Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros Prediction, 6/7/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros

Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+205) Houston (-255)

The Seattle Mariners (24-30) are headed to Minute Maid Park on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Houston Astros (35-19). The moneyline on this game has the Mariners at +205 while the Astros are priced at -255. The over/under is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Chris Flexen and Justin Verlander.

Seattle is slugging .388 and have struck out 453 times, while drawing a walk on 192 occasions. They have accumulated 214 runs batted in in addition to 433 base knocks this season, and their team batting average sits at .239. The Mariners have tallied 80 doubles as a unit and have knocked 58 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 222 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .319. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are notching 4.1 runs per outing, which has them at 22nd in baseball.

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The Mariners have a team ERA of 4.15 on the year (21st in MLB), and their staff has struck out 452 batters. They have walked 161 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.33 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.81 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27. Mariners pitchers have allowed 72 home runs in addition to 236 runs in total (17th in baseball).

The Mariners have sent 178 relievers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 55 runners for the year and 36.4% of those players earned a run for their team. They have recorded 9 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 7 out of their 16 save opportunities. The Mariners bullpen have a save rate of 56.3% and has come into the game in 40 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 23 holds so far this year (22nd in MLB). Mariners pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 43 times in addition to having 51 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Mariners have turned 70.6% of balls in play into outs in their 4,263 innings, which has them sitting 11th in the majors. The Seattle Mariners have notched a total of 1,421 putouts this season, in addition to 442 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .988 which has them ranked 3rd in baseball, and have a total of 38 double plays.

Flexen has taken the mound for 303 innings and is sitting with 214 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.78 (161 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.479. He has conceded 336 hits (10.0 hits per nine innings) with 112 free passes. Flexen (19-23 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.74 and he has gone up against 1,323 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Houston Astros have tallied an on-base percentage of .311 and a team batting average of .234 this season. They have struck out on 405 occasions (27th in baseball) and have totaled 417 base knocks. Houston has recorded 69 home runs for the year to go along with 217 RBIs. The Astros hold a slugging % of .404 and they have an average of 4.13 runs per contest (20th in MLB). They have hit 84 doubles, while walking 187 times and putting up 223 runs.

The Astros have a WHIP of 1.130 in addition to having a FIP of 3.57 as a squad this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.93 (437 strikeouts vs 149 walks). They sit at 4th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 388. They have given up 43 dingers and they allow 3.32 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Houston pitching staff have surrendered 175 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 2.94 (155 earned runs surrendered).

With 51 save situations, the Astros have compiled 33 holds and 3 blown saves. Houston has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 18 save chances and they have tallied 15 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 51 times in high leverage situations and on 37 occasions with base runners. Houston bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 25.9% out of their 58 inherited base runners. They sit at 1st in MLB holding a save rate of 83.3%, and they have sent 167 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Houston Astros have gotten 40 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (7th in pro baseball). The Astros have 436 assists, 23 errors and are sitting with 1,426 putouts this season. In their 4,278 innings played, the Astros have a efficiency on defense of 72.2% (3rd in MLB).

Verlander (232-131 record in his career) has a 3.30 ERA while surrendering 7.6 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.56 and he has gone up against 12,455 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 1,121 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.127 and a FIP of 3.4. In his pro baseball career, Verlander has given up 2,578 base hits while accumulating 3,074 punch outs in 3,052 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (+205)

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