Seattle Mariners vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 9/10/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, September 10, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Seattle Mariners (79-62) are headed to Tropicana Field on Sunday where they will play the Tampa Bay Rays (86-56). The pitchers taking the mound are Bryce Miller and Zach Eflin.

The Mariners have hit 252 doubles as a unit and have hit 190 balls out of the park. Seattle is slugging .420 and have struck out 1,397 times, while drawing a walk on 483 occasions. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are notching 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 10th in baseball. They have 650 runs batted in in addition to 1,167 hits this season, while their batting average is at .244. They have a total of 674 runs scored and hold an OBP of .324.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.58 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.18. Mariners pitchers have relinquished 157 home runs in addition to 571 runs in total (2nd in baseball). Seattle has allowed 1,139 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 521 earned runs. The Mariners have an ERA of 3.72 over the course of the season (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,269 batters. They have walked 354 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.82 as a team on the year.

The Mariners relievers have recorded a save percentage of 67.2% and stepped onto the hill in 156 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 164 runners so far this year with 23.2% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Mariners pitchers have come into the game with runners on 128 times as well as having 159 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 475 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relievers have a total of 92 holds so far this season (2nd in the league). They have compiled 41 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 20 of their 61 chances to get a save.

The San Francisco Giants have amassed 3,782 putouts thus far, as well as 1,186 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which ranks 11th in MLB, and they have twisted 110 double plays. The Mariners have converted 69.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,346 innings, ranking them 9th in professional baseball.

Miller has taken the hill for 112 innings and has 102 K's in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.83 (48 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.074. He has allowed 99 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 22 walks. Miller (8-4 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.81 while going up against 454 batters in the major leagues.

The Tampa Bay Rays have earned an OBP of .331 as well as a batting average of .258 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,246 occasions (10th in MLB) and have accounted for 1,237 base knocks. Tampa Bay is sitting with 205 home runs on the season as well as 722 RBIs. The Rays hold a team slugging percentage of .444 and they average 5.30 runs per contest (4th in MLB). They have hit 236 doubles, while taking a walk 455 times as well as notching 753 runs.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 563 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.79 (531 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 149 homers and they surrender 4.01 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.177 and have a FIP of 3.80 as a unit on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.20 (1,287 strikeouts vs 389 walks). They are currently ranked 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,096.

With 132 save situations, the Rays have tallied 65 holds in addition to 26 blown saves. Tampa Bay has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 66 save chances and they have come away with 40 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 139 times in high leverage situations in addition to 108 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.5% out of their 162 inherited base runners. They are ranked 21st in baseball with a save percentage of 60.6%, and they have sent 463 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 101 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in baseball). The Rays have 1,255 assists, 59 errors and have a total of 3,787 putouts so far this season. Out of their 11,361 innings on the field, the Rays have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.6% (4th in pro baseball).

Eflin (49-53 career record) has earned a 4.30 ERA while giving up 9.2 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.92 and he has gone up against 3,420 opposing batters so far in his career. He has surrendered 389 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.244 and a FIP of 4.1. During his career, Eflin has surrendered 833 hits while earning 710 strikeouts in 815 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle

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