Los Angeles Angels vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 5/31/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Friday, May 31, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Seattle Mariners (31-26) host the Los Angeles Angels (21-34) at T-Mobile Park on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Jose Soriano and Bryan Woo.

Los Angeles has a slugging % of .400 and have struck out 479 times, while being walked on 155 occasions. They have 218 runs batted in and 456 hits on the year, and their team batting average sits at .243. The Angels have hit 82 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 66 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 235 runs and have an OBP of .304. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 4.3 runs per game, which puts them at 18th in the league.

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The Angels are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.54 on the year (27th in the league), and they have rung up 462 hitters. Angels pitchers have given up 65 long balls in addition to 271 runs in total (26th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 211 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.40 as a squad this year. Los Angeles has given up 438 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 248 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.19 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.32.

The Angels have dispatched 170 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 69 runners so far this year and 33.3% of those players ended up scoring. They have accumulated 12 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 9 of 21 chances to save the game. The Angels relief pitchers have a save percentage of 57.1% and has entered the game in 45 save situations. The bullpen have 24 holds so far this year (26th in the league). Angels relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 45 times in addition to having 43 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Angels have earned 1,474 putouts for the season, as well as 474 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which has them sitting 13th in professional baseball, and have a total of 43 double plays. The Angels have turned 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,422 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 6th in pro baseball.

Soriano has taken the hill for 94 innings and has earned 107 K's in his career. Soriano (3-8 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.97 and he has gone up against 404 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.63 (38 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.251. He has given up 72 base hits (6.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 46 free passes.

The Mariners hold a slugging % of .365 and they score 3.70 runs per game (29th in baseball). They have put up 65 doubles, while taking a walk 173 times as well as earning 211 runs. Seattle has 62 home runs this season as well as 203 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 582 occasions (1st in the league) and have earned a total of 412 base knocks. The Seattle Mariners have compiled a team on-base percentage of .296 and a team batting average of .222 on the season.

The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.076 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.69 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.70 (483 strikeouts vs 135 bases on balls). They are sitting at 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 404. They have given up 60 home runs and they yield 3.84 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Seattle pitching staff have conceded 214 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 3.57 (199 earned runs relinquished).

Seattle has had relievers enter the contest in 19 save chances and they have earned 15 saves. They sit at 2nd in baseball holding a save percentage of 78.9%, and they have dispatched 174 relievers onto the field for the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 55 times in high leverage situations in addition to 51 occasions with runners on base. Seattle relievers have an inherited score percentage of 33.3% out of their 75 inherited base runners. With 46 save situations, the Mariners have earned 26 holds and also 4 blown saves.

The Seattle Mariners have turned 35 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in professional baseball). The Mariners have accrued 447 assists, 34 errors and have a tally of 1,504 putouts for the season. Out of their 4,512 innings on the diamond, the Mariners are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 72.5% (3rd in baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Woo has surrendered 86 base knocks and he has 109 K's in 109 innings. He has given up 45 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.088 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.30 and he has faced 450 batters thus far in his career. Woo (6-5 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.70 earned run average and has conceded 7.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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