Milwaukee Brewers vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 4/17/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Monday, April 17, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Milwaukee Brewers (10-5) are hitting the road to T-Mobile Park on Monday where they will meet the Seattle Mariners (7-8). The pitchers who are expected to start are Corbin Burnes and Chris Flexen.

Milwaukee has a slugging rate of .434 and have been called out on strikes 133 times, while taking a walk on 65 occasions. They have recorded 76 runs batted in as well as 136 hits this season, while their batting average is .271. The Brewers have compiled 20 doubles as a squad and have hit 20 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 76 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .355. As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are scoring 5.1 runs per contest, which has them at 12th in the league.

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The Brewers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.14 for the year (3rd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 110 hitters. Brewers pitchers have surrendered 15 home runs in addition to 49 runs (3rd in baseball). They have walked 49 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.43 as a team so far this season. Milwaukee has conceded 112 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and also 46 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.24 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22.

The Brewers have dispatched 45 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 11 runners so far this season with 18.2% of those runners ended up scoring. They have accumulated 4 saves so far this year and have blown 1 out of their 5 save opportunities. The Brewers relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 80.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 12 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 7 holds over the course of the season (19th in MLB). Brewers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 9 times and also have had 9 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Milwaukee Brewers are sitting with 396 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 143 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which has them sitting 17th in baseball, and they have turned 15 double plays. The Brewers have converted 72.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,188 innings, which ranks them 3rd in the majors.

Burnes has pitched in 533 innings and has racked up 684 K's in his career. His earned run average is 3.28 (194 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.051. He has given up 415 base knocks (7.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 145 free passes. Burnes (36-20 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 2.90 while he has faced 2,153 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Mariners have a SLG% of .392 and they score 4.87 runs per contest (14th in baseball). They have recorded 34 two-baggers, while taking a walk 48 times and racking up 73 runs. Seattle has a total of 15 home runs on the campaign as well as 71 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 140 occasions (8th in the league) and have earned a total of 123 base knocks. The Seattle Mariners have tallied an on-base percentage of .311 and a team batting average of .236 so far this season.

The Seattle pitching staff have relinquished 66 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.67 (56 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 10 home runs and they allow 4.33 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Mariners have a WHIP of 1.334 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.86 as a team on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (127 strikeouts vs 60 free passes). They are sitting at 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 123.

Seattle has called on relievers to take the mound in 8 save chances and they have tallied 4 saves. They are ranked 23rd in baseball with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have sent 59 relievers to the mound for the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 24 times in high leverage situations in addition to 18 occasions with runners on. Seattle relievers hold an inherited score rate of 27.3% out of their 22 inherited runners. Sitting with 21 save situations, the Mariners have tallied 12 holds in addition to 4 blown saves.

In 1,239 innings on the field, the Mariners have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (11th in baseball). The Seattle Mariners have gotten 9 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (14th in pro baseball). The Mariners have racked up 134 assists, 7 errors and have earned a total of 413 putouts this season.

Flexen (25-28 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.56 earned run average while conceding 9.6 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.81 and he has faced 1,729 opposing batters in his career. He has conceded a total of 201 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.452 and having a FIP of 4.7. In his MLB career, Flexen has surrendered 424 base knocks and he has 275 K's in 396 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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