Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 5/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Saturday, May 6, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

T-Mobile Park is the site where the Seattle Mariners (15-16) will attempt to beat the Houston Astros (16-15) on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Brandon Bielak and Marco Gonzales.

Houston owns a slugging percentage of .367 and have struck out 250 times, while taking a walk on 98 occasions. They have accrued 132 runs batted in and 251 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is .240. The Astros have hit 46 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 28 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 137 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .313. As a unit, the Houston Astros are recording 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 15th in the league.

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The Astros have compiled a team ERA of 3.20 so far this year (2nd in MLB), and their staff has rung up 298 hitters. Astros pitchers have yielded 31 home runs and 115 runs in total (5th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 93 hitters and their FIP is 3.82 as a unit over the course of the season. Houston has conceded 240 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and also 99 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 3.20 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.20.

The Astros relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 70.0% and stepped onto the hill in 19 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 27 base runners this year with 25.9% of them ended up scoring. Astros pitchers have come into the game with players on base 16 times as well as having 24 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have sent 99 relievers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have recorded 8 holds on the campaign (27th in baseball). They have recorded 7 saves this year and have blown 3 out of their 10 save opportunities.

The Houston Astros have amassed 836 putouts on the campaign, as well as 273 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .991 which ranks 4th in pro baseball, and have a total of 24 double plays. The Astros have turned 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,508 innings, ranking them 11th in professional baseball.

Bielak has taken the ball for 98 innings and has totaled 90 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 5.13 (56 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.475. He has given up 100 base knocks (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 45 walks. Bielak (6-7 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 5.21 and he has gone up against 437 batters in the majors.

Seattle has hit 34 long balls for the year as well as 127 runs batted in. They have 53 doubles, while walking 100 times and earning 129 runs. The Seattle Mariners have accounted for a team OBP of .297 in addition to a team batting average of .218 on the season. The Mariners have a team slugging % of .376 and they score 4.30 runs per contest (17th in baseball). They have been rung up on 298 occasions (5th in the league) and have a total of 219 hits.

The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.197 and have a FIP of 3.42 as a team on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.10 (276 strikeouts vs 91 walks). They come in at 8th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 236. They have yielded 21 homers and they relinquish 4.02 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Seattle pitching staff have yielded 122 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.46 (105 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 39 save situations, the Mariners have earned 22 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. Seattle has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 16 save chances and they have tallied 10 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 43 times in high leverage situations and on 30 occasions with runners on. Seattle relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.0% of 32 inherited runners. They are ranked 17th in the league with a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have sent 113 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season.

Out of their 2,463 innings on the field, the Mariners have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (12th in the majors). The Seattle Mariners have turned 21 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .990 (6th in the majors). The Mariners have recorded 267 assists, 11 errors and are sitting with 821 putouts for the year.

So far in his MLB career, Gonzales has given up 886 base knocks while earning 650 punch outs in 867 innings pitched. Gonzales (63-48 career mark) is the owner of a 4.10 ERA and has given up 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 395 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.284 and having a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.85 and he has faced 3,660 batters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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