Seattle Mariners vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/31/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

The Seattle Mariners (20-28) are hitting the road to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Tuesday where they will compete against the Baltimore Orioles (20-29). The pitchers who are expected to start are George Kirby and Mike Baumann.

The Mariners have tallied 66 doubles as a unit and have knocked 52 baseballs out of the stadium. Seattle has a slugging % of .383 and have been called out on strikes 407 times, while being walked on 171 occasions. As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 4.0 runs per outing, which is 22nd in the league. They have amassed 185 runs batted in and 379 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average comes in at .237. They have racked up 191 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .318.

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The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 4.14 for the year (22nd in MLB), and their staff has rung up 400 hitters. They have walked 148 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.31 as a team on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.70 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 62 home runs in addition to 210 runs in total (19th in the league).

The Mariners bullpen have a save percentage of 53.8% and has entered the game in 36 save situations. The relievers have inherited 53 runners for the year and 34.0% of those runners earned a run for their team. Mariners bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 41 times in addition to having 43 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have dispatched 161 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have notched 22 holds so far this year (20th in the league). They have tallied 7 saves on the year and have missed out on 6 of their 13 save chances.

The Seattle Mariners have earned 1,259 putouts this season, as well as 396 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which is 6th in baseball, and they have twisted 36 double plays. The Mariners have converted 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,777 innings, which ranks them 17th in MLB.

Kirby (0-1 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.39 while he has gone up against 85 hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 23 hits (10.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 2 free passes. His earned run average is 4.50 (10 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.250. Kirby has pitched in 20 innings and has earned 20 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for an on-base percentage of .297 as well as a batting average of .229 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 438 occasions (4th in the league) and have recorded 381 hits. Baltimore has a total of 40 home runs so far this season as well as 169 RBIs. The Orioles hold a slugging % of .351 and they are scoring 3.67 runs per contest (26th in baseball). They have 74 doubles, while taking a walk 141 times as well as scoring 180 runs.

The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.329 and have a FIP of 4.31 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.44 (363 strikeouts vs 149 bases on balls). They are sitting at 28th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 428. They have yielded 55 homers and they allow 4.62 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball). The Baltimore pitching staff have given up 223 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.11 (198 earned runs allowed).

Baltimore has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 14 save opportunities and they have recorded 9 saves. They are currently ranked 22nd in MLB with a save percentage of 64.3%, and they have sent 172 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 60 times in high leverage situations and on 68 occasions with runners on base. Baltimore relievers have an inherited score percentage of 27.7% out of 101 inherited runners. With 35 save situations, the Orioles have accrued 21 holds and also 5 blown saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 58 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (27th in professional baseball). The Orioles have accrued 489 assists, 37 errors and are sitting with 1,303 putouts for the year. Out of their 3,909 innings on the field, the Orioles hold a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (25th in the majors).

In his career, Baumann has surrendered 24 base knocks while he has totaled 13 strikeouts in 21 innings. Baumann (2-3 win-loss mark in his career) has a 7.29 earned run average and has allowed 10.3 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 17 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.714 and a FIP of 5.8. His K/BB ratio is 1.08 and he has gone up against 98 opposing batters in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle

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