Los Angeles Angels vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 4/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Monday, April 3, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+130) Seattle (-160)

The Seattle Mariners (1-2) host the Los Angeles Angels (1-1) at T-Mobile Park on Monday. The moneyline on this matchup has Los Angeles at +130 while Seattle is opening at -160. The total is 7.5. The starting pitchers are Reid Detmers and George Kirby.

Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .313 and have been rung up 15 times, while drawing a walk on 10 occasions. They have compiled 14 runs batted in as well as 16 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is at .239. The Angels have tallied 2 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 1 baseball out of the park. They have earned a total of 14 runs while holding a team OBP of .329. As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are putting up 7.0 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in MLB.

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The Angels have compiled a team ERA of 1.59 this season (6th in the league), and their staff has rung up 17 hitters. They have walked 7 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.43 as a team so far this year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.43 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.06. Angels pitchers have surrendered 1 long ball in addition to 3 runs in total (5th in the league).

The Los Angeles Angels finished with 4,307 putouts in the prior season, as well as 1,382 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage was at .985 which had them sitting 15th in pro baseball, and had a total of 134 double plays. The Angels turned 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,921 innings, which had them sitting 5th in MLB.

Detmers (8-9 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.14 while he has faced 640 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 136 base knocks (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 57 free passes. His earned run average is 4.27 (71 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.290. Detmers has taken the hill for 149 frames and has racked up 141 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Mariners have a slugging percentage of .290 and they score 2.33 runs per game (23rd in baseball). They have tallied 7 two-baggers, while taking a walk 6 times and putting up 7 runs. Seattle is sitting with 1 long ball so far this year and 7 runs batted in. They have struck out on 24 instances (9th in MLB) and are sitting with 17 hits. The Seattle Mariners have tallied an on-base percentage of .248 and a batting average of .183 over the course of the season.

The Mariners are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.222 with a FIP of 3.99 as a staff so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.00 (22 strikeouts vs 11 walks). They have a ranking of 20th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 22. They have conceded 2 dingers and they surrender 3.67 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Seattle pitching staff have given up 11 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 2.00 (6 earned runs given up).

Seattle Mariners turned 114 double plays and had a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in MLB). The Mariners racked up 1,317 assists, 69 errors and accounted for 4,341 putouts over the course of the prior season. In 13,023 innings on the diamond, the Mariners finished with a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (4th in pro baseball).

Kirby (8-5 career record) is the owner of a 3.39 earned run average and has surrendered 9.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 6.05 and he has gone up against 542 batters so far in his MLB career. He has given up 49 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.208 and a FIP of 3.0. In his pro baseball career, Kirby has given up 135 base hits while tallying 133 strikeouts in 130 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (-160)

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