Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 9/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Friday, September 16, 2022

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-180) Los Angeles (+155)

The Seattle Mariners (80-62) are traveling to Angel Stadium on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Los Angeles Angels (61-82). The moneyline on this contest has the Mariners at -180 while the Angels are opening at +155. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Robbie Ray and Michael Lorenzen.

The Mariners have accrued 203 doubles as a team and have smacked 172 balls out of the stadium. Seattle has a slugging percentage of .389 and have struck out 1,209 times, while drawing a walk on 511 occasions. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are recording 4.2 runs/g, which is 19th in MLB. They have accrued 570 runs batted in and 1,082 hits so far this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .229. They have a total of 595 runs and hold an OBP of .312.

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The Mariners hold a team ERA of 3.44 on the season (5th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,220 hitters. Their K/BB ratio is 3.14 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.18. Mariners pitchers have yielded 160 long balls and also 526 runs in total (4th in MLB). They have walked 389 hitters and their FIP sits at 3.87 as a team over the course of the season.

The Mariners relievers have recorded a save percentage of 74.0% and has come into the game in 132 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 139 base runners for the year and 25.2% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Mariners relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 111 times and also have had 160 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have dispatched 472 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have a total of 81 holds on the campaign (10th in MLB). They have compiled 37 saves for the season and have blown 13 of their 50 save chances.

The Seattle Mariners have accumulated 3,759 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,149 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .989 which has them sitting 2nd in professional baseball, and have a total of 102 double plays. The Mariners have converted 71.2% of balls in play into outs out of 11,277 innings on the field, which ranks them 4th in MLB.

Ray has thrown 1,202 frames and has accounted for 1,479 K's thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.94 (526 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.297. He has surrendered 1,053 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 506 walks. Ray (74-67 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.03 while he has gone up against 5,095 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Los Angeles Angels have recorded a team OBP of .294 in addition to a team batting average of .228 for the season. They have struck out on 1,375 instances (1st in MLB) and have a total of 1,092 hits. Los Angeles has tallied 170 HRs so far this season to go along with 523 RBIs. The Angels hold a slugging % of .385 and they score 3.81 runs per contest (26th in MLB). They have hit 184 doubles, while taking a walk 407 times and putting up 545 runs.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 601 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.84 (541 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 153 home runs and they relinquish 4.27 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Angels have a WHIP of 1.257 and have a FIP of 4.05 as a team on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.51 (1,203 strikeouts vs 479 free passes). They come in at 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,115.

Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 55 save opportunities and they have come away with 29 saves. They rank 29th in baseball with a save percentage of 52.7%, and they have sent 429 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 140 times in high leverage situations in addition to 146 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.0% out of their 228 inherited runners. With 116 save situations, the Angels have amassed 59 holds and 26 blown saves.

In 11,196 innings played, the Angels are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (5th in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 120 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in baseball). The Angels have racked up 1,196 assists, 71 errors and have accounted for 3,732 putouts so far this season.

During his pro baseball career, Lorenzen has given up 521 base knocks while earning 463 K's in 550 innings pitched. Lorenzen (29-29 career win-loss mark) has a 4.16 ERA and has surrendered 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 254 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.367 and a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.00 and he has gone up against 2,363 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+155)

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