Los Angeles Angels vs. Seattle Mariners MLB Betting Preview | September 17

Carlos Santana leads the Seattle Mariners (80-63) into a matchup with the Los Angeles Angels (62-82) following his two-home run performance in an 8-7 loss to the Angels. The Angels are favored on the moneyline (-114) for this game against the underdog Mariners (-105), which begins at 9:07 PM ET on Saturday. Los Angeles’ Shohei Ohtani and Seattle’s George Kirby pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Angels vs. Mariners

• Game Day: Saturday, September 17, 2022
• Game Time: 9:07 PM ET
• Location: Anaheim, California
• Stadium: Angel Stadium

Angels Stats & Trends

Angels Batting

• The Angels average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 11th in MLB play with 173 total home runs .
• The Angels rank 25th in MLB with a .229 batting average.
• The Angels’ .294 on-base percentage is the fifth-worst in the league.
• The Angels strike out 9.6 times per game, the worst average in the league.
• The Angels have hit 95 homers at home this season (1.3 per game).
• The Angels have a .412 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.8 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The club is batting .239 with 570 hits (7.9 per game) at home this season.

Angels Key Batters

• Ohtani has 137 hits to go with a slugging percentage of .534, both of which are best among Los Angeles hitters this season.
• Among qualifying hitters, Ohtani ranks 54th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 29th, and he is seventh in slugging.
• Ohtani will look for his third straight game with a hit in this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .278 with three doubles, a home run, three walks and two RBI.
• Mike Trout has 20 doubles, two triples, 36 home runs and 46 walks while batting .279.
• Trout enters this game looking to extend his two-game hit streak. In his last five games he is batting .300 with a double, three home runs, two walks and seven RBI.
• Taylor Ward has 115 hits this season and a team-best OBP of .356.
• Ward enters this game with two games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is batting .353 with a double, three walks and two RBI.
• Luis Rengifo is batting .275 with a .305 OBP and 44 RBI for Los Angeles this season.
• Rengifo enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with two doubles, two home runs, a walk and four RBI.

Mariners Stats & Trends

Mariners Batting

• The Mariners have hit 176 homers this season, which ranks ninth in the league.
• The Mariners’ .229 batting average ranks 25th in the league this season.
• The Mariners have an OBP of .313 this season, which ranks 16th in MLB.
• The Mariners rank 15th in strikeouts per game (8.5) among MLB offenses.
• In 72 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 92 homers, an average of 1.3 per contest.
• They are slugging .400 in 72 road games this season.
• In away games this season, they’re batting .238 with 8.2 base hits per contest.

Mariners Key Batters

• Julio Rodriguez has accumulated a team-best OBP (.341) and slugging percentage (.499), while leading the Mariners in hits (136).
• Including all qualifying hitters, Rodriguez ranks 33rd in batting average, while his on-base percentage is 46th and he is 16th in slugging.
• Rodriguez enters this game on a seven-game hitting streak. During his last 10 games he is batting .447 with two doubles, five home runs, six walks and seven RBI.
• Ty France’s .341 OBP paces his team.
• France’s batting average is 33rd among all qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 46th, and he is 56th in slugging.
• Eugenio Suarez is batting .235 with 23 doubles, two triples, 31 home runs and 71 walks.
• J.P. Crawford is batting .250 with 24 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 56 walks.

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