Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 9/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-115) Los Angeles (-105)

Angel Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Angels (61-82) will compete against the Seattle Mariners (80-62) on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Mariners at -115 while the Angels open at -105. The over/under is 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be George Kirby and Shohei Ohtani.

As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 20th in MLB. They have accounted for 595 runs and have an OBP of .312. The Mariners have accounted for 203 doubles as a unit and have smacked 172 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 570 runs batted in in addition to 1,082 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is at .229. Seattle has a slugging percentage of .389 and have struck out 1,209 times, while drawing a walk on 511 occasions.

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Mariners pitchers have conceded 160 home runs and also 526 runs in total (4th in MLB). They have walked 389 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.87 as a unit on the campaign. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.14 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.18. The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 3.44 so far this season (5th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,220 hitters.

Mariners relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 111 times and also have had 160 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 81 holds for the season (10th in baseball). The Mariners bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 74.0% and has entered the game in 132 save situations. They have recorded 37 saves for the year and have blown 13 of their 50 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 139 base runners on the season with 25.2% of those runners crossed the plate. The Mariners have sent 472 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Seattle Mariners have notched a total of 3,813 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,163 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them ranked 2nd in professional baseball, and have accumulated 102 double plays. The Mariners have turned 71.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,439 innings on the field, which has them sitting 4th in MLB.

Kirby has taken the ball for 111 innings and has 115 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 2.98 (37 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.137. He has conceded 113 base hits (9.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 14 free passes. Kirby (7-3 career mark) has a FIP of 2.96 and he has faced 461 opposing batters in the majors.

Los Angeles has 170 HRs for the season to go along with 523 RBIs. They have put up 184 doubles, while walking 407 times and recording 545 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have compiled a team OBP of .294 in addition to a team batting average of .228 for the season. The Angels hold a team SLG% of .385 and they score 3.81 runs per contest (26th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,375 occasions (1st in MLB) and have accounted for 1,092 base hits.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.257 in addition to having a FIP of 4.04 as a team on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.51 (1,203 strikeouts vs 479 walks). They come in at 8th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,115. They have yielded 153 dingers and they yield 4.27 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 601 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.84 (541 earned runs surrendered).

Los Angeles has called on relievers to enter the game in 55 save opportunities and they have walked away with 29 saves. They sit at 29th in MLB holding a save percentage of 52.7%, and they have dispatched 429 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 140 times in high leverage situations in addition to 146 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.0% of 228 inherited base runners. Sitting with 116 save situations, the Angels have tallied 59 holds and 26 blown saves.

In 11,412 innings on the field, the Angels are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (6th in baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 123 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in pro baseball). The Angels have accrued 1,229 assists, 72 errors and have accumulated 3,804 putouts during this campaign.

In his career, Ohtani has given up 254 hits while he has accumulated 410 K's in 324 frames. He has given up a total of 112 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.118 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.76 and he has gone up against 1,329 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. Ohtani (25-13 career record) is the owner of a 3.10 earned run average while giving up 7.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-105)

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