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

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+130) Seattle (-150)

The Los Angeles Angels (2-1) are en route to T-Mobile Park on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Seattle Mariners (1-3). The moneyline on this contest has Los Angeles at +130 while Seattle is opening at -150. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jose Suarez and Luis Castillo.

As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are recording 6.7 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 6th in MLB. They have earned 20 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .336. The Angels have recorded 3 doubles as a squad and have knocked 4 balls out of the park. They have accrued 20 runs batted in in addition to 27 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .260. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .404 and have struck out 21 times, while taking a walk on 12 occasions.

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Angels pitchers have relinquished 1 home run and 3 total runs (1st in the league). They have walked 10 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 2.99 as a unit on the campaign. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.60 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.00. The Angels are sitting with a team ERA of 1.04 so far this season (2nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 26 hitters.

The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated 78 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 22 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding rate is at .980 which has them ranked 23rd in baseball, and have a total of 5 double plays. The Angels have converted 74.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 234 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 5th in pro baseball.

Suarez has taken the mound for 290 innings and has accumulated 262 strikeouts so far in his career. Suarez (18-24 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.85 and he has faced 1,273 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 5.05 (163 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.393. He has given up 298 base hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 107 free passes.

The Mariners have a team SLG% of .318 and they average 3.00 runs per game (22nd in baseball). They have tallied 10 doubles, while taking a walk 8 times and putting up 12 runs. Seattle has compiled 2 home runs for the year to go along with 11 RBIs. They have struck out on 35 occasions (8th in the league) and have a total of 26 base hits. The Seattle Mariners have compiled a team on-base percentage of .254 as well as a team batting average of .197 on the season.

The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.270 with a FIP of 4.05 as a pitching staff this season. They are currently ranked 23rd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 31. The Seattle pitching staff have allowed 17 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 2.68 (11 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 1.75 (28 strikeouts against 16 walks). They have relinquished 3 home runs and they concede 4.14 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB).

In their 333 innings on the diamond, the Mariners have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (12th in professional baseball). The Seattle Mariners have turned 2 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .974 (28th in baseball). The Mariners have recorded 40 assists, 4 errors and have a total of 111 putouts over the course of the season.

Castillo (48-55 career mark) is the owner of a 3.56 ERA while giving up 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.10 and he has gone up against 3,577 hitters so far in his career. He has given up a total of 342 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.189 and a FIP of 3.6. In his MLB career, Castillo has allowed 723 hits while he has earned 943 strikeouts in 863 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (-150)

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