Seattle Mariners vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 7/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Saturday, July 29, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-140) Arizona (+120)

Chase Field is where the Arizona Diamondbacks (55-48) will compete against the Seattle Mariners (52-50) on Saturday. The line on this matchup has Seattle at -140 and Arizona opens at +120. The over/under is 9.5. The expected starting pitchers are Bryan Woo and Brandon Pfaadt.

Seattle is slugging .396 and have been called out on strikes 1,005 times, while being walked on 342 occasions. They have amassed 446 RBI's and 793 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .232. The Mariners have accounted for 178 doubles as a team and have knocked 123 balls out of the park. They have tallied 463 runs while holding a team OBP of .312. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are recording 4.5 runs per outing, which puts them at 14th in the league.

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The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 3.87 over the course of the season (8th in the league), and the staff has struck out 935 hitters. Mariners pitchers have conceded 115 long balls in addition to 433 runs (8th in the league). They have walked 267 hitters and their FIP is 3.85 as a squad on the campaign. Seattle has given up 820 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and 392 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.50 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.19.

Mariners bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 96 times in addition to having 106 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 58 holds this year (15th in MLB). The Mariners relievers have accumulated a save rate of 64.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 98 save situations. They have earned 25 saves so far this season and have blown 14 of 39 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 123 base runners over the course of the season with 26.0% of those players crossed home plate. The Mariners have dispatched 344 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The San Francisco Giants have 2,737 putouts on the year, as well as 873 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which has them ranked 12th in professional baseball, and have a total of 72 double plays. The Mariners have converted 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,211 innings, ranking them 8th in pro baseball.

Woo (1-3 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.28 and he has faced 187 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 40 base knocks (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 13 walks. His ERA is 4.91 (24 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.205. Woo has taken the mound for 44 innings and has accounted for 54 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

Arizona has recorded 120 home runs on the season and 483 runs batted in. They have notched 197 doubles, while taking a walk 342 times as well as scoring 511 runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks have tallied an on-base percentage of .327 in addition to a batting average of .258 over the course of the season. The Diamondbacks have a team SLG% of .432 and they score 4.96 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 804 instances (28th in MLB) and have accounted for 904 hits.

The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.346 with a FIP of 4.50 as a unit on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.20 (834 strikeouts vs 342 walks). They come in at 24th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 884. They have allowed 128 long balls and they allow 5.00 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The Arizona pitching staff have relinquished 506 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.67 (473 earned runs relinquished).

With 96 save situations, the Diamondbacks have compiled 51 holds and 18 blown saves. Arizona has had relief pitchers take the mound in 44 save chances and they have tallied 26 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 96 times in high leverage situations and on 100 occasions with runners on. Arizona relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.9% of 152 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 21st in MLB with a save rate of 59.1%, and they have dispatched 334 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 85 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in pro baseball). The Diamondbacks have accrued 897 assists, 37 errors and have a tally of 2,734 putouts on the season. Out of their 8,202 innings played, the Diamondbacks have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (12th in professional baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Pfaadt has surrendered 42 hits while he has accumulated 27 punch outs in 31 innings. Pfaadt (0-4 mark in his career) has earned a 8.81 earned run average and has given up 11.9 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 31 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.642 and having a FIP of 7.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.70 and he has gone up against 146 opposing batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (+120)

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