New York Mets vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 8/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Friday, August 9, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The New York Mets (60-54) are headed to T-Mobile Park on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Seattle Mariners (59-56). The pitchers taking the mound will be Jose Quintana and Bryce Miller.

As a squad, the New York Mets are scoring 4.8 runs/g, which ranks them 8th in the league. They have accumulated 551 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .322. The Mets have tallied 207 doubles as a squad and have hit 143 balls out of the park. They have recorded 529 RBI's in addition to 979 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .250. New York owns a slugging percentage of .417 and have been called out on strikes 949 times, while drawing a walk on 369 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.38 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.29. Mets pitchers have conceded 128 home runs and 518 runs (19th in baseball). New York has conceded 888 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 465 earned runs. The Mets have compiled a team ERA of 4.10 this year (19th in the league), and they have struck out 1,013 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 425 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.27 as a unit this season.

Mets pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 114 times in addition to having 130 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 73 holds on the campaign (6th in MLB). The Mets bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 64.6% and has entered the game in 121 save situations. They have compiled 31 saves so far this season and have blown 17 of their 48 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 153 base runners on the year with 32.0% of them ended up scoring. The Mets have dispatched 368 relievers to the mound this season.

The Mets have turned 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,183 innings on the field, ranking them 14th in pro baseball. The New York Mets have accumulated 3,061 putouts for the season, as well as 997 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .982 which has them ranked 28th in MLB, and have a total of 96 double plays.

Quintana (98-100 career record) holds a FIP of 3.70 while he has gone up against 8,043 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 1,879 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 572 walks. His earned run average is 3.76 (800 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.279. Quintana has pitched in 1,917 innings and has earned 1,686 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Mariners have a slugging percentage of .370 and they score 3.92 runs per game (28th in the league). They have recorded 153 two-baggers, while getting a free base 384 times and earning 451 runs. Seattle has recorded 132 home runs so far this season to go along with 428 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,176 occasions (1st in the league) and have totaled 818 hits. The Seattle Mariners have earned an OBP of .301 in addition to a batting average of .217 on the year.

The Seattle pitching staff have surrendered 433 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.51 (397 earned runs relinquished). They have relinquished 117 homers and they surrender 3.82 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.094 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.64 as a unit on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.70 (980 strikeouts against 268 bases on balls). They come in at 1st in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 847.

Seattle has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 44 save chances and they have tallied 29 saves. They rank 11th in baseball holding a save rate of 65.9%, and they have sent 372 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year. Their relief pitchers have come in 137 times in high leverage situations and on 109 occasions with base runners. Seattle relievers have an inherited score rate of 39.1% out of 156 inherited runners. With 105 save situations, the Mariners have accrued 59 holds and 15 blown saves.

Out of their 9,171 innings on the field, the Mariners have a defensive efficiency of 71.7% (1st in baseball). The Seattle Mariners have gotten 77 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in professional baseball). The Mariners have recorded 946 assists, 65 errors and have a total of 3,057 putouts this year.

During his pro baseball career, Miller has given up 227 hits while he has totaled 232 strikeouts in 258 innings pitched. Miller (16-14 career win-loss mark) holds a 3.98 earned run average while giving up 7.9 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 114 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.097 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 4.14 and he has faced 1,040 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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