Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 5/28/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Saturday, May 28, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-130) Seattle (+110)

The Houston Astros (29-16) are on their way to T-Mobile Park on Saturday where they will meet the Seattle Mariners (18-27). The odds on this game have Houston at -130 while Seattle is priced at +110. The over/under has been set at 7. The men taking the mound are Jose Urquidy and Logan Gilbert.

The Astros have tallied 74 doubles as a team and have knocked 59 baseballs out of the stadium. Houston is slugging .408 and have been called out on strikes 348 times, while taking a walk on 157 occasions. As a squad, the Houston Astros are notching 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 16th in MLB. They have 185 RBI's and 342 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is .232. They have accumulated 190 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .309.

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The Astros have a team ERA of 2.81 on the year (2nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 367 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 120 opposing players and their FIP is 3.46 as a unit this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.06 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.12. Astros pitchers have given up 34 home runs and 143 runs in total (3rd in baseball).

The Astros relievers have a save rate of 78.6% and has come into the game in 43 save situations. The relievers have inherited 47 base runners for the year with 25.5% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Astros pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 31 times as well as having 41 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have sent 143 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The bullpen have accumulated 29 holds so far this season (11th in the league). They have accumulated 11 saves this season and have missed out on 3 of 14 chances to get a save.

The Houston Astros have notched a total of 1,192 putouts this season, as well as 364 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which is 5th in baseball, and have a total of 34 double plays. The Astros have converted 72.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,576 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 6th in baseball.

Urquidy (15-6 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.17 while facing 881 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 199 hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) with 39 walks. His earned run average is 3.67 (89 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.092. Urquidy has taken the ball for 218 innings and has earned 177 strikeouts in his MLB career.

Seattle has knocked in 47 home runs for the year and 172 RBIs. They have 61 doubles, while getting a free base 162 times as well as notching 178 runs. The Seattle Mariners have compiled a team OBP of .315 in addition to a team batting average of .234 so far this season. The Mariners hold a slugging % of .377 and they are recording 3.96 runs per game (22nd in MLB). They have struck out on 381 occasions (11th in baseball) and have tallied 351 base knocks.

The Seattle pitching staff have conceded 207 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.36 (190 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 61 long balls and they surrender 4.75 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The Mariners have a WHIP of 1.318 and have a FIP of 4.39 as a staff on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.70 (383 strikeouts vs 142 bases on balls). They rank 24th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 375.

Seattle has called on relievers to enter the contest in 13 save opportunities and they have tallied 7 saves. They sit at 29th in baseball with a save rate of 53.8%, and they have sent 155 relievers onto the field for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 42 times in high leverage situations and on 40 occasions with runners on base. Seattle relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.7% out of their 52 inherited base runners. With 36 save situations, the Mariners have compiled 22 holds and also 6 blown saves.

In 3,534 innings played, the Mariners have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (19th in baseball). The Seattle Mariners have turned 34 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in baseball). The Mariners have recorded 368 assists, 21 errors and have earned 1,178 putouts this season.

Thus far in his career, Gilbert has conceded 151 hits while tallying 183 strikeouts in 171 frames. Gilbert (10-7 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.04 ERA while allowing 7.9 hits per nine innings. He has given up 77 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.150 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.98 and he has gone up against 713 batters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston (-130)

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