San Francisco Giants vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 8/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Friday, August 23, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: NBC Bay Area

The Seattle Mariners (64-64) will try to beat the San Francisco Giants (65-64) at T-Mobile Park on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Hayden Birdsong and Luis Castillo.

The Giants have recorded 217 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 132 balls out of the park. San Francisco has a slugging % of .396 and have been called out on strikes 1,117 times, while taking a walk on 412 occasions. As a team, the San Francisco Giants are notching 4.3 runs per game, which puts them at 15th in baseball. They have 530 RBI's in addition to 1,056 hits for the season, while their average at the plate is .243. They are sitting with 556 runs while holding a team OBP of .312.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.85 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.29. Giants pitchers have conceded 128 home runs in addition to 567 runs (18th in the league). San Francisco has relinquished 1,080 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 529 earned runs. The Giants have compiled a team ERA of 4.17 so far this season (20th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,130 batters. They have walked 396 hitters and their FIP sits at 3.84 as a team on the year.

The Giants relievers have recorded a save rate of 59.1% and stepped onto the hill in 127 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 152 base runners over the course of the season with 36.2% of those players crossed the plate. Giants bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 105 times and also have had 123 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have sent 445 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have notched 81 holds on the season (6th in the league). They have earned 26 saves this season and have blown 18 of their 44 save opportunities.

The Seattle Mariners have a total of 3,422 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,265 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which puts them in 18th in professional baseball, and have 113 double plays. The Giants have transformed 68.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,266 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 28th in MLB.

Birdsong (3-3 career mark) has a FIP of 4.96 while he has faced 178 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 35 base hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) with 22 free passes. His ERA is 5.04 (23 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.387. Birdsong has thrown 41 innings and is sitting with 49 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Mariners hold a slugging percentage of .365 and they score 3.93 runs per contest (27th in the league). They have recorded 170 doubles, while taking a walk 432 times and putting up 503 runs. Seattle has recorded 143 home runs this season and 477 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,308 occasions (1st in the league) and have earned a total of 903 base knocks. The Seattle Mariners have compiled a team on-base percentage of .301 and a batting average of .216 for the season.

The Seattle pitching staff have conceded 489 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.53 (443 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 135 long balls and they allow 3.90 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.100 and have a FIP of 3.69 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.70 (1,092 strikeouts against 297 walks). They rank 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 945.

Seattle relievers hold an inherited score rate of 40.7% out of 172 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 143 times in high leverage situations and on 123 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 111 save situations, the Mariners have tallied 62 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. They are currently ranked 20th in MLB with a save rate of 61.7%, and they have dispatched 411 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. Seattle has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 47 save chances and they have come away with 29 saves.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 81 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in pro baseball). The Mariners have recorded 1,051 assists, 72 errors and are sitting with 3,388 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 10,164 innings on the diamond, the Mariners are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.7% (1st in baseball).

Castillo (72-76 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.54 earned run average while giving up 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.25 and he has faced 4,991 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up 475 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.178 and having a FIP of 3.5. In his career, Castillo has surrendered 1,019 base knocks and he has 1,310 K's in 1,207 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle

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