Seattle Mariners vs New York Yankees Prediction, 5/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs New York Yankees

Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+140) New York (-165)

Yankee Stadium is the location where the New York Yankees (33-16) will play the Seattle Mariners (26-22) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Seattle at +140 and New York is opening at -165. The total has been set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Bryce Miller and Nestor Cortes Jr.

As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 3.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 26th in baseball. They are sitting with 177 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .302. The Mariners have earned 56 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 51 balls out of the park. They have 171 RBI's in addition to 350 hits this year, while their team batting average comes in at .228. Seattle has a slugging percentage of .374 and have been called out on strikes 479 times, while drawing a walk on 145 occasions.

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The Mariners have an ERA of 3.50 for the year (10th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 410 batters. Mariners pitchers have conceded 47 home runs in addition to 176 total runs (9th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 116 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.61 as a unit on the season. Seattle has surrendered 329 hits (7.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 161 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.53 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.07.

The Mariners relief pitchers have a save rate of 80.0% and stepped onto the hill in 37 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 64 runners for the season with 26.6% of them crossed the plate. Mariners pitchers have come into the game with runners on 43 times in addition to having 41 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 144 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relievers are sitting with 22 holds for the year (25th in baseball). They have compiled 12 saves on the campaign and have blown 3 of their 15 save opportunities.

The Mariners have converted 72.0% of balls in play into outs out of 3,810 innings, which has them ranked 4th in MLB. The San Francisco Giants have accounted for 1,270 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 373 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which has them sitting 27th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 32 double plays.

Miller (11-11 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.00 while going up against 744 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 160 base knocks (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 42 walks. His ERA is 3.96 (81 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.098. Miller has taken the mound for 184 frames and has earned 171 strikeouts so far in his career.

New York has a total of 68 home runs for the year as well as 223 runs batted in. They have put up 71 two-baggers, while getting a free base 188 times and scoring 233 runs. The New York Yankees have tallied a team OBP of .336 and a batting average of .256 on the campaign. The Yankees have a SLG% of .431 and they average 4.85 runs per game (6th in the league). They have struck out on 367 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have totaled 410 base hits.

The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.147 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.76 as a unit on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.70 (417 strikeouts vs 156 walks). They are currently ranked 4th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 336. They have given up 42 long balls and they allow 3.23 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB). The New York pitching staff have given up 154 runs this season while having a team ERA of 2.81 (134 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 51 save situations, the Yankees have earned 25 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. New York has had relief pitchers enter the game in 25 save chances and they have walked away with 18 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 54 times in high leverage situations in addition to 56 occasions with runners on. New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 32.9% out of 79 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 7th in the league holding a save percentage of 72.0%, and they have dispatched 142 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year.

Out of their 3,942 innings on the field, the Yankees have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.4% (3rd in MLB). The New York Yankees have gotten 35 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in baseball). The Yankees have 398 assists, 30 errors and have 1,314 putouts for the season.

Cortes Jr (26-15 career win-loss record) has a 3.78 ERA while allowing 7.7 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.53 and he has faced 1,868 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 191 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.153 and having a FIP of 4.1. During his career, Cortes Jr has surrendered 391 base knocks while he has earned 470 strikeouts in 454 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle (+140)

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