Seattle Mariners vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 6/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Progressive Field is where the Cleveland Guardians (44-25) will play the Seattle Mariners (43-31) on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Bryce Miller and Triston McKenzie.

As a team, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 3.9 runs per outing, which ranks them 25th in baseball. They have earned 288 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .300. The Mariners have hit 95 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 81 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 278 RBI's and 530 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is at .221. Seattle is slugging .367 and have struck out 745 times, while taking a walk on 240 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.57 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.06. Mariners pitchers have given up 75 home runs and also 269 runs in total (6th in the league). Seattle has yielded 519 hits (7.1 per 9 innings) as well as 249 earned runs. The Mariners hold a team ERA of 3.42 so far this year (5th in the league), and they have rung up 624 batters. They have walked 175 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.64 as a squad for the season.

The Mariners bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 73.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 75 save situations. The relievers have inherited 97 runners over the course of the season with 35.1% of those runners earned a run for their team. Mariners pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 67 times and also have had 85 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 226 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The bullpen have recorded 44 holds so far this season (10th in the league). They have compiled 22 saves this year and have blown 8 out of their 30 chances to save the game.

The San Francisco Giants have earned a total of 1,965 putouts this year, as well as 594 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which ranks 19th in the majors, and they have turned 46 double plays. The Mariners have converted 73.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,895 innings on the field, which has them ranked 1st in MLB.

Miller has pitched in 214 frames and has earned 199 K's so far in his career. His ERA is 4.00 (95 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.079. He has given up 181 hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 50 free passes. Miller (13-12 career record) holds a FIP of 3.94 while he has gone up against 860 hitters in the major leagues.

The Guardians have a slugging percentage of .399 and they score 4.94 runs per outing (4th in the league). They have put up 114 two-baggers, while taking a walk 215 times and scoring 341 runs. Cleveland has knocked in 76 long balls on the year to go along with 315 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 504 instances (28th in MLB) and have notched a total of 555 hits. The Cleveland Guardians are sitting with an on-base percentage of .318 in addition to a team batting average of .242 on the year.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.180 and have a FIP of 3.77 as a unit on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.00 (617 strikeouts vs 204 walks). They are sitting at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 522. They have yielded 70 dingers and they give up 3.73 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Cleveland pitching staff have relinquished 255 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.48 (238 earned runs given up).

With 96 save situations, the Guardians have accumulated 60 holds and 10 blown saves. Cleveland has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 35 save chances and they have tallied 25 saves. Their relievers have come in 96 times in high leverage situations and on 69 occasions with runners on base. Cleveland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 23.0% out of 87 inherited base runners. They rank 7th in baseball with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 255 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season.

In their 5,535 innings played, the Guardians are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (7th in pro baseball). The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 62 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in pro baseball). The Guardians have 601 assists, 38 errors and have a tally of 1,845 putouts for the year.

McKenzie (21-27 career record) holds a 3.80 earned run average while allowing 6.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.77 and he has faced 1,732 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 181 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.109 and having a FIP of 3.7. During his pro baseball career, McKenzie has conceded 313 base knocks while tallying 449 K's in 428 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle

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