come into the game in 148 save situations. They have tallied 40 saves over the course of the season and have blown 15 of 55 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 163 runners for the season with 27.6% of them ended up scoring. The Mariners have sent 536 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Mariners have turned 71.0% of balls in play into outs out of 13,023 innings on the diamond, ranking them 4th in professional baseball. The Seattle Mariners have a tally of 4,341 putouts for the season, as well as 1,317 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which ranks 5th in baseball, and have earned 114 double plays.

Castillo (48-55 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.64 and he has faced 3,558 hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 722 base hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 304 walks. His ERA is 3.59 (342 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.196. Castillo has taken the mound for 857 innings and is sitting with 937 punch outs during his career.

Houston has tallied 214 home runs this season to go along with 715 RBIs. They have notched 284 two-baggers, while taking a walk 528 times and putting up 737 runs. The Houston Astros hold a team on-base percentage of .319 in addition to a team batting average of .248 on the campaign. The Astros have a team slugging % of .424 and they average 4.55 runs per contest (8th in MLB). They have struck out on 1,179 occasions (29th in the league) and have accounted for 1,341 hits.

The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.093 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.28 as a pitching staff for the year. They are sitting at 2nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,121. The Houston pitching staff have surrendered 518 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 2.90 (465 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.33 (1,524 strikeouts against 458 walks). They have given up 134 home runs and they allow 3.23 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB).

Houston has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 69 save opportunities and they have walked away with 53 saves. They sit at 2nd in MLB holding a save rate of 76.8%, and they have dispatched 480 relievers to the mound on the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 160 times in high leverage situations and on 103 occasions with runners on. Houston bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 27.7% of 148 inherited base runners. With 171 save situations, the Astros have compiled 102 holds in addition to 16 blown saves.

The Houston Astros have gotten 122 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in pro baseball). The Astros have accrued 1,290 assists, 72 errors and have a tally of 4,336 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 13,008 innings on the field, the Astros have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.9% (3rd in MLB).

Valdez (41-23 career mark) has a 3.38 earned run average and has allowed 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.38 and he has gone up against 2,170 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 193 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.252 and a FIP of 3.7. In his career, Valdez has surrendered 435 base knocks while he has tallied 497 punch outs in 514 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (+130)

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