Seattle Mariners vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 5/1/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Miami Marlins

Date: Sunday, May 1, 2022

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+100) Miami (-120)

The Seattle Mariners (11-9) are en route to LoanDepot Park on Sunday where they will compete against the Miami Marlins (11-8). The line on this contest has the Mariners at +100 and the Marlins are coming in at -120. The over/under comes in at 7. The expected starting pitchers are Logan Gilbert and Sandy Alcantara.

Seattle has a slugging percentage of .393 and have struck out 167 times, while drawing a walk on 83 occasions. They have 91 RBI's as well as 160 hits this season, while their batting average sits at .237. The Mariners have accumulated 35 doubles as a squad and have hit 20 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 94 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .326. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in MLB.

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Mariners pitchers have relinquished 24 home runs and 76 runs in total (10th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 60 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.11 as a squad over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.82 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.19. The Mariners have a team earned run average of 3.27 so far this season (9th in the league), and their staff has struck out 169 hitters.

Mariners pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 16 times as well as having 19 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 10 holds on the year (18th in the league). The Mariners relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 50.0% and has come into the game in 16 save situations. They have tallied 3 saves on the season and have not converted 3 of 6 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 17 base runners on the year with 29.4% of them crossed the plate. The Mariners have dispatched 69 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Mariners have transformed 71.6% of balls in play into outs out of 1,584 innings on the diamond, ranking them 9th in MLB. The Seattle Mariners have earned a total of 528 putouts on the year, in addition to 168 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which has them ranked 16th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 20 double plays.

Gilbert has taken the hill for 141 innings and is sitting with 150 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 4.00 (63 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.122. He has surrendered 127 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 32 free passes. Gilbert (9-5 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.51 and he has faced 588 batters in the majors.

The Marlins hold a team slugging percentage of .381 and they average 4.05 runs per game (17th in baseball). They have put up 29 two-baggers, while taking a walk 72 times and notching 77 runs. Miami has accounted for 16 long balls on the campaign and 73 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 181 occasions (10th in MLB) and have earned 149 hits. The Miami Marlins have an OBP of .325 as well as a team batting average of .237 so far this year.

The Miami pitching staff have given up 69 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.21 (60 earned runs conceded). They have given up 14 dingers and they give up 3.70 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.155 and have a FIP of 3.43 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.70 (165 strikeouts vs 61 walks). They rank 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 133.

Miami relievers have an inherited score rate of 33.3% out of their 27 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 21 times in high leverage situations and on 18 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 24 save situations, the Marlins have compiled 14 holds in addition to 1 blown save. They are currently ranked 1st in the league with a save rate of 88.9%, and they have dispatched 71 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season. Miami has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 9 save chances and they have come away with 8 saves.

The Miami Marlins have turned 17 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (20th in the majors). The Marlins have recorded 167 assists, 12 errors and have 504 putouts during this campaign. In 1,512 innings on the diamond, the Marlins are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (12th in baseball).

In his MLB career, Alcantara has given up 439 hits while accumulating 451 strikeouts in 512 frames. He has given up 194 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.217 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.44 and he has faced 2,131 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Alcantara (22-34 career record) holds a 3.41 earned run average while allowing 7.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami (-120)

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