Seattle Mariners vs New York Mets Prediction, 9/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs New York Mets

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: SportsNet NY

The New York Mets (61-73) will go up against the Seattle Mariners (76-57) at Citi Field on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound will be George Kirby and Tylor Megill.

The Mariners have accrued 241 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 173 balls out of the stadium. Seattle has a slugging % of .418 and have been called out on strikes 1,319 times, while drawing a walk on 459 occasions. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are compiling 4.8 runs per game, which is 10th in baseball. They have accumulated 617 runs batted in and 1,103 hits so far this season, while their team batting average comes in at .245. They have earned a total of 640 runs while having a team OBP of .325.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.69 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.17. Mariners pitchers have allowed 142 home runs and also 532 total runs (1st in the league). Seattle has relinquished 1,064 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) and 483 earned runs. The Mariners have an ERA of 3.64 over the course of the season (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,206 hitters. They have walked 327 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.70 as a team over the course of the season.

The Mariners bullpen have recorded a save rate of 69.0% and has entered the game in 146 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 151 base runners on the season and 24.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. Mariners bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 119 times as well as having 149 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 450 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers are sitting with 85 holds so far this season (5th in baseball). They have recorded 40 saves on the campaign and have blown 18 of their 58 save opportunities.

The Mariners have transformed 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 10,743 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 7th in professional baseball. The San Francisco Giants have accumulated 3,581 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,128 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which has them sitting 11th in baseball, and have a total of 106 double plays.

Kirby has taken the ball for 286 innings and is sitting with 275 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Kirby (18-13 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.11 while he has gone up against 1,160 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.33 (106 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.111. He has conceded 282 hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 36 free passes.

The New York Mets have earned an on-base percentage of .317 as well as a batting average of .237 on the campaign. They have struck out on 1,082 occasions (23rd in MLB) and have accounted for 1,047 base hits. New York is sitting with 173 home runs for the season as well as 565 runs batted in. The Mets have a team slugging % of .401 and they average 4.34 runs per contest (20th in the league). They have put up 177 two-baggers, while taking a walk 451 times as well as racking up 582 runs.

The New York pitching staff have given up 622 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.45 (579 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 164 homers and they yield 4.78 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball). The Mets hold a team WHIP of 1.379 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.59 as a unit for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.80 (1,142 strikeouts vs 503 walks). They are sitting at 17th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,112.

New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 30.8% out of 201 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 126 times in high leverage situations and also on 135 occasions with runners on. With 125 save situations, the Mets have accrued 76 holds and also 16 blown saves. They are ranked 15th in MLB holding a save percentage of 63.6%, and they have dispatched 444 relievers onto the diamond for the year. New York has had relief pitchers enter the game in 44 save opportunities and they have come away with 28 saves.

In their 10,542 innings played, the Mets have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (17th in professional baseball). The New York Mets have turned 118 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in the majors). The Mets have accrued 1,165 assists, 72 errors and have a total of 3,514 putouts so far this year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Megill has conceded 250 base knocks and he has 232 strikeouts in 234 innings pitched. He has conceded 129 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.440 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.67 and he has gone up against 1,025 batters so far in his MLB career. Megill (15-15 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.96 earned run average and has allowed 9.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle

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