Seattle Mariners vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 6/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-118) Cleveland (+100)

Progressive Field is where the Cleveland Guardians (44-26) will meet the Seattle Mariners (44-31) on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has Seattle at -118 while Cleveland is opening at +100. The betting total is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Luis Castillo and Logan Allen.

Seattle is slugging .372 and have been rung up 754 times, while taking a walk on 247 occasions. They have 286 RBI's and 541 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average is at .222. The Mariners have hit 101 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 84 baseballs out of the stadium. They are sitting with 296 runs while holding a team OBP of .302. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 4.0 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 24th in baseball.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.53 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.06. Mariners pitchers have relinquished 75 long balls in addition to 274 runs in total (7th in the league). Seattle has conceded 529 hits (7.2 per 9 innings) and 253 earned runs. The Mariners have an earned run average of 3.43 so far this season (5th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 629 batters. They have walked 178 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.64 as a team over the course of the season.

The Mariners relievers have a save rate of 74.2% and stepped onto the hill in 78 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 104 base runners for the season and 33.7% of them earned a run for their team. Mariners relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 70 times as well as having 86 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 231 relievers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have a total of 46 holds so far this season (9th in the league). They have recorded 23 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 8 out of their 31 chances to save the game.

The San Francisco Giants have notched a total of 1,992 putouts this year, as well as 604 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .984 which ranks 20th in pro baseball, and they have turned 46 double plays. The Mariners have transformed 72.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,976 innings on the field, which has them sitting 2nd in baseball.

Castillo has taken the ball for 1,143 innings and has totaled 1,248 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Castillo (68-71 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.47 and he has faced 4,725 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.53 (448 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.176. He has conceded 960 hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 384 free passes.

Cleveland has 76 home runs for the season and 319 RBIs. They have put up 115 doubles, while taking a walk 218 times as well as notching 346 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have tallied an on-base percentage of .319 and a team batting average of .243 on the year. The Guardians have a team slugging % of .398 and they score 4.94 runs per outing (5th in MLB). They have been rung up on 509 occasions (28th in baseball) and are sitting with 565 base hits.

The Cleveland pitching staff have yielded 263 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.55 (246 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 73 homers and they relinquish 3.79 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.192 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.83 as a unit so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 9.00 (626 strikeouts vs 211 free passes). They have a ranking of 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 533.

Cleveland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 22.8% out of 92 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 96 times in high leverage situations and also on 72 occasions with runners on. With 96 save situations, the Guardians have accumulated 60 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. They rank 6th in the league with a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have sent 261 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. Cleveland has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 35 save opportunities and they have earned 25 saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 62 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in pro baseball). The Guardians have accrued 606 assists, 38 errors and have earned 1,872 putouts for the season. In their 5,616 innings played, the Guardians have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (7th in baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Allen has surrendered 323 base hits while he has earned 244 strikeouts in 290 frames. He has surrendered 157 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.515 and having a FIP of 4.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.10 and he has gone up against 1,278 batters in his career. Allen (19-21 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.88 ERA while giving up 10.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (+100)

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