Seattle Mariners vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 9/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Monday, September 4, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Seattle Mariners (77-58) are on their way to Great American Ball Park on Monday where they will play the Cincinnati Reds (71-67). The expected starting pitchers are Bryan Woo and Hunter Greene.

The Mariners have tallied 243 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 177 baseballs out of the park. Seattle is slugging .419 and have been called out on strikes 1,344 times, while drawing a walk on 463 occasions. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are recording 4.8 runs per outing, which has them at 10th in baseball. They have compiled 625 runs batted in in addition to 1,120 hits this year, while their team batting average is at .245. They have racked up 649 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .325.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.68 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.17. Mariners pitchers have yielded 146 home runs and also 541 total runs (1st in the league). Seattle has conceded 1,086 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 492 earned runs. The Mariners have compiled a team earned run average of 3.66 this season (1st in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,222 batters. They have walked 332 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.72 as a unit for the year.

Mariners relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 123 times and also have had 154 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 87 holds over the course of the season (4th in the league). The Mariners bullpen have a save rate of 67.8% and has entered the game in 149 save situations. They have compiled 40 saves over the course of the season and have blown 19 of 59 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 156 base runners on the year with 24.4% of them crossed home plate. The Mariners have dispatched 456 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The San Francisco Giants have earned a total of 3,632 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,141 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them sitting 10th in professional baseball, and have a total of 106 double plays. The Mariners have turned 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,896 innings, which ranks them 9th in the majors.

Woo has pitched in 65 innings and has tallied 68 strikeouts in his career. Woo (2-3 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.79 while he has faced 269 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.15 (30 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.169. He has given up 57 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 19 free passes.

The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .323 as well as a batting average of .247 so far this season. They have been rung up on 1,288 occasions (3rd in the league) and have totaled 1,152 base hits. Cincinnati has hit 155 home runs over the course of the season as well as 618 runs batted in. The Reds have a SLG% of .408 and they score 4.70 runs per contest (12th in the league). They have put up 232 doubles, while taking a walk 464 times and earning 648 runs.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have relinquished 677 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.66 (636 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 189 HR's and they concede 4.97 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.402 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.77 as a team this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (1,171 strikeouts vs 515 walks). They sit at 24th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,206.

With 149 save situations, the Reds have recorded 79 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. Cincinnati has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 67 save opportunities and they have walked away with 46 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 203 times in high leverage situations and on 187 occasions with base runners. Cincinnati relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.5% out of their 263 inherited runners. They rank 7th in the league holding a save percentage of 68.7%, and they have sent 501 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

Out of their 11,046 innings on the diamond, the Reds hold a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (19th in MLB). The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 109 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (21st in baseball). The Reds have 1,117 assists, 75 errors and have a tally of 3,682 putouts on the campaign.

Greene (8-19 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.56 earned run average and has given up 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.16 and he has faced 914 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. He has given up 107 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.318 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. In his pro baseball career, Greene has given up 190 base hits while he has earned 278 punch outs in 211 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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