Seattle Mariners vs New York Yankees Prediction, 5/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs New York Yankees

Date: Thursday, May 23, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+122) New York (-144)

The Seattle Mariners (27-22) are en route to Yankee Stadium on Thursday where they will play the New York Yankees (33-17). The moneyline on this game has the Mariners at +122 while the Yankees open at -144. The over/under is set at 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Luis Castillo and Luis Gil.

Seattle owns a slugging percentage of .372 and have struck out 486 times, while being walked on 148 occasions. They have accounted for 175 RBI's in addition to 357 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is .228. The Mariners have tallied 56 doubles as a unit and have hit 52 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 182 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .301. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are compiling 3.8 runs per contest, which has them at 26th in the league.

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The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 3.51 on the campaign (10th in the league), and the staff has struck out 413 batters. Mariners pitchers have conceded 47 long balls and also 180 runs in total (9th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 120 hitters and their FIP is 3.62 as a unit for the season. Seattle has yielded 341 base knocks (7.3 per 9 innings) and 165 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.44 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.09.

The Mariners bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 80.0% and has entered the game in 37 save situations. The relievers have inherited 64 runners for the year and 26.6% of those runners earned a run for their team. Mariners bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 43 times as well as having 41 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have dispatched 144 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relievers have a total of 22 holds over the course of the season (25th in the league). They have tallied 12 saves this year and have blown 3 of their 15 chances to get a save.

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

Castillo has taken the ball for 1,115 innings and has racked up 1,222 strikeouts during his MLB career. His ERA is 3.53 (437 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.176. He has given up 936 hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 375 free passes. Castillo (66-69 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.65 while he has faced 4,606 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Yankees hold a team slugging % of .430 and they score 4.84 runs per contest (5th in MLB). They have 73 two-baggers, while taking a walk 192 times as well as recording 237 runs. New York has accounted for 68 home runs so far this season to go along with 227 RBIs. They have been rung up on 370 occasions (22nd in MLB) and have 422 hits. The New York Yankees hold a team on-base percentage of .338 in addition to a team batting average of .257 for the season.

The New York pitching staff have relinquished 159 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 2.86 (139 earned runs allowed). They have yielded 43 homers and they surrender 3.27 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.146 and have a FIP of 3.76 as a staff this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (424 strikeouts vs 159 free passes). They have a ranking of 3rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 343.

New York has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 25 save chances and they have walked away with 18 saves. They rank 7th in baseball holding a save percentage of 72.0%, and they have dispatched 142 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 54 times in high leverage situations and also on 56 occasions with base runners. New York relievers hold an inherited score rate of 32.9% out of their 79 inherited runners. With 51 save situations, the Yankees have 25 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.

In their 3,942 innings on the diamond, the Yankees have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.4% (3rd in pro baseball). The New York Yankees have turned 35 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in MLB). The Yankees have racked up 398 assists, 30 errors and have earned a total of 1,314 putouts this year.

So far in his career, Gil has allowed 51 hits while accumulating 105 punch outs in 82 innings. Gil (6-2 career mark) is the owner of a 2.95 ERA while surrendering 5.6 hits per nine innings. He has given up 27 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.202 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.19 and he has faced 347 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle (+122)

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