Seattle Mariners vs New York Yankees Prediction, 8/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs New York Yankees

Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+140) New York (-165)

Yankee Stadium is the site where the New York Yankees (70-34) will take on the Seattle Mariners (55-49) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Mariners at +140 and the Yankees are coming in at -165. The over/under is 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Luis Castillo and Gerrit Cole.

Seattle has a slugging percentage of .383 and have been called out on strikes 889 times, while taking a walk on 372 occasions. They have accrued 400 runs batted in in addition to 807 hits on the season, and their batting average is at .233. The Mariners have tallied 159 doubles as a unit and have knocked 112 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 418 runs and hold an OBP of .316. As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 4.0 runs per outing, which is 23rd in the league.

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Mariners pitchers have surrendered 131 home runs and also 403 runs in total (6th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 297 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.16 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.91 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22. The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 3.68 for the year (7th in MLB), and they have rung up 863 batters.

The Mariners have sent 345 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 113 base runners this season and 26.5% of those players crossed the plate. They have recorded 26 saves on the year and have missed out on 10 of 36 save opportunities. The Mariners relievers have a save percentage of 72.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 90 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 53 holds on the campaign (17th in baseball). Mariners relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 83 times as well as having 113 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Mariners have converted 71.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,845 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 4th in pro baseball. The Seattle Mariners have a tally of 2,615 putouts thus far, as well as 799 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .991 which ranks 1st in baseball, and they have twisted 72 double plays.

Castillo (44-53 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.70 while facing 3,292 batters in the majors. He has allowed 667 base knocks (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 287 free passes. His ERA is 3.62 (319 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.204. Castillo has taken the mound for 792 innings and is sitting with 860 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Yankees hold a team slugging percentage of .447 and they are recording 5.37 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have recorded 147 doubles, while taking a walk 411 times and scoring 558 runs. New York has knocked in 181 home runs so far this year as well as 532 runs batted in. They have struck out on 874 instances (15th in baseball) and have earned a total of 856 hits. The New York Yankees have tallied an on-base percentage of .331 in addition to a team batting average of .245 over the course of the season.

The New York pitching staff have conceded 346 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.18 (330 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 100 homers and they relinquish 3.33 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.102 and have a FIP of 3.46 as a staff for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.52 (955 strikeouts vs 271 walks). They have a ranking of 3rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 758.

New York has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 48 save opportunities and they have come away with 34 saves. They are currently ranked 7th in MLB holding a save percentage of 70.8%, and they have dispatched 317 relief pitchers onto the diamond this year. Their relievers have come in 115 times in high leverage situations and on 102 occasions with base runners. New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 29.9% out of their 137 inherited runners. Sitting with 109 save situations, the Yankees have earned 57 holds in addition to 14 blown saves.

The New York Yankees have turned 58 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in the majors). The Yankees have recorded 900 assists, 44 errors and have amassed 2,642 putouts on the season. In their 7,926 innings played, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (3rd in professional baseball).

Cole (126-66 record in his career) has a 3.21 ERA while allowing 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.53 and he has gone up against 6,356 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 561 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.105 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. Thus far in his career, Cole has allowed 1,335 hits while tallying 1,835 strikeouts in 1,574 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (+140)

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