Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros Prediction, 7/29/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros

Date: Friday, July 29, 2022

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+140) Houston (-165)

Minute Maid Park is the location where the Houston Astros (64-35) will go up against the Seattle Mariners (54-45) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Seattle at +140 while Houston is at -165. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Robbie Ray and Justin Verlander.

Seattle is slugging .389 and have been rung up 853 times, while being walked on 359 occasions. They have recorded 388 runs batted in in addition to 777 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is .236. The Mariners have earned 152 two-baggers as a team and have hit 110 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 406 runs while holding a team OBP of .319. As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are notching 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 23rd in MLB.

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The Mariners have a team ERA of 3.57 for the season (5th in the league), and their staff has struck out 828 hitters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.98 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.20. Mariners pitchers have given up 121 home runs and also 374 runs (5th in the league). They have walked 278 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.08 as a unit for the year.

Mariners pitchers have come into the game with players on base 78 times in addition to having 106 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 53 holds for the season (15th in baseball). The Mariners bullpen have earned a save rate of 73.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 88 save situations. They have compiled 25 saves on the year and have blown 9 of 34 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 106 base runners this season with 27.4% of them crossed home plate. The Mariners have dispatched 327 relievers to the mound this year.

The Mariners have turned 71.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,926 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 4th in pro baseball. The Seattle Mariners are sitting with 2,642 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 805 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .991 which is 1st in pro baseball, and have accumulated 73 double plays.

Ray has pitched in 1,155 innings and is sitting with 1,426 strikeouts in his MLB career. Ray (70-65 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 4.05 while he has faced 4,907 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.99 (512 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.303. He has given up 1,015 base hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 491 free passes.

Houston has hit 140 home runs on the season and 426 runs batted in. They have hit 167 two-baggers, while taking a walk 343 times and notching 439 runs. The Houston Astros have earned an on-base percentage of .316 in addition to a batting average of .239 over the course of the season. The Astros have a SLG% of .424 and they are recording 4.43 runs per game (14th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 741 occasions (28th in baseball) and have earned a total of 786 base hits.

The Astros have a WHIP of 1.109 with a FIP of 3.55 as a pitching staff for the year. They come in at 1st in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 685. The Houston pitching staff have allowed 336 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.06 (298 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.10 (887 strikeouts vs 286 bases on balls). They have relinquished 89 long balls and they give up 3.46 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB).

Houston relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.3% of 99 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 97 times in high leverage situations and on 65 occasions with runners on. With 102 save situations, the Astros have earned 63 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. They are currently ranked 1st in MLB holding a save percentage of 76.9%, and they have dispatched 293 relievers onto the diamond on the year. Houston has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 39 save opportunities and they have earned 30 saves.

Out of their 7,881 innings on the field, the Astros have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.3% (1st in the majors). The Houston Astros have gotten 71 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in professional baseball). The Astros have racked up 760 assists, 51 errors and have accounted for 2,627 putouts so far this season.

In his MLB career, Verlander has allowed 2,619 base hits and he has 3,130 punch outs in 3,104 innings pitched. He has surrendered 1,129 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.125 and having a FIP of 3.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.59 and he has gone up against 12,663 hitters in his pro baseball career. Verlander (239-132 career record) holds a 3.27 earned run average and has given up 7.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston (-165)

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