Detroit Tigers vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 7/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Sunday, July 16, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Detroit Tigers (39-50) are on their way to T-Mobile Park on Sunday where they will take on the Seattle Mariners (45-44). The pitchers taking the mound will be Reese Olson and Logan Gilbert.

The Tigers have accounted for 135 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 82 baseballs out of the park. Detroit has a slugging rate of .367 and have been called out on strikes 798 times, while drawing a walk on 287 occasions. As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are putting up 3.9 runs per game, which puts them at 28th in baseball. They have tallied 335 RBI's as well as 695 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is at .231. They have 346 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .300.

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The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 4.47 for the season (22nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 745 hitters. Tigers pitchers have given up 110 long balls in addition to 432 total runs (22nd in MLB). They have walked 252 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.27 as a team on the season. Detroit has yielded 742 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 395 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.96 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25.

The Tigers have dispatched 291 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 137 runners for the year with 34.3% of those players earned a run for their team. They have compiled 18 saves for the season and have blown 15 out of their 33 save chances. The Tigers bullpen have recorded a save rate of 54.5% and has come into the game in 85 save situations. The relief pitchers have 50 holds on the campaign (12th in MLB). Tigers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 100 times as well as having 98 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tigers have turned 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,161 innings, which has them ranked 10th in the majors. The Detroit Tigers have a total of 2,387 putouts thus far, in addition to 779 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which ranks 27th in the majors, and they have twisted 68 double plays.

Olson has taken the hill for 33 innings and is sitting with 35 K's in his MLB career. Olson (1-2 career record) has a FIP of 3.46 while going up against 134 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.05 (15 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.990. He has conceded 25 base knocks (6.8 hits per nine innings) and has 8 walks.

Seattle has recorded 102 home runs on the season to go along with 389 RBIs. They have hit 153 doubles, while taking a walk 303 times as well as scoring 404 runs. The Seattle Mariners have recorded a team OBP of .312 in addition to a team batting average of .233 for the year. The Mariners hold a team slugging percentage of .391 and they are scoring 4.54 runs per contest (14th in MLB). They have been rung up on 869 occasions (2nd in the league) and have totaled 696 base hits.

The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.174 in addition to having a FIP of 3.71 as a team over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 705. The Seattle pitching staff have allowed 368 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.74 (330 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.90 (785 strikeouts vs 228 bases on balls). They have relinquished 89 homers and they allow 4.17 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

Seattle has had relief pitchers enter the game in 33 save chances and they have recorded 20 saves. They are currently ranked 18th in baseball with a save rate of 60.6%, and they have sent 294 relievers to the mound for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 93 times in high leverage situations in addition to 85 occasions with base runners. Seattle bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 25.5% out of 110 inherited base runners. With 81 save situations, the Mariners have accrued 47 holds in addition to 13 blown saves.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 66 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (13th in professional baseball). The Mariners have racked up 774 assists, 45 errors and have 2,385 putouts on the season. Out of their 7,155 innings on the field, the Mariners have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (8th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Gilbert has given up 369 hits while accumulating 408 strikeouts in 413 innings. Gilbert (26-16 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.75 ERA and has allowed 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 172 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.125 and a FIP of 3.5. His K/BB ratio is 4.25 and he has faced 1,697 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit

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