Seattle Mariners vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 4/8/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Friday, April 8, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

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

The Minnesota Twins (73-89 last year) will go up against the Seattle Mariners (90-72 last season) at Target Field on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has the Mariners at -105 while the Twins are opening at -115. The total is 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Robbie Ray and Joe Ryan.

The Mariners hit 233 doubles as a team and knocked 199 balls out of the park. Seattle had a slugging percentage of .385 and were called out on strikes 1,492 times, while being walked on 535 occasions. As a squad, the Seattle Mariners scored 4.3 runs per game, which put them at 23rd in baseball. They compiled 673 RBI's and 1,209 hits for the previous season, and their average at the plate sat at .226. They tallied 697 runs and held an on-base percentage of .303.

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The Mariners had an earned run average of 4.30 for the prior year (16th in MLB), and the staff struck out 1,328 hitters. Their pitching staff walked 485 opposing players and their FIP was 4.26 as a squad for the prior year. Their strikeout to walk ratio was at 2.74 and the pitching staff had a collective WHIP of 1.28. Mariners pitchers conceded 197 home runs and 748 runs in total (17th in MLB).

Mariners relief pitchers entered the contest with runners on 166 times in addition to having 212 contests in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers notched 100 holds over the course of last season (5th in MLB). The Mariners relievers compiled a save rate of 60.7% and entered the game in 184 save situations. They earned 51 saves in the prior season and missed out on 33 out of their 84 chances to get a save. The relievers inherited 227 base runners last year and 29.5% of those players earned a run for their team. The Mariners had sent 584 relievers to the mound last season.

The Mariners converted 69.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,963 innings, which had them sitting 10th in baseball. The Seattle Mariners earned a total of 4,321 putouts over the course of the prior season, as well as 1,384 assists and 79 errors. Their fielding percentage was previously at .986 which put them in 8th in baseball, and they turned 135 double plays.

Ray has pitched in 1,035 innings and is sitting with 1,290 punch outs so far in his career. His earned run average is 4.00 (460 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.321. He has surrendered 915 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 453 free passes. Ray (62-58 career mark) has a FIP of 4.04 while facing 4,419 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Minnesota Twins had an on-base percentage of .314 and a team batting average of .241 over the course of the prior season. They were called out on strikes on 1,405 occasions (14th in baseball) and earned a total of 1,311 base hits. Minnesota had a total of 228 long balls last season to go along with 690 runs batted in. The Twins held a slugging percentage of .423 and they scored 4.50 runs per contest (14th in baseball). They put up 271 doubles, while taking a walk 525 times as well as putting up 729 runs.

The Twins had a team WHIP of 1.322 and were the owners of a FIP of 4.66 as a pitching staff in the prior season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sat at 2.72 (1,317 strikeouts against 484 walks). They were ranked 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,392. They relinquished 239 long balls and they relinquished 5.29 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Minnesota pitching staff conceded 834 runs over the course of last season while holding a team ERA of 4.83 (762 earned runs allowed).

Minnesota called on relievers to step onto the mound in 63 save opportunities and they earned 42 saves. They were ranked 5th in baseball with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they dispatched 529 relief pitchers onto the diamond last season. Their relief pitchers took the field 175 times in high leverage situations and also on 132 occasions with base runners. Minnesota bullpen pitchers held an inherited score percentage of 43.8% out of 178 inherited runners. Finishing with 154 save situations, the Twins had 89 holds and 21 blown saves.

In 12,774 innings on the field, the Twins earned a efficiency on defense of 69.2% (19th in the majors). Minnesota Twins turned 139 double plays and earned a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in baseball). The Twins accrued 1,420 assists, 107 errors and had 4,258 putouts for the prior year.

Ryan (2-1 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.05 ERA while conceding 5.4 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 6.00 and he has gone up against 100 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 12 ER's while earning a WHIP of 0.788 and having a FIP of 3.4. During his MLB career, Ryan has surrendered 16 base knocks and he has 30 K's in 26 frames.

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

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

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