Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros 7/8/2023 Predictions, Free Picks and Odds
On Saturday, Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros (49-39) will play Bryan Woo and the Seattle Mariners (43-43) at Minute Maid Park. Following a convincing victory (5-1) against the Astros on Thursday, the Seattle Mariners will be coming into this game against the Houston Astros on a high note. The Mariners have won five of their previous six games. On the betting line, the Mariners are favored by +120, while the Astros are favored by -140. The total number of bets is 7. Pitchers Bryan Woo and Framber Valdez will participate in the game.
The Seattle Mariners participated in the postseason the year before and are now contenders this time around. The Mariners are at.500 after winning on Thursday, and they will need to considerably improve if they want to contend for the World Series earnestly. The Mariners, now fourth in the AL West with a record of 43-43, must win on Saturday to surpass the 500-win plateau.
Alex Bregman and the Houston Astros will play against Julio Rodriguez and the Seattle Mariners on Friday after suffering a heartbreaking 5-1 loss to the Mariners on Thursday. The Astros have still won four of their previous five games despite their most recent loss against the Mariners.
839 times have been rung up against 288 walks for Seattle, giving them a slugging percentage of 392 percent. This season, they have collected 672 base hits, 374 RBIs, and a batting average of.233. Together, the Mariners collected 144 doubles and blasted 101 home runs. They scored 389 runs and had a team on-base percentage of.311. Seattle has 4.5 runs scored per game, which places them 16th in the MLB.
With an ERA of 3.83 and 766 strikeouts this season, the Mariners’ staff is sixth in MLB. Pitchers for the Mariners were seventh in MLB with 363 runs total and 87 long balls allowed. Their pitching staff has walked 225 hitters this year, and their FIP is 3.73. Seattle allowed 693 hits and 327 earned runs, or 8.1 hits per nine innings. The team’s pitching staff has a WHIP of 1.19 and a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3.40.
Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros 7/8/2023 Predictions, Free Picks and Odds
The Houston Astros have represented Major League Baseball for over ten years, and this year will be no different. Even if their lineup and bullpen might not be as strong as in years past, the Astros are still in a fantastic position in the standings. The team is placed second in the AL West with an overall record of 49-39 and is on pace to earn another playoff appearance.
This season, Houston has 106 HRs and 396 RBIs. They amassed 412 runs scored, 283 walks, and 150 doubles. The Houston Astros had a batting average of 0.250 and an on-base percentage of 0.320 at the end of the season. With a slugging percentage of 0.412 and 4.68 runs scored per game, the Astros are ranked 11th in MLB. They finished the season 26th in the league with 746 base hits and 688 strikeouts.
The Astros’ whole pitching staff has a WHIP of 1.244 and a FIP of 4.05. They have 813 walks compared to 269 bases on balls, for a ratio of 9.30 walks to strikeouts. They are MLB’s 11th-ranked staff overall, with 710 hits allowed. They were fourth in the league with 100 long balls and 4.04 runs allowed per nine innings. The Houston pitching staff’s collective ERA was 3.63 (317 earned runs allowed), while they gave up 353 runs in total.
Out of 87 save chances, the Astros have 13 failed saves and 48 holds. Houston depended on its bullpen pitchers, who produced 25 saves out of 38 opportunities. Their bullpen relievers entered the game 46 times when runners were on base and 81 times when the stakes were high. Houston bullpen relievers had an inherited scoring rate of 32.4% on 71 inherited base runners. They have sent 272 relief pitchers to the hill this season and are placed 14th in the league with a save percentage of 65.8%.
Seattle Mariners vs. Houston Astros. The MLB pick for this game is the Houston Astros. This game will undoubtedly be a blowout. Everyone will have issues since Bryan Woo will start for the Seattle Mariners in this contest. Woo’s ERA hasn’t been below 4.00 in a game since back in March when nothing mattered. The Astros will surely prevail by pushing Woo out of the game early. Houston Astros will win 6-3, as predicted for the outcome.
MLB Starting Time: 7:15 PM (EDT)
Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas
Date: Saturday, July 8, 2023
TV: FOX
MLB Odds: Houston Astros -135
MLB Totals: 7.5
