Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 5/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Thursday, May 30, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Space City Home Network

T-Mobile Park is where the Seattle Mariners (30-26) will take on the Houston Astros (24-31) on Thursday. The expected starting pitchers are Spencer Arrighetti and Logan Gilbert.

Houston has a slugging % of .415 and have struck out 368 times, while being walked on 171 occasions. They have accrued 235 runs batted in in addition to 492 hits this season, and their team batting average sits at .261. The Astros have earned 88 doubles as a squad and have knocked 65 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 246 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .326. As a squad, the Houston Astros are notching 4.5 runs/g, which ranks them 10th in MLB.

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The Astros hold a team earned run average of 4.43 on the campaign (26th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 460 hitters. Astros pitchers have surrendered 61 home runs in addition to 253 runs in total (22nd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 212 opposing players and their FIP is 4.34 as a team so far this year. Houston has conceded 456 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 239 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.17 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.37.

Astros bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 30 times in addition to having 51 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 28 holds so far this season (15th in baseball). The Astros relievers have accumulated a save rate of 47.4% and has entered the game in 47 save situations. They have earned 9 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 10 out of their 19 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 48 base runners this season and 29.2% of them crossed the plate. The Astros have dispatched 174 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Astros have transformed 69.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,374 innings, which has them ranked 22nd in professional baseball. The Houston Astros are sitting with 1,458 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 480 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which has them sitting 9th in the majors, and have earned 50 double plays.

Arrighetti (2-5 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.90 while he has gone up against 177 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 47 hits (11.2 hits per nine innings) and has 20 walks. His ERA is 6.93 (29 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.779. Arrighetti has pitched in 37 frames and is sitting with 43 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Seattle Mariners have compiled a team on-base percentage of .297 as well as a team batting average of .224 so far this year. They have struck out on 567 occasions (1st in the league) and have a total of 408 hits. Seattle has hit 61 home runs on the season to go along with 201 runs batted in. The Mariners have a team SLG% of .368 and they average 3.73 runs per game (28th in MLB). They have notched 65 two-baggers, while walking 169 times and notching 209 runs.

The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.083 in addition to having a FIP of 3.76 as a staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.60 (469 strikeouts vs 135 bases on balls). They come in at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 397. They have allowed 60 homers and they allow 3.90 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB). The Seattle pitching staff have surrendered 213 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.63 (198 earned runs given up).

Seattle bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.8% out of 74 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 50 times in high leverage situations in addition to 49 occasions with runners on. With 46 save situations, the Mariners have accrued 26 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. They sit at 2nd in the league with a save rate of 78.9%, and they have dispatched 169 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Seattle has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 19 save opportunities and they have recorded 15 saves.

The Seattle Mariners have turned 35 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in the majors). The Mariners have accrued 439 assists, 34 errors and have amassed 1,474 putouts on the season. Out of their 4,422 innings on the diamond, the Mariners have a defensive efficiency of 72.6% (3rd in MLB).

In his career, Gilbert has conceded 500 base knocks while he has totaled 557 K's in 566 innings pitched. Gilbert (35-20 career win-loss record) holds a 3.67 earned run average and has surrendered 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 231 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.116 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.22 and he has gone up against 2,310 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Seattle

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