Seattle Mariners vs New York Mets Prediction, 5/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs New York Mets

Date: Sunday, May 15, 2022

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

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

The Seattle Mariners (15-18) are traveling to Citi Field on Sunday where they will go up against the New York Mets (22-12). The moneyline on this game has the Mariners at +100 and the Mets open at -120. The total has been set at 7. The expected starting pitchers will be Robbie Ray and Carlos Carrasco.

As a team, the Seattle Mariners are knocking in 3.9 runs per game, which has them at 21st in the league. They have accounted for 127 runs scored and hold an OBP of .312. The Mariners have tallied 45 doubles as a team and have knocked 31 balls out of the park. They have accrued 123 RBI's in addition to 248 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate sits at .228. Seattle has a slugging percentage of .365 and have been called out on strikes 271 times, while being walked on 122 occasions.

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Mariners pitchers have surrendered 42 home runs and also 135 total runs (17th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 106 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.23 as a team on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.70 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. The Mariners are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.76 on the campaign (17th in the league), and the staff has rung up 286 hitters.

The Mariners relievers have recorded a save percentage of 55.6% and has entered the game in 23 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 31 base runners for the season with 19.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. Mariners bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 27 times in addition to having 28 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 113 relievers to the hill for the year. The relievers have tallied 14 holds over the course of the season (25th in baseball). They have tallied 5 saves for the season and have blown 4 out of their 9 chances to get a save.

The Mariners have converted 70.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,610 innings on the field, which has them ranked 14th in pro baseball. The Seattle Mariners have a tally of 870 putouts on the year, in addition to 273 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .987 which has them sitting 10th in the majors, and have accumulated 27 double plays.

Ray (65-61 mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.05 and he has faced 4,593 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 950 base knocks (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 468 free passes. His ERA is 4.01 (480 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.315. Ray has taken the mound for 1,078 innings and has racked up 1,331 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

The New York Mets have recorded an OBP of .331 and a batting average of .252 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 258 occasions (22nd in MLB) and are sitting with 286 hits. New York has recorded 27 home runs over the course of the season and 137 RBIs. The Mets have a slugging percentage of .374 and they earn 4.35 runs per contest (10th in baseball). They have tallied 52 doubles, while taking a walk 116 times and notching 148 runs.

The New York pitching staff have conceded 113 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.25 (109 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 30 long balls and they surrender 3.37 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Mets hold a team WHIP of 1.066 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.31 as a squad this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 3.54 (326 strikeouts vs 92 free passes). They are currently ranked 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 230.

With 37 save situations, the Mets have compiled 23 holds and also 4 blown saves. New York has called on relievers to enter the game in 14 save opportunities and they have walked away with 10 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 25 times in high leverage situations and also on 26 occasions with runners on base. New York relievers hold an inherited score rate of 41.4% out of 29 inherited base runners. They sit at 12th in the league holding a save rate of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 100 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the season.

In 2,718 innings on the field, the Mets are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.5% (5th in professional baseball). The New York Mets have gotten 24 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (2nd in the majors). The Mets have accrued 275 assists, 12 errors and have a tally of 906 putouts over the course of the season.

Carrasco (92-79 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.84 earned run average while allowing 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.02 and he has gone up against 5,498 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has conceded 569 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.201 and a FIP of 3.5. In his career, Carrasco has given up 1,255 hits while he has tallied 1,388 K's in 1,332 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (+100)

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