Seattle Mariners vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 5/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Monday, May 15, 2023

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

The Boston Red Sox (22-18) will compete against the Seattle Mariners (20-19) at Fenway Park on Monday. The starting pitchers are George Kirby and Tanner Houck.

Seattle has a slugging percentage of .373 and have struck out 379 times, while being walked on 130 occasions. They have tallied 164 RBI's and 291 hits this season, and their team batting average comes in at .224. The Mariners have accounted for 65 doubles as a squad and have smacked 41 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 171 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .303. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 4.4 runs per contest, which is 16th in MLB.

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The Mariners hold a team ERA of 3.25 so far this season (2nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 356 hitters. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 26 long balls in addition to 145 total runs (4th in the league). They have walked 103 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.18 as a team so far this year. Seattle has yielded 300 hits (7.6 per 9 innings) as well as 128 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 3.46 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.14.

The Mariners have sent 138 relievers to the mound for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 39 runners so far this season and 20.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have compiled 12 saves so far this season and have blown 6 out of their 18 chances to get a save. The Mariners relievers have recorded a save percentage of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 45 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 26 holds on the campaign (6th in MLB). Mariners relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 35 times in addition to having 48 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Francisco Giants have accumulated 1,010 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 327 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .991 which is 2nd in pro baseball, and have a total of 24 double plays. The Mariners have turned 69.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,030 innings, which has them sitting 12th in pro baseball.

Kirby (12-7 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 2.90 while he has faced 717 hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 175 base hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 25 walks. His earned run average is 3.19 (62 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.145. Kirby has pitched in 174 innings and has earned 168 strikeouts during his career.

The Red Sox hold a team SLG% of .450 and they are scoring 5.62 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have put up 91 doubles, while getting a free base 132 times and notching 225 runs. Boston has hit 51 home runs over the course of the season as well as 216 RBIs. They have been rung up on 314 occasions (25th in baseball) and have earned 370 hits. The Boston Red Sox hold an OBP of .340 and a batting average of .269 this year.

The Red Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.346 and have a FIP of 4.57 as a squad this season. They come in at 24th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 357. The Boston pitching staff have yielded 206 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.92 (193 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.60 (336 strikeouts vs 118 free passes). They have given up 54 long balls and they relinquish 5.25 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball).

Boston relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 45.8% out of their 24 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 29 times in high leverage situations in addition to 16 occasions with base runners. With 37 save situations, the Red Sox have recorded 22 holds and also 4 blown saves. They rank 3rd in the league holding a save rate of 73.3%, and they have dispatched 125 relievers onto the field over the course of the season. Boston has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 15 save opportunities and they have tallied 11 saves.

The Boston Red Sox have gotten 30 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (25th in pro baseball). The Red Sox have racked up 334 assists, 24 errors and have accumulated 1,005 putouts on the campaign. In 3,015 innings played, the Red Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (23rd in pro baseball).

During his MLB career, Houck has allowed 148 base hits while totaling 197 strikeouts in 183 frames. Houck (12-11 career record) is the owner of a 3.48 earned run average while giving up 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 71 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.165 and having a FIP of 3.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.98 and he has gone up against 755 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Boston

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