New York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 9/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: YES

The New York Yankees (87-63) are headed to T-Mobile Park on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Seattle Mariners (77-73). The starting pitchers are Nestor Cortes Jr and Bryce Miller.

The Yankees have accounted for 224 doubles as a team and have hit 220 baseballs out of the park. New York has a slugging percentage of .431 and have been called out on strikes 1,213 times, while taking a walk on 615 occasions. As a unit, the New York Yankees are putting up 5.0 runs per outing, which puts them at 3rd in baseball. They have recorded 718 runs batted in as well as 1,257 hits so far this season, and their batting average is sitting at .249. They have tallied 747 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .333.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.73 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. Yankees pitchers have yielded 167 home runs in addition to 624 runs (9th in baseball). New York has surrendered 1,185 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 563 earned runs. The Yankees have an earned run average of 3.77 so far this year (8th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,339 hitters. They have walked 491 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.08 as a squad for the season.

The Yankees relievers have earned a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 141 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 242 base runners for the season and 35.1% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Yankees pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 162 times in addition to having 138 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have dispatched 483 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relievers are sitting with 79 holds for the season (13th in the league). They have recorded 40 saves so far this year and have missed out on 20 of their 60 save opportunities.

The Yankees have transformed 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 12,093 innings on the field, which ranks them 13th in professional baseball. The New York Yankees have 4,031 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,222 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which is 25th in pro baseball, and have a total of 103 double plays.

Cortes Jr (33-21 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.79 and he has faced 2,309 batters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 497 base hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 157 free passes. His earned run average is 3.85 (240 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.165. Cortes Jr has taken the hill for 561 innings and is sitting with 569 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

Seattle has 169 home runs so far this year to go along with 586 RBIs. They have put up 210 two-baggers, while taking a walk 527 times as well as putting up 617 runs. The Seattle Mariners have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .309 as well as a team batting average of .222 on the campaign. The Mariners hold a slugging % of .372 and they are scoring 4.11 runs per contest (24th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,514 occasions (1st in the league) and have recorded 1,088 hits.

The Seattle pitching staff have conceded 564 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.50 (515 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 170 dingers and they surrender 3.83 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Mariners are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.075 and have a FIP of 3.75 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.80 (1,301 strikeouts against 338 walks). They have a ranking of 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,086.

With 129 save situations, the Mariners have 75 holds in addition to 20 blown saves. Seattle has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 52 save opportunities and they have come away with 32 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 165 times in high leverage situations and on 135 occasions with runners on. Seattle relievers have an inherited score percentage of 39.4% of 188 inherited base runners. They sit at 22nd in MLB with a save percentage of 61.5%, and they have dispatched 480 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Seattle Mariners have turned 90 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in MLB). The Mariners have racked up 1,196 assists, 74 errors and have accounted for 3,973 putouts this year. In 11,919 innings on the diamond, the Mariners hold a defensive efficiency of 72.5% (1st in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Miller has allowed 251 base knocks while accumulating 277 strikeouts in 299 frames. Miller (19-15 career mark) holds a 3.64 earned run average while surrendering 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 121 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.057 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.26 and he has gone up against 1,193 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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