Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 8/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-190) Los Angeles (+160)

Angel Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Angels (51-64) will meet the Seattle Mariners (62-54) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Seattle at -190 and Los Angeles is priced at +160. The over/under comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Robbie Ray and Jose Suarez.

As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 4.0 runs per outing, which is 23rd in MLB. They are sitting with 467 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .315. The Mariners have earned 173 doubles as a unit and have hit 127 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 446 RBI's and 890 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average sits at .231. Seattle owns a slugging percentage of .381 and have been called out on strikes 993 times, while drawing a walk on 419 occasions.

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Mariners pitchers have yielded 143 home runs in addition to 453 total runs (6th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 336 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.11 as a squad this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.22. The Mariners have compiled a team ERA of 3.69 on the season (7th in MLB), and they have struck out 978 hitters.

Mariners pitchers have come into the game with runners on 94 times as well as having 130 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 63 holds on the season (13th in MLB). The Mariners bullpen have a save percentage of 75.0% and has come into the game in 104 save situations. They have earned 30 saves over the course of the season and have blown 10 of their 40 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 122 runners on the year with 27.0% of them earned a run for their team. The Mariners have dispatched 384 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Seattle Mariners have amassed 3,102 putouts this year, as well as 941 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .990 which has them ranked 1st in the majors, and have 85 double plays. The Mariners have transformed 71.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,306 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball.

Ray has taken the mound for 1,171 innings and is sitting with 1,446 punch outs in his career. His ERA is 3.99 (519 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.306. He has given up 1,028 hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has 502 free passes. Ray (70-66 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.05 and he has faced 4,977 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Angels hold a team SLG% of .379 and they are earning 3.86 runs per game (25th in MLB). They have recorded 152 two-baggers, while taking a walk 342 times as well as notching 444 runs. Los Angeles has accounted for 128 home runs for the year as well as 425 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,101 instances (1st in MLB) and have earned 869 hits. The Los Angeles Angels have earned an on-base percentage of .297 and a team batting average of .227 so far this year.

The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.247 in addition to having a FIP of 3.95 as a squad this year. They are sitting at 6th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 892. The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 475 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.83 (434 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.60 (989 strikeouts vs 380 walks). They have given up 120 HR's and they allow 4.19 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league).

Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 45 save opportunities and they have tallied 26 saves. They are currently ranked 25th in baseball with a save rate of 57.8%, and they have sent 352 relievers to the mound on the season. Their relievers have taken the field 110 times in high leverage situations in addition to 122 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 37.2% out of their 191 inherited runners. Sitting with 97 save situations, the Angels have amassed 50 holds and also 19 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 96 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in pro baseball). The Angels have recorded 976 assists, 59 errors and have amassed 3,062 putouts for the season. Out of their 9,186 innings played, the Angels are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.6% (7th in professional baseball).

Suarez (14-20 record in his career) holds a 5.27 earned run average while giving up 9.4 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.18 and he has gone up against 1,083 batters so far in his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 143 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.455 and a FIP of 5.2. So far in his pro baseball career, Suarez has conceded 254 hits while totaling 220 punch outs in 244 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle (-190)

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