Seattle Mariners vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 4/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Friday, April 7, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+105) Cleveland (-125)

The Seattle Mariners (2-5) are hitting the road to Progressive Field on Friday where they will take on the Cleveland Guardians (5-2). The moneyline on this contest has the Mariners at +105 while the Guardians are opening at -125. The over/under is 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Logan Gilbert and Aaron Civale.

The Mariners have tallied 18 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 6 baseballs out of the park. Seattle has a slugging percentage of .376 and have struck out 62 times, while drawing a walk on 16 occasions. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 4.1 runs per outing, which puts them at 19th in MLB. They have 27 runs batted in as well as 52 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average is .222. They have earned a total of 29 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .286.

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Mariners pitchers have conceded 6 home runs and 30 runs (16th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 31 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.11 as a team this season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.87 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33. The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 3.38 over the course of the season (8th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 58 hitters.

The Seattle Mariners have earned a total of 192 putouts this season, in addition to 65 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .981 which puts them in 24th in baseball, and have a total of 3 double plays. The Mariners have turned 71.4% of balls in play into outs out of 576 innings, which has them ranked 9th in the majors.

Gilbert has taken the hill for 311 innings and has 309 K's during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.73 (129 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.170. He has conceded 286 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 78 free passes. Gilbert (19-12 career mark) has a FIP of 3.56 while facing 1,292 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Cleveland Guardians have tallied a team on-base percentage of .334 and a team batting average of .253 on the year. They have struck out on 54 occasions (11th in MLB) and have earned 64 base hits. Cleveland has tallied 5 home runs so far this year to go along with 33 RBIs. The Guardians have a slugging percentage of .372 and they average 5.43 runs per game (9th in baseball). They have put up 11 two-baggers, while getting a free base 31 times as well as racking up 38 runs.

The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 31 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.07 (29 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 7 home runs and they give up 4.35 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.090 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.74 as a staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 3.05 (61 strikeouts vs 20 walks). They come in at 17th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 50.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 3 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (16th in MLB). The Guardians have recorded 54 assists, 3 errors and have earned a total of 194 putouts on the season. In 582 innings on the diamond, the Guardians have a efficiency on defense of 74.1% (4th in professional baseball).

During his career, Civale has given up 329 base knocks while he has earned 315 punch outs in 360 innings. He has allowed 160 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.153 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.66 and he has faced 1,467 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Civale (25-21 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.00 earned run average and has allowed 8.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (-125)

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