Arizona Diamondbacks vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 4/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Sunday, April 21, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+116) Seattle (-136)

T-Mobile Park is where the Seattle Mariners (14-12) will go up against the Arizona Diamondbacks (12-15) on Sunday. The odds on this game have Arizona at +116 and Seattle is opening at -136. The betting total is set at 7.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Slade Cecconi and George Kirby.

Arizona is slugging .400 and have struck out 190 times, while being walked on 104 occasions. They have accumulated 140 RBI's and 238 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average is at .257. The Diamondbacks have accumulated 49 doubles as a unit and have hit 27 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 150 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .336. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are knocking in 5.6 runs per game, which ranks them 2nd in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.72 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.27. Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 27 home runs and 120 runs in total (21st in baseball). Arizona has surrendered 230 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 108 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have compiled a team earned run average of 4.05 on the campaign (20th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 204 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 75 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.90 as a unit for the year.

Diamondbacks pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 25 times and also have had 31 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 11 holds on the season (24th in baseball). The Diamondbacks bullpen have earned a save percentage of 45.5% and has come into the game in 23 save situations. They have earned 5 saves for the year and have blown 6 of their 11 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 32 runners for the year and 43.8% of them earned a run for their team. The Diamondbacks have sent 85 relievers to the mound this year.

The Diamondbacks have transformed 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,160 innings, ranking them 18th in baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have accounted for 720 putouts this year, as well as 248 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which is 17th in professional baseball, and they have turned 24 double plays.

Cecconi has thrown 286 frames and has accumulated 254 strikeouts thus far in his career. Cecconi (17-12 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.30 while he has gone up against 1,215 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.02 (128 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.284. He has given up 291 base hits (9.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 77 walks.

The Mariners hold a team SLG% of .359 and they are recording 3.81 runs per contest (24th in baseball). They have tallied 27 two-baggers, while walking 92 times and scoring 99 runs. Seattle has accounted for 27 long balls this year and 96 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 262 occasions (3rd in MLB) and have totaled 190 base knocks. The Seattle Mariners have an on-base percentage of .305 and a batting average of .223 on the campaign.

The Mariners are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.073 in addition to having a FIP of 3.69 as a unit on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.10 (234 strikeouts against 62 free passes). They are sitting at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 186. They have yielded 29 dingers and they allow 3.50 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The Seattle pitching staff have conceded 90 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.19 (82 earned runs relinquished).

Seattle relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 21.9% of 32 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 21 times in high leverage situations and also on 23 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 21 save situations, the Mariners have compiled 14 holds in addition to 1 blown save. They sit at 2nd in the league with a save percentage of 85.7%, and they have sent 80 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. Seattle has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 7 save opportunities and they have walked away with 6 saves.

In 2,082 innings played, the Mariners are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 72.1% (4th in baseball). The Seattle Mariners have turned 16 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (23rd in baseball). The Mariners have racked up 198 assists, 16 errors and have notched a total of 694 putouts on the campaign.

So far in his MLB career, Kirby has allowed 675 base hits while he has accumulated 544 punch outs in 692 innings pitched. Kirby (50-39 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.33 earned run average and has given up 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 333 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.192 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.63 and he has faced 2,899 opposing batters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona (+116)

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