Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 6/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Friday, June 24, 2022

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Los Angeles Angels (34-38) will play the Seattle Mariners (31-39) at Angel Stadium on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Chris Flexen and Michael Lorenzen.

Seattle is slugging .384 and have struck out 594 times, while drawing a walk on 255 occasions. They have accumulated 272 RBI's as well as 552 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .235. The Mariners have hit 110 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 75 balls out of the park. They have 281 runs scored and hold an OBP of .319. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are notching 4.0 runs per outing, which puts them at 26th in MLB.

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The Mariners have compiled a team ERA of 3.82 so far this season (11th in the league), and their staff has struck out 577 hitters. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.90 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22. Mariners pitchers have allowed 90 home runs and 285 total runs (9th in the league). They have walked 199 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.23 as a squad so far this season.

The Mariners have dispatched 231 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relievers have inherited 68 base runners over the course of the season and 32.4% of them crossed home plate. They have earned 11 saves this season and have blown 7 out of their 18 chances to get a save. The Mariners relief pitchers have a save percentage of 61.1% and has entered the game in 47 save situations. The bullpen have 28 holds over the course of the season (26th in MLB). Mariners relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 53 times in addition to having 64 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Mariners have turned 71.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,559 innings on the field, which ranks them 7th in baseball. The Seattle Mariners have notched a total of 1,853 putouts this year, in addition to 578 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which puts them in 1st in professional baseball, and they have twisted 46 double plays.

Flexen has taken the ball for 320 innings and has tallied 226 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 4.70 (167 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.478. He has given up 354 base hits (10.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 119 free passes. Flexen (19-25 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.69 while he has faced 1,398 hitters in the majors.

The Angels hold a team slugging % of .401 and they score 4.26 runs per contest (20th in baseball). They have 107 two-baggers, while taking a walk 220 times and notching 307 runs. Los Angeles has accounted for 88 home runs so far this year to go along with 297 RBIs. They have been rung up on 683 occasions (1st in MLB) and have 573 base knocks. The Los Angeles Angels have recorded an OBP of .306 and a batting average of .238 over the course of the season.

The Angels are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.205 in addition to having a FIP of 4.08 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.60 (575 strikeouts against 221 walks). They come in at 11th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 548. They have conceded 78 homers and they allow 4.20 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 298 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.85 (273 earned runs yielded).

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 39.0% out of their 123 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 73 times in high leverage situations and on 82 occasions with runners on base. With 69 save situations, the Angels have compiled 35 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. They rank 27th in MLB holding a save percentage of 56.3%, and they have dispatched 226 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the year. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 32 save chances and they have walked away with 18 saves.

In 5,745 innings on the field, the Angels have a efficiency on defense of 71.8% (5th in MLB). The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 60 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (18th in MLB). The Angels have accrued 622 assists, 41 errors and have earned 1,915 putouts for the year.

During his pro baseball career, Lorenzen has given up 506 base hits while earning 453 strikeouts in 538 frames. He has given up a total of 244 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.350 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. His K/BB ratio is 2.05 and he has gone up against 2,304 hitters so far in his MLB career. Lorenzen (29-27 mark in his career) has earned a 4.08 ERA and has surrendered 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle

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