Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros Prediction, 8/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros

Date: Sunday, August 20, 2023

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Peacock

The Seattle Mariners (66-55) are traveling to Minute Maid Park on Sunday where they will meet the Houston Astros (70-52). The starting pitchers will be Emerson Hancock and Hunter Brown.

Seattle is slugging .406 and have been called out on strikes 1,199 times, while drawing a walk on 411 occasions. They have accrued 541 runs batted in in addition to 971 hits on the campaign, and their batting average comes in at .238. The Mariners have recorded 217 doubles as a team and have smacked 149 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 559 runs scored and have an OBP of .318. As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are notching 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 14th in MLB.

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The Mariners have a team earned run average of 3.73 on the season (2nd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,095 hitters. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 131 home runs and 497 runs (7th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 310 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.76 as a squad for the season. Seattle has given up 967 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 450 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.53 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.18.

The Mariners bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 124 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 139 base runners so far this year and 25.2% of those players crossed home plate. Mariners pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 109 times and also have had 133 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 405 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have recorded 72 holds over the course of the season (9th in the league). They have accumulated 34 saves so far this season and have not converted 17 out of their 51 save opportunities.

The Mariners have transformed 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,771 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 8th in the majors. The San Francisco Giants have accounted for 3,257 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,032 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them sitting 11th in baseball, and have a total of 95 double plays.

Hancock has thrown 10 innings and has accumulated 4 strikeouts in his career. Hancock (0-0 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.66 while he has faced 41 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 5.40 (6 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.400. He has surrendered 11 base knocks (9.9 hits per 9 innings) with 3 walks.

The Houston Astros have compiled an OBP of .325 and a batting average of .252 for the season. They have been rung up on 964 occasions (26th in MLB) and have recorded 1,043 base knocks. Houston has tallied 159 long balls so far this season to go along with 579 RBIs. The Astros hold a team SLG% of .419 and they are earning 4.91 runs per game (6th in MLB). They have put up 197 doubles, while taking a walk 415 times as well as putting up 599 runs.

The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.262 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.25 as a team on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (1,091 strikeouts vs 397 walks). They are sitting at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 975. They have surrendered 146 homers and they relinquish 4.21 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Houston pitching staff have conceded 509 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.78 (457 earned runs allowed).

Houston relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.4% of 121 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 126 times in high leverage situations and on 73 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 120 save situations, the Astros have earned 66 holds and also 16 blown saves. They are currently ranked 4th in MLB with a save rate of 69.8%, and they have dispatched 383 relievers to the mound this season. Houston has called on relievers to enter the contest in 53 save chances and they have tallied 37 saves.

Out of their 9,789 innings played, the Astros are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (9th in MLB). The Houston Astros have gotten 115 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in pro baseball). The Astros have accrued 1,048 assists, 61 errors and have a total of 3,263 putouts for the year.

During his MLB career, Brown has given up 137 base knocks while accumulating 160 strikeouts in 145 innings. Brown (11-8 career mark) has a 3.71 earned run average while giving up 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 60 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.256 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.48 and he has gone up against 601 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle

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