Seattle Mariners vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 7/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs San Diego Padres

Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

The Seattle Mariners (49-43) are traveling to Petco Park on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the San Diego Padres (49-45). The men taking the mound are Logan Gilbert and Adam Mazur.

The Mariners have tallied 118 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 100 baseballs out of the stadium. Seattle has a slugging percentage of .363 and have been called out on strikes 950 times, while drawing a walk on 303 occasions. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 3.8 runs per game, which has them at 27th in the league. They have 335 runs batted in as well as 649 base knocks on the season, and their batting average is at .217. They have 350 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .297.

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The Mariners have compiled a team earned run average of 3.55 on the year (3rd in the league), and their staff has struck out 771 batters. Mariners pitchers have allowed 96 long balls and 346 total runs (4th in the league). They have walked 217 hitters and their FIP is 3.72 as a unit on the year. Seattle has allowed 664 hits (7.3 per 9 innings) and also 321 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.55 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.08.

Mariners bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 87 times in addition to having 109 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 50 holds on the season (14th in baseball). The Mariners relief pitchers have a save rate of 71.4% and has entered the game in 86 save situations. They have compiled 25 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 10 of their 35 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 127 runners for the season with 36.2% of those players crossed the plate. The Mariners have sent 292 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Mariners have converted 72.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,326 innings, which has them sitting at 2nd in the majors. The San Francisco Giants have a total of 2,442 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 734 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which is 19th in the majors, and have a total of 59 double plays.

Gilbert has taken the ball for 612 innings and has 599 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.60 (245 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.099. He has surrendered 535 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 137 walks. Gilbert (37-23 career record) holds a FIP of 3.55 while he has gone up against 2,489 batters during his time in the majors.

San Diego has accounted for 105 home runs this year to go along with 421 RBIs. They have recorded 138 doubles, while taking a walk 268 times and earning 437 runs. The San Diego Padres have an OBP of .324 in addition to a team batting average of .263 on the campaign. The Padres hold a team SLG% of .412 and they tally 4.65 runs per game (12th in the league). They have struck out on 634 occasions (29th in the league) and have tallied 840 base hits.

The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.277 with a FIP of 3.95 as a team on the year. They rank 26th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 786. The San Diego pitching staff have allowed 414 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.16 (384 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.90 (819 strikeouts against 274 free passes). They have relinquished 105 dingers and they concede 4.49 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league).

Sitting with 84 save situations, the Padres have amassed 45 holds and also 14 blown saves. San Diego has called on relievers to enter the game in 38 save chances and they have walked away with 24 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 78 times in high leverage situations in addition to 96 occasions with runners on. San Diego relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 38.9% out of 144 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 16th in the league with a save percentage of 63.2%, and they have sent 307 relievers to the hill this year.

The San Diego Padres have turned 69 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (12th in the majors). The Padres have recorded 740 assists, 46 errors and have earned a total of 2,492 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 7,476 innings on the diamond, the Padres have a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (23rd in baseball).

During his career, Mazur has surrendered 31 base knocks while totaling 15 punch outs in 26 innings. He has surrendered 22 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.839 and being the owner of a FIP of 7.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 0.88 and he has faced 122 opposing batters thus far in his career. Mazur (1-2 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 7.59 earned run average while conceding 10.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego

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