Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 8/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Seattle Mariners (63-54) are traveling to Angel Stadium on Wednesday where they will meet the Los Angeles Angels (51-65). The starting pitchers are George Kirby and Touki Toussaint.

As a team, the Seattle Mariners are notching 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 23rd in baseball. They have accumulated 473 runs and hold an OBP of .315. The Mariners have accumulated 174 two-baggers as a team and have hit 128 balls out of the park. They have 450 runs batted in in addition to 899 hits for the year, and their batting average comes in at .231. Seattle has a slugging percentage of .381 and have been called out on strikes 1,004 times, while drawing a walk on 423 occasions.

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The Mariners have a team ERA of 3.68 on the year (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 991 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 337 batters and their FIP is 4.09 as a team for the year. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.94 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.22. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 144 home runs and also 455 total runs (6th in MLB).

Mariners relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 94 times and also have had 132 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 63 holds so far this season (13th in baseball). The Mariners relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 75.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 104 save situations. They have tallied 30 saves on the season and have blown 10 of their 40 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 122 base runners so far this year with 27.0% of them ended up scoring. The Mariners have sent 387 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Mariners have converted 71.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,387 innings, which has them sitting 4th in professional baseball. The Seattle Mariners have accumulated 3,129 putouts on the year, in addition to 950 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .990 which has them ranked 1st in MLB, and have 86 double plays.

Kirby has pitched in 85 innings and has earned 86 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.39 (32 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.200. He has conceded 90 base knocks (9.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 12 free passes. Kirby (4-3 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.49 while he has gone up against 357 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Angels hold a slugging percentage of .379 and they are earning 3.84 runs per outing (25th in MLB). They have hit 153 two-baggers, while taking a walk 343 times as well as scoring 446 runs. Los Angeles has 129 home runs this season as well as 427 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,114 instances (1st in MLB) and have tallied 877 hits. The Los Angeles Angels have an OBP of .296 in addition to a batting average of .228 for the year.

The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.249 and have a FIP of 3.94 as a staff on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.60 (1,000 strikeouts vs 384 bases on balls). They sit at 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 901. They have conceded 121 dingers and they surrender 4.21 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 481 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.82 (437 earned runs yielded).

Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 36.8% of 193 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 111 times in high leverage situations in addition to 123 occasions with runners on. With 97 save situations, the Angels have accrued 50 holds and also 19 blown saves. They are ranked 26th in the league with a save percentage of 57.8%, and they have dispatched 355 relievers to the hill so far this year. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 45 save chances and they have walked away with 26 saves.

In their 9,267 innings on the diamond, the Angels hold a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (8th in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 96 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in pro baseball). The Angels have recorded 985 assists, 61 errors and have amassed 3,089 putouts during this campaign.

Toussaint (10-6 mark in his career) has a 5.23 ERA and has given up 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.81 and he has gone up against 707 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 92 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.465 and a FIP of 5.3. In his career, Toussaint has surrendered 138 hits while earning 170 K's in 158 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle

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