Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 8/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Monday, August 15, 2022

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Los Angeles Angels (50-64) are welcoming the Seattle Mariners (62-53) at Angel Stadium on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound are Luis Castillo and Shohei Ohtani.

As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are notching 4.0 runs per game, which is 23rd in baseball. They have earned a total of 464 runs scored and have an OBP of .315. The Mariners have hit 172 doubles as a team and have hit 127 balls out of the park. They have compiled 444 RBI's in addition to 886 hits on the season, and their batting average is at .232. Seattle has a slugging % of .383 and have been called out on strikes 980 times, while drawing a walk on 413 occasions.

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The Mariners are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.68 so far this year (7th in the league), and the staff has rung up 970 hitters. They have walked 332 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.12 as a squad on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.92 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 143 long balls and 448 runs (6th in the league).

Mariners relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 93 times in addition to having 129 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 63 holds for the season (13th in the league). The Mariners relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 75.0% and stepped onto the hill in 104 save situations. They have compiled 30 saves this year and have blown 10 of their 40 save chances. The relievers have inherited 121 base runners on the campaign with 26.4% of them crossed the plate. The Mariners have dispatched 381 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Seattle Mariners have earned a total of 3,078 putouts on the campaign, as well as 936 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding rate is at .990 which has them ranked 1st in MLB, and have a total of 84 double plays. The Mariners have turned 71.3% of balls in play into outs in their 9,234 innings, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball.

Castillo (45-53 career record) holds a FIP of 3.69 while he has faced 3,346 batters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 675 base knocks (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 292 free passes. His earned run average is 3.59 (322 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.198. Castillo has taken the hill for 807 innings and has accounted for 875 strikeouts in his career.

Los Angeles has recorded 128 long balls this season to go along with 421 RBIs. They have 150 two-baggers, while walking 339 times and scoring 440 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have an on-base percentage of .296 and a team batting average of .227 on the season. The Angels have a team slugging % of .380 and they average 3.86 runs per game (25th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,093 instances (1st in the league) and have 861 hits.

The Angels have a WHIP of 1.252 with a FIP of 3.95 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.59 (983 strikeouts against 379 bases on balls). They are sitting at 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 887. They have given up 119 dingers and they surrender 4.21 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 473 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.84 (432 earned runs conceded).

Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.2% out of their 191 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 109 times in high leverage situations in addition to 122 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 95 save situations, the Angels have amassed 49 holds and also 19 blown saves. They are currently ranked 25th in baseball with a save percentage of 56.8%, and they have sent 350 relievers onto the diamond so far this year. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers take the mound in 44 save chances and they have converted 25 saves.

In 9,105 innings played, the Angels have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (7th in MLB). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 96 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in baseball). The Angels have recorded 969 assists, 59 errors and have accounted for 3,035 putouts over the course of the season.

In his MLB career, Ohtani has conceded 228 hits while totaling 379 strikeouts in 294 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 105 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.117 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.75 and he has faced 1,206 opposing batters in his MLB career. Ohtani (23-12 career record) has earned a 3.21 earned run average while allowing 7.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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