Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 5/29/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Sunday, May 29, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-135) Seattle (+115)

The Houston Astros (29-17) are on their way to T-Mobile Park on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Seattle Mariners (19-27). The moneyline on this contest has the Astros at -135 and the Mariners are coming in at +115. The total is 8. The starting pitchers will be Luis Garcia and Marco Gonzales.

As a unit, the Houston Astros are compiling 4.2 runs per contest, which is 19th in the league. They have accounted for 191 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .308. The Astros have compiled 75 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 59 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 186 runs batted in in addition to 351 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is .232. Houston is slugging .405 and have been called out on strikes 356 times, while drawing a walk on 159 occasions.

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Astros pitchers have conceded 38 home runs and also 149 total runs (3rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 122 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.58 as a team for the season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.06 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.12. The Astros hold a team ERA of 2.89 for the season (2nd in MLB), and they have rung up 373 batters.

The Astros have sent 144 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have inherited 47 runners so far this year with 25.5% of those runners crossed the plate. They have compiled 11 saves for the season and have blown 3 out of their 14 save chances. The Astros bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 78.6% and stepped onto the hill in 43 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 29 holds over the course of the season (13th in the league). Astros relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 31 times in addition to having 41 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Astros have turned 72.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,648 innings, which has them ranked 5th in professional baseball. The Houston Astros have a total of 1,216 putouts this year, in addition to 370 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which puts them in 7th in baseball, and have accumulated 34 double plays.

Garcia has thrown 210 frames and is sitting with 221 K's in his MLB career. Garcia (14-12 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.79 while facing 859 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.42 (80 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.151. He has surrendered 173 base hits (7.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 69 walks.

The Seattle Mariners have tallied a team on-base percentage of .316 in addition to a team batting average of .235 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 387 occasions (11th in baseball) and have accounted for 361 base knocks. Seattle has 51 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 178 RBIs. The Mariners have a SLG% of .383 and they average 4.00 runs per contest (21st in MLB). They have put up 62 two-baggers, while taking a walk 164 times as well as scoring 184 runs.

The Seattle pitching staff have surrendered 208 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.28 (191 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 61 dingers and they surrender 4.67 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.316 and have a FIP of 4.34 as a staff this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.72 (391 strikeouts against 144 free passes). They come in at 23rd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 384.

Seattle has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 13 save opportunities and they have earned 7 saves. They rank 29th in baseball with a save rate of 53.8%, and they have dispatched 157 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the season. Their relievers have come in 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 runners. With 36 save situations, the Mariners have accrued 22 holds in addition to 6 blown saves.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 35 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in professional baseball). The Mariners have accrued 378 assists, 21 errors and have amassed 1,205 putouts this season. In 3,615 innings on the diamond, the Mariners hold a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (19th in baseball).

During his career, Gonzales has given up 713 base hits while he has tallied 555 strikeouts in 703 frames. Gonzales (54-37 career record) is the owner of a 4.04 ERA and has allowed 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 316 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.278 and having a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.98 and he has faced 2,965 batters so far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston (-135)

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