Seattle Mariners vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 5/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Friday, May 19, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+110) Atlanta (-130)

The Atlanta Braves (27-16) will take on the Seattle Mariners (21-22) at Truist Park on Friday. The line on this matchup has the Mariners at +110 while the Braves are priced at -130. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Bryce Miller and Bryce Elder.

Seattle is slugging .378 and have been called out on strikes 415 times, while being walked on 149 occasions. They have recorded 182 RBI's as well as 329 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is .227. The Mariners have earned 75 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 45 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 191 runs and hold an OBP of .308. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 16th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.31 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19. Mariners pitchers have allowed 30 home runs and also 172 total runs (6th in the league). Seattle has allowed 345 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 153 earned runs. The Mariners have a team earned run average of 3.55 this season (5th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 381 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 115 opposing players and their FIP is 3.33 as a squad this season.

Mariners relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 41 times in addition to having 51 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 28 holds for the year (6th in MLB). The Mariners bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 63.2% and stepped onto the hill in 48 save situations. They have accumulated 12 saves on the year and have missed out on 7 out of their 19 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 51 base runners on the season with 25.5% of them crossed the plate. The Mariners have sent 154 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Mariners have turned 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,489 innings, which has them sitting at 13th in the majors. The San Francisco Giants have a tally of 1,163 putouts on the year, as well as 382 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which has them ranked 6th in professional baseball, and have 28 double plays.

Miller has taken the hill for 19 frames and has accounted for 18 strikeouts so far in his career. Miller (2-0 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 1.57 and he has gone up against 64 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 0.47 (1 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 0.421. He has allowed 7 hits (3.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 1 walks.

Atlanta has compiled 74 HRs this season as well as 219 RBIs. They have hit 77 doubles, while getting a free base 159 times as well as racking up 228 runs. The Atlanta Braves hold a team on-base percentage of .337 and a team batting average of .257 for the year. The Braves have a team SLG% of .465 and they score 5.30 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have been rung up on 383 occasions (13th in the league) and have earned a total of 376 base hits.

The Atlanta pitching staff have yielded 166 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.55 (150 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 37 dingers and they relinquish 3.93 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB). The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.270 and have a FIP of 3.60 as a pitching staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.70 (410 strikeouts vs 133 bases on balls). They rank 11th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 350.

Atlanta relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 38.3% out of their 60 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 51 times in high leverage situations and also on 40 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 49 save situations, the Braves have accrued 29 holds and also 9 blown saves. They are ranked 21st in baseball with a save percentage of 55.0%, and they have dispatched 146 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the year. Atlanta has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 20 save chances and they have earned 11 saves.

In their 3,426 innings on the diamond, the Braves are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.2% (26th in pro baseball). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 36 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .981 (29th in baseball). The Braves have racked up 353 assists, 29 errors and have earned 1,142 putouts on the season.

In his pro baseball career, Elder has conceded 82 hits and he has 86 strikeouts in 100 innings pitched. Elder (5-4 career record) has earned a 2.60 earned run average while giving up 7.4 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 29 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.186 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.32 and he has gone up against 415 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta (-130)

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