San Diego Padres vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 8/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-125) Seattle (+105)

T-Mobile Park is the site where the Seattle Mariners (60-52) will go up against the San Diego Padres (55-58) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has San Diego at -125 and Seattle is sitting at +105. The total is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Yu Darvish and Bryan Woo.

As a team, the San Diego Padres are recording 4.7 runs per game, which is 12th in the league. They have notched a total of 525 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .328. The Padres have tallied 192 doubles as a squad and have knocked 148 balls out of the park. They have compiled 503 RBI's in addition to 907 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is at .241. San Diego has a slugging percentage of .415 and have been called out on strikes 932 times, while drawing a walk on 463 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.61 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27. Padres pitchers have yielded 126 home runs and 462 runs in total (4th in baseball). San Diego has given up 892 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 429 earned runs. The Padres hold a team ERA of 3.84 so far this year (7th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,006 hitters. They have walked 385 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.21 as a unit for the year.

Padres relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 80 times and also have had 110 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 65 holds on the campaign (10th in MLB). The Padres bullpen have earned a save rate of 57.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 115 save situations. They have compiled 28 saves on the year and have not converted 21 of their 49 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 124 runners this year with 37.9% of them crossed the plate. The Padres have dispatched 361 relievers to the hill on the year.

The San Diego Padres have earned 3,018 putouts thus far, as well as 1,006 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which has them ranked 5th in baseball, and have accumulated 94 double plays. The Padres have converted 70.2% of balls in play into outs out of 9,054 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 6th in the majors.

Darvish has thrown 1,602 innings and is sitting with 1,909 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Darvish (103-82 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.51 while going up against 6,581 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.57 (635 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.134. He has given up 1,300 hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) with 517 walks.

The Seattle Mariners have recorded an OBP of .314 as well as a batting average of .235 on the season. They have struck out on 1,117 occasions (2nd in MLB) and are sitting with 886 base knocks. Seattle has accounted for 137 home runs on the season as well as 493 runs batted in. The Mariners hold a team SLG% of .401 and they are recording 4.56 runs per contest (15th in MLB). They have 197 doubles, while getting a free base 377 times and recording 511 runs.

The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.181 and have a FIP of 3.79 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.20 (1,026 strikeouts against 288 walks). They come in at 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 895. They have given up 124 long balls and they give up 4.17 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Seattle pitching staff have conceded 464 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.80 (423 earned runs given up).

Seattle relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 26.4% out of their 129 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 119 times in high leverage situations and on 100 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 113 save situations, the Mariners have earned 67 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. They are currently ranked 12th in baseball with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 376 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year. Seattle has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 45 save chances and they have recorded 30 saves.

The Seattle Mariners have turned 84 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in baseball). The Mariners have recorded 948 assists, 53 errors and are sitting with 3,007 putouts so far this year. In their 9,021 innings on the diamond, the Mariners hold a efficiency on defense of 69.9% (8th in MLB).

In his pro baseball career, Woo has surrendered 51 base hits while he has tallied 60 strikeouts in 55 innings. Woo (1-3 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.75 earned run average while giving up 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 29 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.236 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.53 and he has gone up against 232 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (-125)

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