Seattle Mariners vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 5/21/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Saturday, May 21, 2022

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

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

Fenway Park is the location where the Boston Red Sox (16-22) will take on the Seattle Mariners (17-22) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Seattle at +115 while Boston is priced at -135. The total is 10. The men taking the mound are Chris Flexen and Garrett Whitlock.

Seattle owns a slugging percentage of .376 and have been called out on strikes 322 times, while being walked on 142 occasions. They have earned 147 RBI's and 303 base knocks this year, and their batting average sits at .233. The Mariners have earned 53 doubles as a team and have smacked 40 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 152 runs and have an OBP of .315. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are earning 3.9 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 22nd in MLB.

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Mariners pitchers have conceded 49 long balls and 169 runs in total (25th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 128 hitters and their FIP is 4.26 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.59 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.29. The Mariners have an earned run average of 4.05 this year (23rd in baseball), and they have rung up 332 hitters.

The Mariners have dispatched 132 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 41 base runners on the year and 26.8% of them ended up scoring. They have recorded 6 saves so far this year and have blown 4 of their 10 chances to save the game. The Mariners relievers have a save percentage of 60.0% and has entered the game in 29 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 19 holds for the season (21st in MLB). Mariners bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 32 times in addition to having 31 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Seattle Mariners are sitting with 1,020 putouts for the season, as well as 318 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which has them ranked 13th in the majors, and have earned 31 double plays. The Mariners have turned 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,060 innings, which has them ranked 17th in the majors.

Flexen has thrown 287 innings and has accounted for 203 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 4.77 (152 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.467. He has given up 315 hits (9.9 hits per nine innings) and has 106 walks. Flexen (18-23 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.75 and he has gone up against 1,249 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Red Sox hold a team slugging % of .377 and they are earning 4.03 runs per outing (20th in baseball). They have hit 85 two-baggers, while walking 98 times and putting up 153 runs. Boston has accounted for 28 HRs so far this year as well as 150 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 303 occasions (22nd in the league) and have totaled 313 hits. The Boston Red Sox have recorded a team on-base percentage of .298 and a batting average of .242 so far this season.

The Red Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.180 and have a FIP of 4.19 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.85 (333 strikeouts vs 117 free passes). They sit at 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 282. They have relinquished 48 homers and they relinquish 4.28 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Boston pitching staff have surrendered 161 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.86 (145 earned runs relinquished).

Boston relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.4% out of their 79 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 54 times in high leverage situations in addition to 55 occasions with runners on base. With 43 save situations, the Red Sox have tallied 26 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. They are ranked 30th in MLB with a save rate of 41.2%, and they have sent 151 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season. Boston has had relievers enter the game in 17 save chances and they have tallied 7 saves.

The Boston Red Sox have gotten 25 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (10th in baseball). The Red Sox have recorded 309 assists, 18 errors and have 1,016 putouts so far this season. In 3,048 innings played, the Red Sox are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 72.5% (4th in pro baseball).

So far in his career, Whitlock has conceded 82 hits and he has 118 punch outs in 103 innings pitched. Whitlock (9-5 career win-loss record) has earned a 2.10 ERA and has allowed 7.2 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 24 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.058 and a FIP of 3.0. His K/BB ratio is 4.37 and he has gone up against 417 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (-135)

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