Chicago Cubs vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 4/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

T-Mobile Park is where the Seattle Mariners (5-8) will play the Chicago Cubs (7-5) on Saturday. The starting pitchers will be Shota Imanaga and Emerson Hancock.

As a squad, the Chicago Cubs are scoring 6.1 runs per game, which is 2nd in baseball. They have 73 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .351. The Cubs have compiled 18 doubles as a squad and have hit 13 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 67 RBI's and 100 hits this season, while their team batting average comes in at .252. Chicago is slugging .416 and have struck out 96 times, while taking a walk on 57 occasions.

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The Cubs hold a team ERA of 4.51 so far this season (22nd in the league), and they have struck out 117 batters. Cubs pitchers have conceded 13 home runs and 62 total runs (20th in baseball). They have walked 43 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.96 as a unit for the year. Chicago has surrendered 102 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 53 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.72 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.38.

The Cubs bullpen have a save percentage of 33.3% and stepped onto the hill in 11 save situations. The relievers have inherited 18 base runners this season with 55.6% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Cubs bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 12 times in addition to having 13 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cubs have sent 44 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have earned 4 holds this season (24th in MLB). They have earned 2 saves this season and have blown 4 of 6 save opportunities.

The Chicago Cubs have 317 putouts this season, as well as 96 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which ranks 22nd in pro baseball, and they have turned 9 double plays. The Cubs have converted 66.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 951 innings, which has them sitting 26th in baseball.

Imanaga has taken the ball for 10 frames and has earned 12 K's during his career. His ERA is 0.00 (0 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 0.400. He has given up 4 hits (3.6 hits per nine innings) and has 0 walks. Imanaga (1-0 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 0.81 while he has gone up against 35 hitters in the major leagues.

Seattle has knocked in 12 home runs so far this year and 42 RBIs. They have notched 14 two-baggers, while walking 37 times as well as racking up 42 runs. The Seattle Mariners have accumulated an on-base percentage of .278 in addition to a batting average of .207 on the campaign. The Mariners have a team slugging percentage of .324 and they are recording 3.23 runs per contest (27th in MLB). They have been rung up on 138 occasions (2nd in MLB) and are sitting with 89 base hits.

The Mariners are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.303 with a FIP of 4.09 as a staff on the season. They rank 26th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 116. The Seattle pitching staff have allowed 63 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.85 (62 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (115 strikeouts vs 34 bases on balls). They have relinquished 16 home runs and they relinquish 4.93 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB).

Sitting with 10 save situations, the Mariners have earned 7 holds in addition to 0 blown saves. Seattle has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 3 save opportunities and they have come away with 3 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 13 times in high leverage situations and also on 15 occasions with runners on. Seattle relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 23.8% out of their 21 inherited base runners. They rank 3rd in MLB with a save rate of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 43 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Seattle Mariners have turned 6 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in the majors). The Mariners have recorded 97 assists, 6 errors and have notched a total of 346 putouts on the campaign. In 1,038 innings played, the Mariners have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (22nd in professional baseball).

So far in his career, Hancock has given up 28 hits while he has accumulated 13 strikeouts in 20 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 17 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.597 and having a FIP of 5.5. His K/BB ratio is 2.60 and he has faced 93 batters during his pro baseball career. Hancock (1-1 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 7.40 earned run average while allowing 12.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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