Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 7/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Saturday, July 20, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Houston Astros (50-46) are on their way to T-Mobile Park on Saturday where they will take on the Seattle Mariners (52-46). The starting pitchers are Hunter Brown and George Kirby.

The Astros have hit 162 doubles as a unit and have hit 110 baseballs out of the stadium. Houston owns a slugging percentage of .418 and have been rung up 669 times, while taking a walk on 267 occasions. As a unit, the Houston Astros are recording 4.8 runs per outing, which is 10th in the league. They have recorded 440 runs batted in in addition to 866 hits on the year, and their team batting average sits at .262. They have accumulated 457 runs scored and have an OBP of .322.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.38 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.30. Astros pitchers have surrendered 111 long balls and also 408 runs (13th in MLB). Houston has surrendered 759 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 382 earned runs. The Astros hold a team earned run average of 4.03 on the campaign (17th in the league), and their staff has struck out 832 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 349 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.29 as a team so far this season.

The Astros bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 62.2% and has entered the game in 92 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 76 base runners for the season and 27.6% of them crossed home plate. Astros relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 51 times in addition to having 89 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have sent 306 relievers to the hill this year. The relievers have tallied 54 holds on the campaign (12th in MLB). They have accumulated 23 saves for the year and have not converted 14 of their 37 save opportunities.

The Astros have transformed 70.5% of balls in play into outs out of 7,671 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 8th in baseball. The Houston Astros have a total of 2,557 putouts on the year, in addition to 819 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which is 3rd in MLB, and they have turned 81 double plays.

Brown has pitched in 274 frames and has tallied 305 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Brown (20-19 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.46 while he has gone up against 1,167 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.53 (138 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.346. He has given up 269 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) with 100 free passes.

Seattle has 109 long balls so far this year as well as 362 RBIs. They have 129 doubles, while getting a free base 319 times and putting up 379 runs. The Seattle Mariners have recorded an OBP of .300 and a team batting average of .219 this year. The Mariners hold a slugging percentage of .367 and they earn 3.87 runs per game (28th in the league). They have struck out on 1,013 occasions (1st in baseball) and have notched a total of 701 base hits.

The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.076 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.70 as a staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.50 (819 strikeouts vs 234 free passes). They rank 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 698. They have yielded 101 homers and they relinquish 3.74 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The Seattle pitching staff have conceded 360 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.46 (333 earned runs conceded).

Seattle bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 35.6% of 132 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 119 times in high leverage situations and also on 91 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 92 save situations, the Mariners have 52 holds and 12 blown saves. They sit at 9th in the league with a save percentage of 68.4%, and they have dispatched 310 relief pitchers onto the field so far this season. Seattle has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 38 save opportunities and they have tallied 26 saves.

The Seattle Mariners have turned 67 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in pro baseball). The Mariners have 804 assists, 51 errors and have accumulated 2,598 putouts for the year. In their 7,794 innings played, the Mariners have a defensive efficiency of 72.7% (1st in baseball).

Kirby (28-22 career mark) has a 3.35 earned run average while giving up 8.6 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 7.80 and he has faced 1,769 batters during his MLB career. He has allowed 163 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.079 and a FIP of 3.3. So far in his pro baseball career, Kirby has allowed 418 hits and he has 421 K's in 437 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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