Seattle Mariners vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 7/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Friday, July 28, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-145) Arizona (+125)

The Seattle Mariners (52-50) are on their way to Chase Field on Friday where they will go up against the Arizona Diamondbacks (55-48). The moneyline on this contest has Seattle at -145 while Arizona is coming in at +125. The over/under comes in at 9.5. The men taking the mound will be Logan Gilbert and Tommy Henry.

Seattle is slugging .396 and have struck out 1,005 times, while drawing a walk on 342 occasions. They have accounted for 446 runs batted in as well as 793 hits for the year, and their average at the plate sits at .232. The Mariners have accrued 178 doubles as a team and have hit 123 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 463 runs scored and hold an OBP of .312. As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are knocking in 4.5 runs per contest, which has them at 14th in the league.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.50 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19. Mariners pitchers have allowed 115 home runs and also 433 runs (8th in the league). Seattle has allowed 820 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 392 earned runs. The Mariners have compiled a team earned run average of 3.87 on the season (8th in the league), and the staff has struck out 935 hitters. They have walked 267 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.85 as a team for the year.

Mariners bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 96 times and also have had 106 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 58 holds over the course of the season (14th in the league). The Mariners relievers have earned a save percentage of 64.1% and has come into the game in 98 save situations. They have recorded 25 saves so far this year and have blown 14 out of their 39 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 123 runners for the year and 26.0% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Mariners have sent 344 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The San Francisco Giants are sitting with 2,737 putouts so far this season, in addition to 873 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them ranked 12th in MLB, and have earned 72 double plays. The Mariners have transformed 69.8% of balls in play into outs in their 8,211 innings, which has them sitting 9th in the majors.

Gilbert (27-16 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.59 while going up against 1,744 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 384 base knocks (8.2 hits per nine innings) with 98 free passes. His ERA is 3.81 (179 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.139. Gilbert has taken the mound for 423 innings and has earned 418 K's thus far in his career.

The Arizona Diamondbacks hold a team on-base percentage of .327 and a team batting average of .258 so far this year. They have been rung up on 804 occasions (28th in the league) and have earned 904 base hits. Arizona has compiled 120 HRs on the year and 483 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks hold a team slugging percentage of .432 and they tally 4.96 runs per game (7th in the league). They have put up 197 doubles, while taking a walk 342 times as well as putting up 511 runs.

The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.346 in addition to having a FIP of 4.50 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 24th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 884. The Arizona pitching staff have yielded 506 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.67 (473 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.20 (834 strikeouts against 342 free passes). They have allowed 128 home runs and they give up 5.00 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball).

Arizona has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 44 save opportunities and they have tallied 26 saves. They are currently ranked 20th in baseball with a save percentage of 59.1%, and they have dispatched 334 relievers onto the diamond on the season. Their relievers have come in 96 times in high leverage situations in addition to 100 occasions with runners on base. Arizona bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.9% out of their 152 inherited base runners. With 96 save situations, the Diamondbacks have accrued 51 holds and also 18 blown saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 85 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in pro baseball). The Diamondbacks have recorded 897 assists, 37 errors and have accumulated 2,734 putouts so far this year. In 8,202 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks hold a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (11th in professional baseball).

Henry (8-7 career mark) has earned a 4.50 earned run average and has given up 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.71 and he has gone up against 561 batters in his MLB career. He has surrendered 65 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.400 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.4. During his MLB career, Henry has allowed 127 base hits while he has tallied 94 punch outs in 130 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (+125)

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