Seattle Mariners vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 7/31/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Seattle Mariners (56-52) are headed to Fenway Park on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Boston Red Sox (56-49). The starting pitchers will be George Kirby and Brayan Bello.

Seattle has a slugging % of .370 and have struck out 1,105 times, while being walked on 359 occasions. They have recorded 398 RBI's and 771 hits this season, and their batting average comes in at .218. The Mariners have tallied 143 doubles as a team and have hit 123 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 419 runs scored and have an OBP of .300. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 3.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 28th in baseball.

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The Mariners have a team earned run average of 3.45 on the campaign (1st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 913 batters. Mariners pitchers have allowed 109 home runs in addition to 401 runs in total (2nd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 252 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.64 as a team for the season. Seattle has allowed 776 base knocks (7.3 per 9 innings) as well as 366 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.62 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.08.

The Mariners have dispatched 342 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 145 base runners this year with 35.9% of those players crossed the plate. They have accumulated 29 saves for the year and have blown 15 of 44 save opportunities. The Mariners relievers have recorded a save percentage of 65.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 105 save situations. The bullpen have notched 59 holds so far this year (14th in the league). Mariners bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 100 times as well as having 128 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Francisco Giants have accounted for 2,865 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 890 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which has them sitting 22nd in pro baseball, and have accumulated 76 double plays. The Mariners have turned 72.3% of balls in play into outs in their 8,595 innings on the field, which ranks them 1st in pro baseball.

Kirby has pitched in 450 innings and has racked up 434 punch outs thus far in his career. Kirby (29-22 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.23 and he has faced 1,819 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.28 (164 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.072. He has given up 428 base knocks (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 55 free passes.

The Boston Red Sox are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .327 in addition to a batting average of .259 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,015 occasions (4th in the league) and have tallied 947 hits. Boston has 130 home runs this year to go along with 494 runs batted in. The Red Sox hold a team SLG% of .438 and they have an average of 4.89 runs per contest (6th in MLB). They have put up 209 doubles, while taking a walk 329 times and notching 513 runs.

The Red Sox have a team WHIP of 1.239 in addition to having a FIP of 3.91 as a team over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 20th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 887. The Boston pitching staff have given up 484 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.94 (414 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (906 strikeouts vs 284 walks). They have conceded 119 long balls and they yield 4.61 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball).

With 102 save situations, the Red Sox have 53 holds in addition to 20 blown saves. Boston has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 47 save chances and they have earned 27 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 119 times in high leverage situations and on 91 occasions with runners on base. Boston bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.1% out of their 124 inherited base runners. They are ranked 23rd in the league holding a save percentage of 57.4%, and they have sent 323 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year.

In 8,508 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (25th in the majors). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 73 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in professional baseball). The Red Sox have 917 assists, 78 errors and have 2,836 putouts on the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Bello has allowed 349 hits while earning 283 punch outs in 315 innings. He has conceded a total of 163 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.451 and a FIP of 4.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.62 and he has faced 1,378 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. Bello (24-24 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.66 earned run average and has surrendered 10.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle

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