Boston Red Sox vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 3/31/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Sunday, March 31, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Seattle Mariners (88-74 last season) will try to defeat the Boston Red Sox (78-84 last year) at T-Mobile Park on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are Garrett Whitlock and Bryce Miller.

As a squad, the Boston Red Sox scored 4.8 runs per outing, which had them sitting at 11th in the league. They had a total of 772 runs and held an OBP of .324. The Red Sox accumulated 339 two-baggers as a unit and smacked 182 baseballs out of the park. They had 734 runs batted in as well as 1,437 hits in the prior season, and their team batting average came in at .258. Boston had a slugging percentage of .424 and struck out 1,372 times, while being walked on 486 occasions.

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The Red Sox had an ERA of 4.52 for the prior year (21st in the league), and the staff rung up 1,423 hitters. Red Sox pitchers conceded 208 long balls and also 776 runs in total (21st in the league). They walked 497 opposing players and their FIP finished at 4.37 as a unit over the course of the prior season. Boston conceded 1,416 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 718 earned runs. They earned a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and their pitching staff had a team WHIP of 1.34.

Red Sox bullpen pitchers entered the game with runners on 117 times in addition to having 150 contests in high leverage situations. The relievers recorded 67 holds in the prior season (27th in the league). The Red Sox relievers earned a save percentage of 72.9% and came into the game in 127 save situations. They recorded 43 saves over the course of the prior season and did not convert 16 out of their 59 chances to save the game. The relievers inherited 178 runners in the prior season and 31.5% of them crossed the plate. The Red Sox sent 514 relief pitchers to the hill for the prior year.

The Boston Red Sox finished with 4,290 putouts for the prior year, in addition to 1,429 assists and 102 errors. Their fielding percentage finished at .982 which put them in 28th in pro baseball, and they turned 137 double plays. The Red Sox turned 67.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,870 innings, which had them sitting at 28th in professional baseball.

Whitlock has taken the ball for 223 frames and is sitting with 235 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Whitlock (17-11 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.46 while he has faced 913 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.51 (87 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.146. He has surrendered 211 base knocks (8.5 hits per 9 innings) with 45 free passes.

The Mariners held a team SLG% of .413 and they were earning 4.68 runs per contest (12th in baseball). They recorded 283 two-baggers, while walking 548 times as well as putting up 758 runs. Seattle was sitting with 210 home runs over the course of last year in addition to 728 RBIs. They struck out on 1,603 occasions (2nd in baseball) and had 1,332 hits. The Seattle Mariners had a team on-base percentage of .321 in addition to a batting average of .242 over the course of the prior season.

The Seattle pitching staff given up 659 runs in the prior season while holding a team ERA of 3.74 (602 earned runs surrendered). They yielded 184 dingers and they surrendered 4.09 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Mariners had a WHIP of 1.188 and had a FIP of 3.88 as a pitching staff for the prior year. They earned a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (1,459 strikeouts vs 421 free passes). They were ranked 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 1,300.

Seattle had relievers enter the game in 64 save opportunities and they tallied 44 saves. They were ranked 7th in baseball with a save rate of 68.8%, and they sent 550 relievers to the hill last year. Their relief pitchers came in 183 times in high leverage situations and on 150 occasions with base runners. Seattle relief pitchers had an inherited score percentage of 25.8% of 198 inherited runners. Ending the season with 165 save situations, the Mariners compiled 98 holds and 20 blown saves.

In 13,044 innings played, the Mariners finished with a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (7th in MLB). The Seattle Mariners turned 123 double plays and notched a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in professional baseball). The Mariners had 1,379 assists, 73 errors and a tally of 4,348 putouts during the previous year.

Thus far in his career, Miller has conceded 124 hits while he has totaled 119 K's in 131 innings. He has surrendered a total of 63 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.142 and a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 4.58 and he has gone up against 537 batters in his MLB career. Miller (8-7 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.32 earned run average while surrendering 8.5 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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