Cleveland Guardians vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 4/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+108) Seattle (-126)

The Cleveland Guardians (3-1) are hitting the road to T-Mobile Park on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Seattle Mariners (2-2). The moneyline on this contest has the Guardians at +108 and the Mariners are at -126. The over/under is 7. The starting pitchers are Shane Bieber and Luis Castillo.

The Guardians have compiled 12 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 2 baseballs out of the park. Cleveland has a slugging rate of .455 and have been called out on strikes 27 times, while taking a walk on 16 occasions. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 7.3 runs per contest, which ranks them 6th in the league. They have compiled 25 runs batted in and 42 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average is at .290. They have earned a total of 29 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .376.

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The Guardians are sitting with a team earned run average of 2.83 on the campaign (5th in the league), and their staff has struck out 38 batters. Guardians pitchers have relinquished 2 home runs and also 11 runs (7th in baseball). They have walked 13 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.58 as a unit over the course of the season. Cleveland has given up 27 hits (6.9 per 9 innings) as well as 11 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.92 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.14.

Guardians relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 1 time and also have had 3 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 3 holds on the season (5th in the league). The Guardians relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 100.0% and has come into the game in 4 save situations. They have accumulated 1 save for the season and have blown 0 out of their 1 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 3 base runners this year with 33.3% of those runners crossed the plate. The Guardians have sent 14 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Cleveland Guardians have earned a total of 105 putouts this season, as well as 36 assists and 1 error. Their fielding rate is at .993 which ranks 7th in baseball, and they have turned 3 double plays. The Guardians have transformed 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 315 innings on the diamond, ranking them 11th in MLB.

Bieber has taken the ball for 837 frames and is sitting with 949 K's in his career. Bieber (61-32 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.11 and he has faced 3,392 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.25 (302 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.116. He has surrendered 746 base hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 188 free passes.

Seattle has compiled 3 long balls over the course of the season as well as 10 runs batted in. They have 3 doubles, while taking a walk 6 times as well as putting up 10 runs. The Seattle Mariners have compiled a team OBP of .226 as well as a team batting average of .178 over the course of the season. The Mariners hold a slugging % of .271 and they are recording 2.50 runs per contest (30th in baseball). They have struck out on 45 instances (3rd in MLB) and have notched a total of 23 hits.

The Seattle pitching staff have conceded 14 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.16 (13 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 4 homers and they allow 3.41 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB). The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.162 in addition to having a FIP of 3.72 as a pitching staff for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 10.00 (41 strikeouts against 11 free passes). They are currently ranked 17th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 32.

Seattle has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 1 save chance and they have earned 1 save. They sit at 5th in the league with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have sent 13 relievers onto the diamond on the season. Their relievers have come in 7 times in high leverage situations in addition to 4 occasions with base runners. Seattle bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 25.0% of 4 inherited base runners. Sitting with 3 save situations, the Mariners have tallied 2 holds and also 0 blown saves.

Out of their 333 innings on the diamond, the Mariners are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (12th in pro baseball). The Seattle Mariners have turned 0 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .993 (6th in pro baseball). The Mariners have recorded 32 assists, 1 error and have amassed 111 putouts this year.

During his MLB career, Castillo has allowed 888 hits and he has 1,161 K's in 1,059 frames. He has surrendered 419 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.180 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.21 and he has gone up against 4,383 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. Castillo (62-65 career mark) is the owner of a 3.56 earned run average while giving up 7.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (+108)

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