Seattle Mariners vs New York Yankees Prediction, 8/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs New York Yankees

Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+135) New York (-155)

The Seattle Mariners (55-48) are traveling to Yankee Stadium on Tuesday where they will take on the New York Yankees (69-34). The moneyline on this game has the Mariners at +135 while the Yankees are opening at -155. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Logan Gilbert and Jameson Taillon.

As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 23rd in MLB. They have earned 416 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .316. The Mariners have accounted for 158 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 111 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 398 runs batted in in addition to 800 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average sits at .233. Seattle has a slugging percentage of .384 and have struck out 886 times, while taking a walk on 369 occasions.

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Mariners pitchers have given up 127 home runs and 396 runs in total (5th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 294 batters and their FIP is 4.13 as a unit for the season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.22. The Mariners hold a team ERA of 3.64 for the year (7th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 855 batters.

Mariners pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 82 times and also have had 113 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 53 holds on the campaign (17th in the league). The Mariners bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 72.2% and stepped onto the hill in 90 save situations. They have accumulated 26 saves so far this year and have blown 10 of their 36 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 111 runners so far this year and 27.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Mariners have dispatched 343 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Seattle Mariners have notched a total of 2,615 putouts so far this season, in addition to 799 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .991 which is 1st in the majors, and they have twisted 72 double plays. The Mariners have converted 71.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,845 innings, ranking them 4th in pro baseball.

Gilbert has taken the mound for 242 innings and has totaled 246 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.71 (100 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.160. He has allowed 221 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 60 free passes. Gilbert (16-9 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.58 while he has gone up against 1,007 hitters in the major leagues.

The New York Yankees have earned an OBP of .331 in addition to a batting average of .245 this season. They have struck out on 866 occasions (15th in baseball) and have recorded 846 base hits. New York has hit 177 home runs on the year as well as 525 runs batted in. The Yankees have a team SLG% of .444 and they tally 5.35 runs per outing (1st in baseball). They have recorded 146 doubles, while walking 408 times as well as putting up 551 runs.

The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.102 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.45 as a team for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.55 (952 strikeouts vs 268 bases on balls). They come in at 3rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 751. They have given up 99 long balls and they concede 3.35 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The New York pitching staff have allowed 344 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.19 (328 earned runs conceded).

New York has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 48 save opportunities and they have tallied 34 saves. They are ranked 8th in MLB with a save rate of 70.8%, and they have dispatched 313 relievers onto the diamond for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 115 times in high leverage situations and on 102 occasions with runners on base. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.9% out of their 137 inherited runners. Sitting with 109 save situations, the Yankees have 57 holds and also 14 blown saves.

In 7,926 innings on the field, the Yankees have earned a efficiency on defense of 72.0% (3rd in the majors). The New York Yankees have gotten 58 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in the majors). The Yankees have recorded 900 assists, 44 errors and have notched a total of 2,642 putouts this year.

Taillon (47-32 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.80 ERA while allowing 8.8 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.66 and he has faced 3,002 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 304 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.225 and a FIP of 3.8. In his MLB career, Taillon has surrendered 703 base hits while he has tallied 651 K's in 719 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (+135)

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