Cleveland Guardians vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 3/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-108) Seattle (-110)

T-Mobile Park is where the Seattle Mariners (90-72 last season) will try to defeat the Cleveland Guardians (92-70 last year) on Thursday. The odds on this game have Cleveland at -108 while Seattle is at -110. The total has been set at 6.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Shane Bieber and Luis Castillo.

As a team, the Cleveland Guardians recorded 4.3 runs per contest, which was 15th in baseball. They had a total of 698 runs while holding a team OBP of .316. The Guardians earned 273 doubles as a squad and smacked 127 baseballs out of the park. They recorded 662 RBI's in addition to 1,410 hits over the course of last year, while their batting average came in at .254. Cleveland owned a slugging percentage of .383 and were called out on strikes 1,122 times, while taking a walk on 450 occasions.

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The Guardians compiled a team earned run average of 3.46 over the course of the prior season (6th in MLB), and the staff struck out 1,390 batters. They accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.20 and the pitching staff finished with a WHIP of 1.16. Guardians pitchers allowed 172 home runs and 634 runs (8th in the league). Their pitching staff walked 435 opposing batters and their FIP was 3.75 as a unit for the prior year.

Guardians relief pitchers went to the mound with runners on base 135 times and also had 168 games in high leverage situations. The relievers recorded 62 holds in the prior season (27th in baseball). The Guardians relievers earned a save percentage of 73.9% and entered the game in 135 save situations. They accumulated 51 saves in the prior season and did not convert 18 of their 69 save opportunities. The relievers inherited 181 base runners over the course of last year with 28.7% of those runners crossed the plate. The Guardians dispatched 507 relievers to the hill over the course of the prior season.

The Cleveland Guardians accounted for 4,368 putouts last year, in addition to 1,443 assists and 97 errors. Their fielding percentage finished at .984 which had them sitting 25th in professional baseball, and they twisted 127 double plays. The Guardians turned 70.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 13,104 innings on the field, which had them sitting at 6th in baseball.

Bieber has taken the mound for 703 innings and has tallied 831 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.17 (248 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.097. He has allowed 618 base knocks (7.9 hits per nine innings) with 153 free passes. Bieber (54-26 career record) has a FIP of 3.00 while facing 2,837 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Mariners had a SLG% of .390 and they scored 4.26 runs per game (18th in the league). They hit 229 doubles, while taking a walk 596 times as well as putting up 690 runs. Seattle tallied 197 HRs last year and 664 RBIs. They were rung up on 1,397 occasions (11th in MLB) and earned 1,237 hits. The Seattle Mariners accounted for an OBP of .315 in addition to a batting average of .230 during the previous year.

The Mariners finished with a team WHIP of 1.191 with a FIP of 3.90 as a team for the prior year. They were sitting at 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,277. The Seattle pitching staff surrendered 623 runs last year while holding a team ERA of 3.59 (577 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio was 3.11 (1,391 strikeouts vs 447 bases on balls). They yielded 186 homers and they conceded 3.87 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

Seattle bullpen pitchers held an inherited score percentage of 27.6% of 163 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers came in 175 times in high leverage situations and also on 126 occasions with runners on base. Finishing with 148 save situations, the Mariners accumulated 92 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. They ranked 5th in the league holding a save percentage of 72.7%, and they sent 536 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond last year. Seattle called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 55 save opportunities and they walked away with 40 saves.

Out of their 13,023 innings on the field, the Mariners earned a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (4th in baseball). Seattle Mariners turned 114 double plays and had a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in pro baseball). The Mariners racked up 1,317 assists, 69 errors and are sitting with 4,341 putouts during the previous year.

Thus far in his career, Castillo has given up 722 base knocks while accumulating 937 K's in 857 innings pitched. Castillo (48-55 career mark) holds a 3.59 earned run average and has surrendered 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 342 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.196 and a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.08 and he has faced 3,558 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (-108)

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