Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros 7/6/2023 Picks Predictions

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06 July 2023

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The Seattle Mariners (42-42, 4th AL West) will meet with the Houston Astros (48-38, 2nd AL West) in MLB action in Minute Maid Park, TX, on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at 8:10 PM ET.

Seattle is ranked ninth in four important pitching categories. The Mariners rank second in quality starts (43), third in WHIP (119), fifth in opponents’ batting average (.238), and ninth in team earned run average (3.89).

George Kirby, who started on Thursday, has the most victories (7), while Luis Castillo has the most strikeouts (114). Kirby is 7-7 with a 3.21 ERA and 86 strikeouts.

If Seattle wants to make the playoffs and have a good postseason, they need to do better at the plate.

Seattle’s team batting average of just.233 places them in 25th, while the Mariners’ slugging percentage of.392 places them in 24th, and their on-base percentage of.312 places them in 23rd.

Seattle is ranked 15th with 384 runs scored. Teoscar Hernandez leads Seattle in home runs with 15, while Julio Rodriguez comes in right behind him with 13.

Rodriguez is third with 47 RBI, Eugenio Suarez is second with 49, and Hernandez tops Seattle with 49 apiece. In 84 games, Seattle hit 140 doubles, seven triples, and 98 home runs.

The Mariners bullpen entered the game in 77 save situations with a 59.4% save percentage. The relievers had 104 base runners this season, and 26.9% reached first base.

Pitchers for the Mariners entered games 82 times with runners on base and 87 times in high-leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 281 relievers to the mound so far this season.

On the year, the bullpen has 44 holds, ranking 19th in MLB. They made 19 saves this year while missing 13 of their 32 opportunities.

The total went OVER in nine of Seattle’s last 13 matches.
The Seattle Mariners are 4-1 SU in their last five matches.
The Seattle Mariners are 3-10 SU in their last 13 matches against Houston.

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Houston’s pitching staff remains one of the greatest on the mound. Houston ranks third in quality and second in team ERA at 3.60. starts with 41, ranks 7th in WHIP (1.25), and drops to 12th in the number of baserunners allowed (.241).

Houston will start Framber Valdez on the mound on Thursday. The left-hander has a record of 7-6, a 2.49 ERA, and 110 strikeouts this year. For starters, Valdez leads Houston in wins, strikeouts, and ERA.

Houston ranks 14th in both team batting average (.250) and slugging percentage (.412) at the plate while ranking 10th in runs scored (405) and runs scored per game (.250).

The Astros.320 on-base percentage puts them in 16th place. The current leader in home runs is Kyle Tucker with 13, while Alex Bregman has hit 12, and Yordan Alvarez (17 HR, 54 RBI) is out injured.

Tucker has the most RBI with 55, while Bregman is in second place with 54. Houston played 86 games, hitting 149 doubles, seven triples, and 103 home runs.

In addition to having a FIP of 4.02 for the season, the Astros have a team WHIP of 1.248. In terms of overall hits allowed as a pitching staff, they are ranked 11th in baseball with 696.

The Houston pitching staff’s ERA is 3.60 (308 earned runs given up), and they gave up 344 runs this season. They allowed 95 home runs and 4.03 runs per nine innings, which places them fourth in the MLB.

The total went UNDER in four of Houston’s last six matches.
The Houston Astros are 7-1 SU in their last eight matches.
The Houston Astros are 4-1 SU in their last five matches at home.

Seattle Mariners vs. Houston Astros. The MLB pick for this game is the Houston Astros. When encountering a right-handed starting pitcher, Seattle lost 13 of its last 19 road games and 14 of its last 20 road games.

The Astros won four of the previous five games against starting right-handed pitchers and six of their last seven games overall. Regarding team ERA, Seattle is ninth best, while Houston is much stronger at second.

Seattle is ranked 15th in runs scored, while Houston scored the 10th most, despite both clubs favoring their pitching staffs.

Seattle’s starting pitcher George Kirby lost two of his last three starts after allowing three runs in each of his last two starts.

Before his most recent appearance, Houston starter Framber Valdez had two excellent performances, surrendering only three runs in 15 innings with 15 strikeouts and one walk as Houston won both matches.

The Houston Astros will win by a predicted score of 5-3.

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