Seattle Mariners vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 5/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, May 14, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-175) Detroit (+150)

The Seattle Mariners (19-19) are hitting the road to Comerica Park on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Detroit Tigers (17-20). The moneyline on this game has the Mariners at -175 and the Tigers are at +150. The total is 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Logan Gilbert and Joey Wentz.

The Mariners have accumulated 65 doubles as a squad and have smacked 39 baseballs out of the park. Seattle is slugging .373 and have struck out 366 times, while being walked on 127 occasions. As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 18th in MLB. They have recorded 160 runs batted in and 285 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is sitting at .225. They have tallied 166 runs while having a team OBP of .305.

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The Mariners have compiled a team earned run average of 3.33 so far this season (3rd in the league), and their staff has struck out 350 hitters. Mariners pitchers have allowed 26 home runs and 145 runs (6th in the league). They have walked 103 opposing players and their FIP is 3.22 as a unit over the course of the season. Seattle has allowed 297 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and also 128 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.40 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.16.

Mariners relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 35 times in addition to having 48 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 26 holds over the course of the season (6th in baseball). The Mariners bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 45 save situations. They have accumulated 12 saves so far this season and have not converted 6 of their 18 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 39 runners on the campaign and 20.5% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Mariners have sent 138 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The San Francisco Giants have 1,037 putouts this year, in addition to 336 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .991 which has them ranked 3rd in professional baseball, and they have turned 25 double plays. The Mariners have converted 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,111 innings, ranking them 10th in professional baseball.

Gilbert has taken the mound for 345 innings and has tallied 352 punch outs so far in his career. Gilbert (20-13 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.46 while facing 1,428 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.78 (145 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.155. He has conceded 314 base knocks (8.2 hits per nine innings) with 85 free passes.

Detroit has recorded 31 home runs on the year to go along with 131 RBIs. They have recorded 64 doubles, while getting a free base 106 times and scoring 134 runs. The Detroit Tigers have an on-base percentage of .296 as well as a team batting average of .233 so far this year. The Tigers hold a slugging % of .359 and they are recording 3.62 runs per game (28th in the league). They have been rung up on 344 occasions (12th in MLB) and have notched a total of 296 hits.

The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 175 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.43 (163 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 52 long balls and they allow 4.76 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.218 in addition to having a FIP of 4.74 as a team on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 7.60 (278 strikeouts vs 106 free passes). They are sitting at 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 297.

With 36 save situations, the Tigers have accrued 19 holds and 6 blown saves. Detroit has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 15 save opportunities and they have tallied 9 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 44 times in high leverage situations in addition to 41 occasions with runners on. Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 38.3% of 60 inherited base runners. They are ranked 19th in MLB with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have sent 116 relievers onto the diamond so far this year.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 27 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in baseball). The Tigers have recorded 329 assists, 20 errors and have notched a total of 993 putouts on the season. In 2,979 innings played, the Tigers have a defensive efficiency of 72.4% (2nd in MLB).

Wentz (3-5 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.59 earned run average while giving up 7.6 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.08 and he has faced 279 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 34 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.230 and a FIP of 4.6. In his career, Wentz has allowed 56 hits while totaling 54 K's in 66 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle (-175)

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