Seattle Mariners vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 4/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Thursday, April 14, 2022

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-115) Chicago (-105)

The Chicago White Sox (3-1) will play the Seattle Mariners (2-3) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Thursday. The odds on this game have Seattle at -115 while Chicago is coming in at -105. The betting total comes in at 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Logan Gilbert and Jimmy Lambert.

The Mariners have tallied 7 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 4 balls out of the park. Seattle has a slugging % of .299 and have struck out 41 times, while drawing a walk on 24 occasions. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are compiling 2.4 runs per outing, which is 29th in the league. They have recorded 12 RBI's in addition to 30 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is .183. They have a total of 12 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .291.

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Mariners pitchers have yielded 10 home runs in addition to 21 total runs (17th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 15 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 5.17 as a unit for the season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.07 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.17. The Mariners have compiled a team ERA of 3.64 so far this year (15th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 46 batters.

Mariners pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 2 times and also have had 7 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 3 holds this year (17th in baseball). The Mariners bullpen have compiled a save rate of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 6 save situations. They have earned 2 saves on the season and have not converted 1 of their 3 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 3 runners on the year with 66.7% of them ended up scoring. The Mariners have sent 17 relievers to the hill this season.

The Seattle Mariners have accounted for 126 putouts on the campaign, as well as 35 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which puts them in 20th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 4 double plays. The Mariners have converted 74.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 378 innings, ranking them 5th in professional baseball.

Gilbert has taken the mound for 124 innings and has accumulated 135 strikeouts during his career. Gilbert (6-5 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.75 and he has faced 523 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.56 (63 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.158. He has allowed 115 base knocks (8.3 hits per nine innings) with 29 walks.

The White Sox have a SLG% of .432 and they average 5.50 runs per outing (6th in baseball). They have hit 10 two-baggers, while getting a free base 9 times as well as putting up 22 runs. Chicago has 4 home runs so far this year as well as 22 runs batted in. They have struck out on 23 occasions (30th in the league) and have totaled 36 hits. The Chicago White Sox hold a team on-base percentage of .302 and a team batting average of .259 so far this year.

The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.222 in addition to having a FIP of 3.25 as a unit this season. They have a ranking of 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 24. The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 10 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 2.56 (10 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.16 (41 strikeouts vs 19 walks). They have allowed 2 dingers and they concede 2.56 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

Chicago relievers have an inherited score rate of 44.4% of 9 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 7 times in high leverage situations and on 5 occasions with runners on. With 10 save situations, the White Sox have accrued 7 holds and also 1 blown save. They rank 11th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 18 bullpen pitchers to the hill this year. Chicago has called on relievers to enter the contest in 3 save opportunities and they have earned 2 saves.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 4 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .993 (4th in professional baseball). The White Sox have racked up 28 assists, 1 error and have earned a total of 107 putouts this season. Out of their 321 innings played, the White Sox have a efficiency on defense of 72.9% (13th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Lambert has given up 18 base hits and he has 12 strikeouts in 15 innings. Lambert (1-1 career record) has earned a 5.40 ERA while allowing 10.8 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 9 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.600 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.00 and he has gone up against 68 batters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (-115)

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