Boston Red Sox vs Seattle Mariners 8/1/2023 Picks Predictions

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01 August 2023

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The Boston Red Sox head into the Emerald City on Tuesday evening to take on the Mariners of Seattle.

The Red Sox come into this contest with a record of 56-49, while the Mariners stand at 54-51. The Red Sox have taken 2 out of the 3 games this season against the Mariners.

The Red Sox accrued 233 doubles as a unit and smacked 118 baseballs out of the park. Boston has a slugging percentage of .435 and has been called out on strikes 858 times, walking on 326 occasions.

The Boston Red Sox are notching 5.0 runs per contest, sitting at 5th in MLB. They amassed 502 RBIs and 951 hits this season, while their batting average sits at .264. They racked up 524 runs and held an OBP of .331.

The Red Sox have a team ERA of 4.23 this season (16th in the league), and their staff struck out 905 batters. Red Sox pitchers gave up 131 long balls and 476 runs (17th in the league).

They walked 300 opposing players, and their FIP sits at 4.30 this season. Boston conceded 899 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 436 earned runs.

They accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.02 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29.

The Red Sox relievers have a save percentage of 78.9% and entered the game in 84 save situations. The relievers inherited 108 runners this season, and 27.8% crossed the plate.

Red Sox pitchers entered the game with runners on base 72 times and having 90 appearances in high-leverage situations. The Red Sox sent 327 relievers to the mound during the campaign.

The relief pitchers notched 46 holds in the campaign (27th in the league). They compiled 30 saves this year and blew 8 out of their 38 chances.

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The Boston Red Sox will be countering with Brayan Bello who is 7-6 and has an ERA of 3.66. Bello hasn’t had the best performances as of late.

He went a combined 10 innings and has given up 9 earned runs through his last two starts. In those two disappointing starts, Bello took a loss and a no-decision.

The Seattle Mariners will send Bryce Miller to the bump to face this Red Sox lineup. Miller is 7-3 and has an ERA of 3.96.

Miller has been pitching lights out lately. He won 4 of his last 6 starts, and the other two were no decisions. Miller had a rough June but seemed to have turned it around in July.

Seattle accounted for 125 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 458 runs batted in. They have 184 two-baggers while taking a walk 351 times and putting up 475 runs.

The Seattle Mariners earned a team on-base percentage of .313 and a batting average of .234 over the course of the season.

The Mariners have a team slugging percentage of .397 and earn 4.52 runs per contest (15th in baseball). They struck out on 1,039 occasions (2nd in the league) and have 823 base hits.

The Mariners have a WHIP of 1.190 with a FIP of 3.81 as a pitching staff on the year. Their K/ BB ratio is 9.20 (956 strikeouts against 274 free passes).

They come in 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in hits surrendered with 842. They gave up 115 HRs and yielded 4.21 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball).

The Seattle pitching staff conceded 439 runs on the season and came in with a team ERA of 3.82 (398 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 102 save situations, the Mariners tallied 61 holds and 14 blown saves. Seattle called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 40 save opportunities, and they came away with 26 saves.

Their bullpen pitchers came in 107 times in high-leverage situations and on 97 occasions with runners on. Seattle relievers have an inherited score rate of 27.2% out of 125 inherited base runners.

They rank 14th in MLB holding a save percentage of 65.0% and dispatched 353 relief pitchers onto the diamond during the campaign.

These two teams found success via two different avenues. The Mariners have done it with their stellar pitching, and the Red Sox have done it with their big bats.

The Red Sox offense scores 5.1 runs per 9 innings, averaging .261 as a team and averaging 9.1 hits per contest. The Mariners’ pitching staff has a combined ERA of 3.82, holding hitters to a .235 batting average.

Boston Red Sox vs Seattle Mariners. The MLB pick for this match is the Seattle Mariners. The Mariners have won 4 out of their last 5 contests overall, while the Red Sox have dropped two straight.

The Mariners have also been tough at home this season, going a solid 29-25. The Red Sox have been good away from Fenway, going .500, but the value here is on Miller and the Mariners.

Both teams have lofty playoff expectations, so both teams need to go on a run to climb in their respective divisions.

In this spot, take the Mariners at home as they inch closer to the Texas Rangers in the West. Prediction: the Seattle Mariners win on the money line, 9-8.

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