Seattle Mariners vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 9/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Thursday, September 7, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Seattle Mariners (77-61) are en route to Tropicana Field on Thursday where they will take on the Tampa Bay Rays (84-55). The pitchers who are expected to start are Luis Castillo and Zack Littell.

As a team, the Seattle Mariners are notching 4.8 runs per game, which puts them at 10th in the league. They are sitting with 661 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .325. The Mariners have compiled 246 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 184 balls out of the park. They have recorded 637 RBI's and 1,144 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .244. Seattle has a slugging % of .420 and have been called out on strikes 1,375 times, while being walked on 474 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.60 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.18. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 153 long balls and also 560 total runs (3rd in the league). Seattle has relinquished 1,117 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 510 earned runs. The Mariners hold a team ERA of 3.72 on the campaign (2nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,234 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 343 batters and their FIP is 3.81 as a squad so far this season.

Mariners bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 126 times in addition to having 155 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 89 holds over the course of the season (3rd in the league). The Mariners relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 152 save situations. They have 40 saves this season and have blown 20 of their 60 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 161 runners so far this year and 23.6% of them crossed the plate. The Mariners have dispatched 466 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Mariners have converted 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,112 innings, which ranks them 9th in MLB. The San Francisco Giants have a total of 3,704 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,168 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .986 which puts them in 11th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 109 double plays.

Castillo has thrown 1,027 innings and has accounted for 1,120 strikeouts thus far in his career. His earned run average is 3.52 (402 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.169. He has surrendered 857 base hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 344 free passes. Castillo (59-62 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.67 while he has faced 4,240 batters in the major leagues.

Tampa Bay has accounted for 200 long balls for the year to go along with 712 runs batted in. They have recorded 232 doubles, while taking a walk 442 times as well as racking up 743 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have an OBP of .331 and a team batting average of .259 so far this season. The Rays have a SLG% of .444 and they average 5.35 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,218 occasions (12th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,217 base knocks.

The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.185 in addition to having a FIP of 3.82 as a staff over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.10 (1,255 strikeouts against 384 walks). They are sitting at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,079. They have surrendered 146 homers and they surrender 4.06 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 557 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.83 (525 earned runs relinquished).

Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 64 save chances and they have come away with 38 saves. They rank 21st in baseball with a save percentage of 59.4%, and they have dispatched 456 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 138 times in high leverage situations and on 107 occasions with runners on base. Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.7% out of their 161 inherited runners. Sitting with 127 save situations, the Rays have 62 holds and also 26 blown saves.

In 11,118 innings on the field, the Rays are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.5% (4th in baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 100 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in the majors). The Rays have 1,233 assists, 59 errors and have accounted for 3,706 putouts over the course of the season.

During his pro baseball career, Littell has given up 237 base hits while totaling 203 K's in 233 innings. Littell (16-9 career record) is the owner of a 4.25 ERA and has given up 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 110 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.309 and having a FIP of 4.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.99 and he has faced 989 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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