Seattle Mariners vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 4/28/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Thursday, April 28, 2022

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

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

Tropicana Field is the site where the Tampa Bay Rays (9-8) will attempt to defeat the Seattle Mariners (11-6) on Thursday. The odds on this game have Seattle at +100 and Tampa Bay is priced at -120. The over/under comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Chris Flexen and Corey Kluber.

Seattle has a slugging rate of .403 and have been called out on strikes 136 times, while taking a walk on 78 occasions. They have accrued 82 RBI's and 139 base knocks this year, and their batting average is .241. The Mariners have tallied 31 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 18 balls out of the park. They have a total of 85 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .338. As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are recording 5.0 runs per game, which puts them at 4th in the league.

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The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 3.02 for the season (5th in the league), and their staff has struck out 148 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.02 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.14. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 21 home runs and also 63 runs in total (9th in the league). They have walked 49 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.99 as a squad on the year.

The Mariners relievers have accumulated a save rate of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 16 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 13 runners on the year with 38.5% of them earned a run for their team. Mariners relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 13 times in addition to having 19 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 60 relievers to the mound for the year. The relievers have notched 10 holds for the year (13th in baseball). They have tallied 3 saves this season and have blown 3 out of their 6 chances to get a save.

The Mariners have converted 72.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,368 innings on the field, which has them sitting 8th in pro baseball. The Seattle Mariners have accounted for 456 putouts this year, in addition to 141 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .984 which has them sitting 21st in the majors, and they have turned 17 double plays.

Flexen has pitched in 265 innings and has earned 185 K's during his MLB career. Flexen (18-19 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.67 while he has gone up against 1,154 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.75 (140 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.472. He has given up 292 hits (9.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 98 free passes.

The Tampa Bay Rays have a team OBP of .320 in addition to a batting average of .245 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 155 instances (12th in the league) and have a total of 138 hits. Tampa Bay has hit 15 home runs on the campaign as well as 71 runs batted in. The Rays hold a team slugging % of .393 and they average 4.41 runs per contest (11th in MLB). They have recorded 30 doubles, while taking a walk 59 times and scoring 75 runs.

The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.128 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.52 as a team this season. They come in at 6th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 117. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 71 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.28 (54 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.04 (152 strikeouts vs 50 free passes). They have allowed 15 homers and they relinquish 4.32 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league).

With 16 save situations, the Rays have accumulated 10 holds and 2 blown saves. Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 6 save opportunities and they have earned 4 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 17 times in high leverage situations in addition to 16 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 21.7% of 23 inherited base runners. They rank 18th in MLB with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 65 relievers onto the field on the campaign.

In their 1,332 innings on the field, the Rays hold a efficiency on defense of 71.8% (10th in pro baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 8 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (25th in pro baseball). The Rays have racked up 140 assists, 12 errors and are sitting with 444 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Kluber has conceded 1,257 hits while earning 1,556 strikeouts in 1,437 innings. He has allowed 511 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.105 and a FIP of 3.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.70 and he has gone up against 5,806 opposing batters during his career. Kluber (103-62 career mark) has a 3.20 earned run average while allowing 7.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

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

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