Detroit Tigers vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 4/2/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+162) Seattle (-196)

The Seattle Mariners (2-3) will try to beat the Detroit Tigers (1-3) at T-Mobile Park on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Tigers at +162 while the Mariners open at -196. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Tarik Skubal and Luis Castillo.

As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are knocking in 5.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 9th in the league. They have earned a total of 21 runs and have an on-base percentage of .369. The Tigers have tallied 6 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 4 balls out of the park. They have compiled 20 runs batted in and 43 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .293. Detroit has a slugging % of .456 and have struck out 43 times, while being walked on 19 occasions.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.83 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.23. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 12 home runs in addition to 26 runs in total (25th in MLB). Detroit has yielded 30 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 25 earned runs. The Tigers are sitting with a team earned run average of 6.55 this season (28th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 34 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 12 batters and their FIP is 6.57 as a squad so far this year.

The Tigers have sent 13 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 3 runners this year and none of those runners crossed home plate. They have recorded 1 save over the course of the season and have not converted 1 of their 2 chances to save the game. The Tigers relievers have earned a save percentage of 50.0% and has come into the game in 2 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 0 holds for the year (26th in the league). Tigers relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 4 times and also have had 3 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Colorado Rockies have earned 103 putouts this season, in addition to 33 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage is holding at .993 which is 13th in professional baseball, and have a total of 1 double plays. The Tigers have transformed 78.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 309 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 3rd in pro baseball.

Skubal (41-31 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 3.32 while he has gone up against 2,308 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 473 base hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) with 139 walks. His earned run average is 3.37 (214 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.072. Skubal has taken the hill for 571 innings and has accounted for 648 K's so far in his career.

Seattle has a total of 6 home runs on the season to go along with 13 runs batted in. They have tallied 3 doubles, while getting a free base 22 times as well as scoring 14 runs. The Seattle Mariners have earned an on-base percentage of .303 in addition to a batting average of .188 so far this year. The Mariners hold a slugging % of .342 and they are earning 2.80 runs per game (25th in baseball). They have been rung up on 50 occasions (5th in MLB) and have earned a total of 28 hits.

The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.356 with a FIP of 4.69 as a unit on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.00 (35 strikeouts vs 15 walks). They come in at 28th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 46. They have relinquished 8 homers and they yield 4.60 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Seattle pitching staff have surrendered 23 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.40 (22 earned runs relinquished).

Seattle bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 42.9% out of their 7 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 4 times in high leverage situations and also on 6 occasions with runners on. With 4 save situations, the Mariners have recorded 2 holds in addition to 0 blown saves. They are ranked 8th in MLB with a save rate of 100.0%, and they have sent 16 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. Seattle has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 2 save opportunities and they have converted 2 saves.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 5 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .990 (14th in pro baseball). The Mariners have accrued 55 assists, 2 errors and have a tally of 135 putouts on the campaign. In their 405 innings played, the Mariners have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.5% (16th in pro baseball).

During his MLB career, Castillo has surrendered 1,040 base knocks while earning 1,331 K's in 1,230 frames. He has given up a total of 486 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.176 and a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.27 and he has faced 5,079 opposing hitters during his career. Castillo (73-76 career record) has earned a 3.56 ERA and has given up 7.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (+162)

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