Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 6/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Friday, June 9, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-110) Los Angeles (-110)

The Seattle Mariners (30-31) are traveling to Angel Stadium on Friday where they will try to defeat the Los Angeles Angels (33-30). The moneyline on this contest has the Mariners at -110 while the Angels are sitting at -110. The total is set at 7. The starting pitchers are Luis Castillo and Shohei Ohtani.

The Mariners have hit 102 doubles as a team and have knocked 63 balls out of the stadium. Seattle is slugging .375 and have been called out on strikes 592 times, while drawing a walk on 204 occasions. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 4.3 runs per outing, which ranks them 17th in the league. They have earned 255 RBI's in addition to 462 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average comes in at .227. They are sitting with 265 runs scored and have an OBP of .306.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.50 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.22. Mariners pitchers have relinquished 54 home runs and 266 runs in total (10th in MLB). Seattle has conceded 510 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 244 earned runs. The Mariners have compiled a team earned run average of 4.02 on the year (12th in the league), and the staff has struck out 549 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 157 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.51 as a unit this year.

The Mariners relievers have accumulated a save rate of 62.5% and has come into the game in 59 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 73 base runners on the season and 28.8% of those players crossed the plate. Mariners pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 59 times and also have had 62 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have dispatched 209 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen have recorded 34 holds this season (12th in MLB). They have compiled 15 saves over the course of the season and have blown 9 of 24 save opportunities.

The Mariners have turned 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,911 innings on the field, which has them sitting 17th in baseball. The San Francisco Giants have earned a total of 1,637 putouts for the season, as well as 523 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .989 which has them ranked 4th in baseball, and have a total of 36 double plays.

Castillo has taken the ball for 928 innings and has accounted for 1,019 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.51 (362 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.180. He has surrendered 775 hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 320 free passes. Castillo (52-58 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.58 and he has faced 3,839 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Angels hold a team slugging percentage of .429 and they score 4.84 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have put up 98 two-baggers, while walking 206 times and scoring 305 runs. Los Angeles has accounted for 85 long balls over the course of the season as well as 298 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 549 occasions (11th in MLB) and have recorded 550 hits. The Los Angeles Angels have compiled an OBP of .330 as well as a batting average of .257 for the season.

The Angels have a WHIP of 1.335 and have a FIP of 4.31 as a unit this year. They are currently ranked 19th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 517. The Los Angeles pitching staff have relinquished 295 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.28 (264 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.70 (539 strikeouts against 224 walks). They have conceded 67 dingers and they allow 4.78 runs per 9 innings (20th in MLB).

Sitting with 76 save situations, the Angels have tallied 43 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on relievers to enter the contest in 33 save chances and they have walked away with 21 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 65 times in high leverage situations in addition to 54 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 44.0% of 91 inherited runners. They rank 14th in baseball with a save rate of 63.6%, and they have dispatched 182 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 54 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (24th in professional baseball). The Angels have racked up 539 assists, 36 errors and have a total of 1,667 putouts for the year. In their 5,001 innings on the diamond, the Angels have a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (16th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Ohtani has allowed 306 hits while he has tallied 537 K's in 420 innings. He has given up a total of 141 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.077 and a FIP of 3.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.65 and he has faced 1,704 hitters so far in his MLB career. Ohtani (33-16 career mark) is the owner of a 3.02 earned run average and has conceded 6.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-110)

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