Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros 7/8/2023 Picks Predictions

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08 July 2023

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At Minute Maid Park on Saturday, Bryan Woo and the Seattle Mariners (43-43) will take on Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros (49-39).

The Seattle Mariners will enter this game against the Houston Astros on the heels of a dominant victory (5-1) against the Astros on Thursday.

Five of the Mariners’ last six games have ended in victories. The Mariners are favored by +120 on the betting line, while the Astros are favored by -140. The final betting tally is 7.

Bryan Woo and Framber Valdez will be the pitchers on the mound.

The Seattle Mariners played in the postseason the previous year, and now they’re in the running this time.

After winning on Thursday, the Mariners are sitting at.500 and will need to improve to compete for the World Series significantly.

The Mariners need a victory on Saturday to go above the. 500-win rate hump as they sit fourth in the AL West with an overall record of 43-43.

Following a painful 5-1 defeat to the Mariners on Thursday, Alex Bregman and the Houston Astros will take the field against Julio Rodriguez and the Seattle Mariners in this game.

Despite their latest setback to the Mariners, the Astros have still won four of their past five games.

Seattle has been rung up 839 times while walking 288 times, for a slugging percentage of.392. They have totaled 672 base hits, 374 RBIs, and a batting average of.233 this season.

The Mariners collectively collected 144 two-baggers and hit 101 home runs. They had a team on-base percentage of.311 and scored 389 runs. Seattle is ranked 16th in the MLB with 4.5 runs scored per game.

The Mariners’ staff has struck out 766 hitters this season, ranking them eighth in MLB with an ERA of 3.83. Pitchers for the Mariners allowed 363 runs overall and 87 long balls, ranking 7th in MLB.

Their FIP is 3.73, and their pitching staff has walked 225 hitters this season. Seattle gave up 327 earned runs and 693 hits (8.1 per nine innings).

Their pitching staff’s combined WHIP is 1.19, and they have a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3.40.

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For over a decade, the Houston Astros have served as the face of Major League Baseball, and this year won’t be any different.

The Astros are still in a great position in the standings, even though their lineup and bullpen may not be as powerful as in years past.

With an overall record of 49-39, the club is presently ranked second in the AL West and is on track to make another playoff berth.

Houston has 396 RBIs and 106 HRs so far this season. They had 150 doubles, 283 walks, and 412 runs scored for them. The Houston Astros finished the season with an on-base percentage of.320 and a batting average of.250.

The Astros rank 11th in MLB with a slugging rate of 0.412 and 4.68 runs scored per game. They had 746 base hits and 688 strikeouts, ranking 26th in the league.

This season, the Astros’ staff as a whole has a WHIP of 1.244 and a FIP of 4.05. Their ratio of walks to strikeouts is 9.30 (813 walks against 269 bases on balls). With 710 total hits allowed, they rank 11th as a staff in MLB.

They gave up 100 long balls and 4.04 runs per nine innings, ranking fourth in the league. The Houston pitching staff had a team ERA of 3.63 (317 earned runs surrendered) and allowed 353 runs overall.

The Astros have 48 holds, and 13 missed saves out of 87 save opportunities. In 38 save opportunities, Houston relied on bullpen pitchers, who recorded 25 saves.

On 81 instances when the stakes were high and on 46 occasions when there were runners on base, their bullpen pitchers entered the game.

On 71 inherited base runners, Houston bullpen pitchers had an inherited scoring rate of 32.4%. With a save percentage of 65.8%, they are ranked 14th in the league and have sent 272 relief relievers to the hill this season.

Seattle Mariners vs. Houston Astros. The MLB pick for this game is the Houston Astros. There’s no way this game won’t be a rout. Bryan Woo will start for the Seattle Mariners in this game, which spells problems for everyone.

Since way back in March, when nothing mattered, Woo’s ERA hasn’t been below 4.00 in a game. Expect the Astros to win by forcing Woo out of the game early. Predicted final result: A 6-3 victory for the Houston Astros.

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