Seattle Mariners vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 4/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Progressive Field is where the Cleveland Guardians (5-2) will try to beat the Seattle Mariners (2-5) on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be George Kirby and Zach Plesac.

The Mariners have hit 18 doubles as a unit and have hit 6 balls out of the park. Seattle has a slugging % of .376 and have been called out on strikes 62 times, while drawing a walk on 16 occasions. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 4.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 19th in the league. They have 27 runs batted in in addition to 52 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is at .222. They have earned a total of 29 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .286.

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Mariners pitchers have allowed 6 long balls and also 30 runs in total (14th in baseball). They have walked 31 hitters and their FIP is 4.14 as a squad so far this season. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.87 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33. The Mariners have a team ERA of 3.38 over the course of the season (8th in the league), and their staff has struck out 58 hitters.

The Mariners bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 50.0% and has entered the game in 3 save situations. The relievers have inherited 10 base runners for the year with 40.0% of them crossed the plate. Mariners relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 7 times as well as having 8 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have dispatched 27 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers are sitting with 1 holds on the campaign (27th in the league). They have earned 1 save so far this year and have blown 1 of their 2 save opportunities.

The Mariners have turned 71.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 576 innings on the field, which has them ranked 10th in pro baseball. The Seattle Mariners have amassed 192 putouts thus far, in addition to 65 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which puts them in 24th in baseball, and they have twisted 3 double plays.

Kirby has taken the mound for 134 innings and is sitting with 138 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.55 (53 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.243. He has allowed 144 hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 23 walks. Kirby (8-6 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.06 while he has faced 565 opposing hitters in the majors.

Cleveland is sitting with 5 home runs for the year as well as 33 runs batted in. They have put up 11 doubles, while walking 31 times as well as earning 38 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have an OBP of .334 as well as a team batting average of .253 so far this year. The Guardians have a SLG% of .372 and they average 5.43 runs per game (11th in MLB). They have struck out on 54 occasions (15th in the league) and have tallied 64 hits.

The Guardians are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.090 in addition to having a FIP of 3.77 as a team on the season. They are currently ranked 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 50. The Cleveland pitching staff have surrendered 31 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.07 (29 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 3.05 (61 strikeouts vs 20 free passes). They have allowed 7 dingers and they allow 4.35 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB).

With 8 save situations, the Guardians have recorded 2 holds and 2 blown saves. Cleveland has called on relievers to take the mound in 6 save opportunities and they have walked away with 4 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 16 times in high leverage situations in addition to 5 occasions with runners on. Cleveland relievers hold an inherited score rate of 50.0% of 2 inherited runners. They rank 17th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 27 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the year.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 3 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (14th in pro baseball). The Guardians have recorded 54 assists, 3 errors and have a total of 194 putouts this year. In 582 innings on the field, the Guardians have earned a defensive efficiency of 74.1% (4th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Plesac has conceded 420 base hits and he has 346 punch outs in 446 innings pitched. Plesac (25-26 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.15 ERA while allowing 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 206 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.208 and a FIP of 4.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.91 and he has gone up against 1,858 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle

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