Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 5/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (+105) Seattle (-124)

The Houston Astros (24-30) are headed to T-Mobile Park on Wednesday where they will meet the Seattle Mariners (29-26). The moneyline on this game has Houston at +105 while Seattle is opening at -124. The over/under is set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Justin Verlander and George Kirby.

Houston has a slugging rate of .418 and have been rung up 358 times, while being walked on 169 occasions. They have amassed 233 runs batted in in addition to 487 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is .263. The Astros have recorded 88 doubles as a unit and have hit 64 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 244 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .328. As a team, the Houston Astros are putting up 4.5 runs per contest, which is 10th in the league.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.11 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.38. Astros pitchers have given up 61 home runs in addition to 249 runs in total (23rd in baseball). Houston has given up 449 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 236 earned runs. The Astros hold a team ERA of 4.44 for the year (26th in the league), and the staff has rung up 446 hitters. They have walked 211 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.41 as a unit on the season.

Astros pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 30 times in addition to having 49 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 27 holds so far this year (19th in MLB). The Astros relief pitchers have a save rate of 50.0% and has come into the game in 45 save situations. They have earned 9 saves over the course of the season and have blown 9 of their 18 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 48 runners for the year with 29.2% of them earned a run for their team. The Astros have dispatched 172 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Houston Astros have amassed 1,434 putouts thus far, in addition to 473 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which puts them in 7th in the majors, and have 50 double plays. The Astros have transformed 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,302 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 20th in the majors.

Verlander (260-143 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.40 while he has faced 13,716 hitters in the majors. He has given up 2,828 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 939 free passes. His ERA is 3.24 (1,213 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.119. Verlander has taken the mound for 3,365 frames and has racked up 3,377 K's in his MLB career.

Seattle has accumulated 61 long balls for the year to go along with 198 RBIs. They have put up 62 two-baggers, while taking a walk 168 times as well as scoring 205 runs. The Seattle Mariners are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .298 and a batting average of .224 on the campaign. The Mariners have a team SLG% of .368 and they are recording 3.73 runs per contest (28th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 553 occasions (1st in the league) and have a total of 401 hits.

The Mariners have a WHIP of 1.089 and have a FIP of 3.78 as a squad this season. They come in at 3rd in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 392. The Seattle pitching staff have surrendered 211 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.66 (196 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (459 strikeouts against 133 walks). They have relinquished 59 homers and they surrender 3.94 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball).

Seattle relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 33.8% out of 74 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 50 times in high leverage situations and also on 49 occasions with runners on base. With 45 save situations, the Mariners have earned 26 holds and 4 blown saves. They are currently ranked 3rd in baseball holding a save percentage of 77.8%, and they have dispatched 166 relievers to the mound for the season. Seattle has had relievers take the mound in 18 save chances and they have come away with 14 saves.

Out of their 4,341 innings played, the Mariners have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.5% (4th in professional baseball). The Seattle Mariners have gotten 35 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in the majors). The Mariners have recorded 433 assists, 33 errors and have earned 1,447 putouts for the year.

Kirby (25-20 career record) has earned a 3.52 ERA and has conceded 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.70 and he has faced 1,554 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 150 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.094 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.3. So far in his pro baseball career, Kirby has conceded 372 base knocks while he has earned 362 strikeouts in 383 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston (+105)

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