New York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 5/31/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+115) Seattle (-135)

T-Mobile Park is the location where the Seattle Mariners (28-26) will try to beat the New York Yankees (33-23) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Yankees at +115 and the Mariners are at -135. The over/under is set at 7.5. The starting pitchers are Clarke Schmidt and George Kirby.

As a unit, the New York Yankees are knocking in 4.7 runs per game, which is 11th in baseball. They have accounted for 263 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .311. The Yankees have accumulated 74 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 84 balls out of the park. They have tallied 255 RBI's as well as 446 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average comes in at .241. New York has a slugging percentage of .425 and have been called out on strikes 463 times, while being walked on 178 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.62 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23. Yankees pitchers have surrendered 61 long balls and 230 total runs (9th in the league). New York has given up 424 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and also 210 earned runs. The Yankees hold a team ERA of 3.77 for the season (8th in MLB), and they have rung up 508 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 194 batters and their FIP is 4.19 as a squad on the campaign.

The Yankees have sent 174 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 96 base runners so far this season with 39.6% of those players crossed the plate. They have earned 15 saves this season and have blown 7 of their 22 save opportunities. The Yankees relievers have a save percentage of 68.2% and has entered the game in 47 save situations. The relief pitchers have 25 holds for the year (24th in baseball). Yankees relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 67 times and also have had 66 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Yankees have earned 1,505 putouts thus far, in addition to 485 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which is 22nd in pro baseball, and have 45 double plays. The Yankees have turned 70.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 4,515 innings on the field, which has them sitting 4th in baseball.

Schmidt has taken the ball for 120 innings and has 127 punch outs so far in his career. His ERA is 4.49 (60 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.471. He has given up 126 hits (9.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 51 walks. Schmidt (7-11 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.04 while he has gone up against 536 batters during his time in the majors.

The Seattle Mariners have recorded a team OBP of .310 as well as a team batting average of .230 for the season. They have been rung up on 518 instances (4th in baseball) and have tallied 415 base hits. Seattle has compiled 61 home runs for the season to go along with 237 RBIs. The Mariners have a team slugging % of .386 and they score 4.56 runs per outing (17th in baseball). They have recorded 91 two-baggers, while getting a free base 184 times as well as racking up 246 runs.

The Mariners are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.171 with a FIP of 3.39 as a pitching staff on the year. They are sitting at 7th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 433. The Seattle pitching staff have surrendered 215 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.64 (196 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.00 (485 strikeouts vs 135 bases on balls). They have given up 44 homers and they relinquish 3.99 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

Sitting with 57 save situations, the Mariners have amassed 33 holds and 9 blown saves. Seattle has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 23 save opportunities and they have walked away with 14 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 60 times in high leverage situations in addition to 52 occasions with base runners. Seattle relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 29.7% of 64 inherited base runners. They are ranked 17th in the league holding a save rate of 60.9%, and they have dispatched 187 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 34 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .990 (5th in the majors). The Mariners have accrued 470 assists, 20 errors and have accounted for 1,457 putouts so far this season. In their 4,371 innings on the diamond, the Mariners have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (10th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Kirby has surrendered 198 hits while he has totaled 184 strikeouts in 193 innings pitched. Kirby (13-9 record in his career) has a 3.40 ERA while conceding 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 73 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.171 and having a FIP of 3.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 6.57 and he has gone up against 796 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle (-135)

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