Seattle Mariners vs. Los Angeles Angels Best Bet: Can Julio Rodriguez, Mariners Bounce Back?
The Los Angeles Angels and the Seattle Mariners play the second game of their series on Tuesday Night for a pivotal AL West game. Can Julio Rodriguez and the Mariners bounce back after losing game one? Matt McCuen provides his pick for the Mariners vs. Angels game.
Matt McCuen - September 12, 2023, 2:09 PM EDT
7 minSeattle Mariners vs. Los Angeles Angels Best Bet
The Los Angeles Angels and the Seattle Mariners will clash from Rain City on Tuesday Night for a pivotal AL West game.
Mariners vs. Angels Date, Time, and Where to Watch
- Date: September 12, 2023
- Time: 9:40 pm ET
- Where to Watch: MLB.TV
Seattle Mariners vs. Los Angeles Angels Prediction
The Angles enter play, supporting a record of 68-77.
You could argue that the Angels have been the most disappointing team in the major leagues.
The Angels have two of the best baseball players on their roster, Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani.
Ohtani will win the AL MVP this year. Ohtani is batting .304 on the season with 44 home runs and 95 runs batted in. Additionally, Ohtani supports a pitching record of 10-5 and an ERA of 3.14.
Trout has struggled to stay healthy this season, which has been an issue for him in the past. When he has played, he has been disappointing for his standards, with a batting average of .263 on the year and 18 home runs.
Veteran Anthony Rendon has been horrific since signing with the Angels. At the time, the contract made sense as Rendon helped lead the Nationals to a World Series. Since joining the Angels four seasons ago, Rendon has played in just 200 games out of a possible 631. Rendon has driven in one hundred-eleven runs since he joined the Angels. Rendon drove in 126 in the year before he signed with the Angels as a member of the Nationals.
Seattle enters play ice cold as of late. The Mariners are 3-7 over their last ten games and overall represent a record of 79-65.
Despite the cold run, the Mariners are only 0.5 games out of the final wildcard spot.
Julio Rodriguez has been the star of this Mariners team. Rodriguez leads the team in batting average (.287), home runs (30), and runs batted in (97).
Shortstop JP Crawford has produced at a high level all season long. Crawford is one of the best defensive shortstops in the game. Crawford is batting .263 on the year.
Catcher Cal Raleigh has swung the bat well from a power standpoint. Raleigh ranks second on the team with 28 home runs.
Seattle Mariners vs. Los Angeles Angels Best Bets
Seattle has been cold as of late, but this is the perfect bounce-back spot for the team tonight.
Seattle has played their best baseball at home this year with a record of 39-30. The Angels, meanwhile, have struggled away from home with a record of 33-40.
The Mariners have enjoyed loads of success against Angels starter Patrick Sandoval. The Mariners have a team batting average of .283 against Sandoval in 92 at-bats.
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