Boston Red Sox vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 3/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Saturday, March 30, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: NESN

T-Mobile Park is where the Seattle Mariners (88-74 last season) will meet the Boston Red Sox (78-84 last year) on Saturday. The expected starting pitchers will be Kutter Crawford and Logan Gilbert.

Boston had a slugging percentage of .424 and were called out on strikes 1,372 times, while being walked on 486 occasions. They tallied 734 runs batted in and 1,437 hits for the previous season, and their team batting average was at .258. The Red Sox tallied 339 two-baggers as a team and smacked 182 balls out of the park. They had a total of 772 runs while holding a team OBP of .324. As a squad, the Boston Red Sox put up 4.8 runs/g, which had them sitting at 11th in the league.

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They accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and the pitching staff finished with a WHIP of 1.34. Red Sox pitchers gave up 208 long balls in addition to 776 total runs (21st in MLB). Boston gave up 1,416 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 718 earned runs. The Red Sox had a team earned run average of 4.52 in the prior season (21st in the league), and their staff struck out 1,423 hitters. Their pitching staff walked 497 players from the other team and their FIP came in at 4.37 as a unit over the course of last season.

The Red Sox relief pitchers recorded a save percentage of 72.9% and stepped onto the mound in 127 save situations. The relief pitchers inherited 178 runners during the previous year and 31.5% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Red Sox pitchers entered the game with runners on base 117 times and also had 150 contests in high leverage situations. The Red Sox had sent 514 relievers to the mound in the prior season. The relief pitchers finished with 67 holds last year (27th in the league). They tallied 43 saves in the prior season and missed out on 16 out of their 59 chances to save the game.

The Red Sox transformed 67.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,870 innings, ranking them 28th in the majors. The Boston Red Sox accumulated 4,290 putouts over the course of last season, in addition to 1,429 assists and 102 errors. Their fielding percentage finished at .982 which had them ranked 28th in the majors, and had a total of 137 double plays.

Crawford has taken the ball for 208 frames and has 214 K's so far in his career. His ERA is 4.74 (110 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.246. He has allowed 193 base hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 67 free passes. Crawford (9-15 career record) holds a FIP of 4.08 while facing 874 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Mariners held a team slugging % of .413 and they were earning 4.68 runs per contest (12th in baseball). They put up 283 doubles, while getting a free base 548 times and putting up 758 runs. Seattle recorded 210 long balls in the prior season to go along with 728 runs batted in. They were rung up on 1,603 occasions (2nd in baseball) and tallied 1,332 hits. The Seattle Mariners tallied a team OBP of .321 and a batting average of .242 last season.

The Mariners had a team WHIP of 1.188 and were the owners of a FIP of 3.88 as a staff over the course of last season. They were sitting at 7th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,300. The Seattle pitching staff given up 659 runs for the previous season while having an ERA of 3.74 (602 earned runs yielded). They had a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (1,459 strikeouts against 421 walks). They yielded 184 homers and they allowed 4.09 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB).

Seattle had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 64 save chances and they came away with 44 saves. They were ranked 7th in baseball holding a save rate of 68.8%, and they dispatched 550 relievers to the mound last season. Their bullpen pitchers came in 183 times in high leverage situations in addition to 150 occasions with runners on. Seattle relievers had an inherited score rate of 25.8% out of 198 inherited runners. Ending the season with 165 save situations, the Mariners tallied 98 holds and also 20 blown saves.

In their 13,044 innings played, the Mariners had a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (7th in baseball). The Seattle Mariners turned 123 double plays and had a fielding rate of .987 (8th in MLB). The Mariners accrued 1,379 assists, 73 errors and earned 4,348 putouts over the course of the prior season.

Gilbert (32-18 mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.76 earned run average while conceding 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.35 and he has faced 2,039 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 207 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.138 and a FIP of 3.7. So far in his MLB career, Gilbert has allowed 451 hits and he has 491 punch outs in 495 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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