Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 7/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Sunday, July 21, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Space City Home Network

The Houston Astros (50-46) are en route to T-Mobile Park on Sunday where they will meet the Seattle Mariners (52-46). The pitchers taking the mound will be Ronel Blanco and Bryan Woo.

As a squad, the Houston Astros are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 10th in MLB. They have tallied 457 runs scored and have an OBP of .322. The Astros have accrued 162 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 110 balls out of the park. They have earned 440 RBI's in addition to 866 hits on the year, while their team batting average sits at .262. Houston is slugging .418 and have struck out 669 times, while taking a walk on 267 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.38 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.30. Astros pitchers have conceded 111 home runs and 408 runs (13th in MLB). Houston has allowed 759 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 382 earned runs. The Astros have an earned run average of 4.03 on the campaign (17th in MLB), and they have struck out 832 hitters. They have walked 349 opposing players and their FIP is 4.29 as a team so far this season.

The Astros relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 62.2% and has entered the game in 92 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 76 runners on the campaign and 27.6% of those runners crossed the plate. Astros bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 51 times as well as having 89 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have sent 306 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have earned 54 holds for the year (12th in the league). They have earned 23 saves on the campaign and have blown 14 of 37 save chances.

The Houston Astros have earned 2,557 putouts for the season, in addition to 819 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them ranked 3rd in professional baseball, and have accumulated 81 double plays. The Astros have transformed 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 7,671 innings on the field, ranking them 8th in the majors.

Blanco (11-5 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.29 while he has gone up against 686 batters in the majors. He has allowed 121 hits (6.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 74 walks. His ERA is 3.34 (62 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.167. Blanco has pitched in 167 frames and has earned 159 K's in his career.

The Mariners have a team slugging % of .367 and they have an average of 3.87 runs per contest (28th in MLB). They have tallied 129 doubles, while walking 319 times as well as putting up 379 runs. Seattle is sitting with 109 home runs on the campaign to go along with 362 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,013 occasions (1st in MLB) and have earned 701 hits. The Seattle Mariners have tallied an on-base percentage of .300 as well as a batting average of .219 on the season.

The Seattle pitching staff have conceded 360 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.46 (333 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 101 homers and they surrender 3.74 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.076 with a FIP of 3.71 as a staff this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (819 strikeouts vs 234 free passes). They have a ranking of 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 698.

Seattle has had relievers step onto the hill in 38 save opportunities and they have tallied 26 saves. They rank 9th in MLB with a save rate of 68.4%, and they have dispatched 310 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 119 times in high leverage situations and on 91 occasions with base runners. Seattle bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 35.6% out of 132 inherited base runners. With 92 save situations, the Mariners have accrued 52 holds and 12 blown saves.

The Seattle Mariners have turned 67 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in pro baseball). The Mariners have racked up 804 assists, 51 errors and have 2,598 putouts this season. In their 7,794 innings on the diamond, the Mariners hold a defensive efficiency of 72.7% (1st in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Woo has conceded 109 hits while he has tallied 122 punch outs in 132 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 53 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.099 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.39 and he has faced 541 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Woo (7-6 mark in his career) has earned a 3.62 earned run average while giving up 7.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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