Detroit Tigers vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 7/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Saturday, July 15, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+165) Seattle (-195)

T-Mobile Park is where the Seattle Mariners (45-44) will compete against the Detroit Tigers (39-50) on Saturday. The line on this contest has Detroit at +165 and Seattle is opening at -195. The betting total is set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Michael Lorenzen and Logan Gilbert.

As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are compiling 3.9 runs per game, which puts them at 28th in baseball. They have 346 runs while holding a team OBP of .300. The Tigers have accrued 135 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 82 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 335 runs batted in in addition to 695 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is .231. Detroit is slugging .367 and have been called out on strikes 798 times, while being walked on 287 occasions.

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The Tigers have a team ERA of 4.47 so far this season (22nd in MLB), and they have rung up 745 batters. Tigers pitchers have allowed 110 long balls and 432 runs (22nd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 252 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.27 as a team on the season. Detroit has conceded 742 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 395 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.96 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.25.

Tigers pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 100 times and also have had 98 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 50 holds for the year (12th in baseball). The Tigers relievers have accumulated a save rate of 54.5% and has entered the game in 85 save situations. They have accumulated 18 saves this year and have blown 15 of their 33 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 137 base runners on the year and 34.3% of them crossed home plate. The Tigers have dispatched 291 relievers to the mound this season.

The Tigers have turned 69.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,161 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 10th in professional baseball. The Detroit Tigers are sitting with 2,387 putouts so far this season, in addition to 779 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which puts them in 27th in MLB, and they have twisted 68 double plays.

Lorenzen has taken the mound for 658 innings and is sitting with 557 strikeouts so far in his career. His earned run average is 4.09 (299 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.327. He has given up 612 base knocks (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 261 walks. Lorenzen (34-35 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.26 and he has gone up against 2,797 hitters during his time in the majors.

Seattle has hit 102 home runs on the season as well as 389 RBIs. They have hit 153 two-baggers, while walking 303 times and scoring 404 runs. The Seattle Mariners have a team on-base percentage of .312 in addition to a team batting average of .233 this year. The Mariners have a team slugging % of .391 and they are recording 4.54 runs per contest (14th in MLB). They have struck out on 869 instances (2nd in MLB) and have notched a total of 696 base hits.

The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.174 in addition to having a FIP of 3.71 as a squad so far this year. They are sitting at 4th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 705. The Seattle pitching staff have surrendered 368 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.74 (330 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.90 (785 strikeouts vs 228 walks). They have given up 89 dingers and they give up 4.17 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

With 81 save situations, the Mariners have amassed 47 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. Seattle has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 33 save opportunities and they have converted 20 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 93 times in high leverage situations and also on 85 occasions with runners on. Seattle relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 25.5% out of 110 inherited base runners. They are ranked 18th in baseball holding a save percentage of 60.6%, and they have sent 294 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Seattle Mariners have turned 66 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in the majors). The Mariners have accrued 774 assists, 45 errors and have notched a total of 2,385 putouts so far this season. In 7,155 innings on the field, the Mariners have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (8th in the majors).

During his MLB career, Gilbert has given up 369 base hits while he has totaled 408 punch outs in 413 innings. He has allowed a total of 172 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.125 and a FIP of 3.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.25 and he has faced 1,697 hitters during his career. Gilbert (26-16 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.75 earned run average while surrendering 8.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit (+165)

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