Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros Prediction, 7/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros

Date: Sunday, July 9, 2023

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Minute Maid Park is the location where the Houston Astros (49-39) will attempt to defeat the Seattle Mariners (43-43) on Sunday. The pitchers expected to start will be Logan Gilbert and Brandon Bielak.

As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are earning 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 16th in the league. They have accounted for 389 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .311. The Mariners have hit 144 doubles as a team and have hit 101 balls out of the park. They have accrued 374 runs batted in in addition to 672 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate is at .233. Seattle is slugging .392 and have struck out 839 times, while drawing a walk on 288 occasions.

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The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 3.83 for the year (8th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 766 hitters. Mariners pitchers have given up 87 home runs and 363 total runs (7th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 225 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.73 as a team for the season. Seattle has yielded 693 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 327 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.40 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.19.

Mariners pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 85 times in addition to having 87 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 46 holds for the year (16th in MLB). The Mariners bullpen have a save percentage of 59.4% and has come into the game in 79 save situations. They have accumulated 19 saves this season and have not converted 13 of 32 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 110 base runners this season and 25.5% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Mariners have sent 288 relievers to the hill for the year.

The San Francisco Giants have accounted for 2,307 putouts for the season, in addition to 746 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .986 which puts them in 13th in MLB, and they have turned 65 double plays. The Mariners have converted 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,921 innings, which has them sitting at 9th in baseball.

Gilbert has taken the ball for 406 innings and has accounted for 402 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Gilbert (25-16 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.53 and he has faced 1,673 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.79 (171 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.137. He has given up 366 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) with 96 free passes.

The Astros hold a team slugging % of .412 and they earn 4.68 runs per contest (11th in the league). They have put up 150 doubles, while walking 283 times and earning 412 runs. Houston has accounted for 106 home runs so far this season and 396 RBIs. They have been rung up on 688 occasions (26th in MLB) and have accounted for 746 hits. The Houston Astros have tallied a team on-base percentage of .320 and a batting average of .250 this year.

The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.244 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.05 as a squad on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.30 (813 strikeouts vs 269 walks). They come in at 11th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 710. They have surrendered 100 homers and they give up 4.04 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Houston pitching staff have relinquished 353 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.63 (317 earned runs allowed).

Houston has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 38 save chances and they have recorded 25 saves. They rank 14th in the league holding a save percentage of 65.8%, and they have sent 272 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 81 times in high leverage situations and also on 46 occasions with runners on. Houston bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 32.4% of 71 inherited base runners. Sitting with 87 save situations, the Astros have 48 holds in addition to 13 blown saves.

The Houston Astros have turned 80 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in pro baseball). The Astros have racked up 758 assists, 42 errors and have accumulated 2,361 putouts for the season. Out of their 7,083 innings on the field, the Astros have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (15th in MLB).

Bielak (10-11 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.66 earned run average while allowing 9.6 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.95 and he has faced 654 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 77 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.493 and a FIP of 5.3. In his pro baseball career, Bielak has surrendered 158 base knocks while he has accumulated 125 punch outs in 148 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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