Seattle Mariners vs. Detroit Tigers MLB Betting Preview | October 3

The Seattle Mariners hit the field as favorites (-251) at home in the season opener against the Detroit Tigers (+206) at T-Mobile Park on Monday, with the first pitch at 9:40 PM ET. George Kirby takes the mound first for Seattle, and Bryan Garcia is Detroit’s pick to start.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Mariners vs. Tigers

• Game Day: Monday, October 3, 2022
• Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Location: Seattle, Washington
• Stadium: T-Mobile Park

Mariners Stats & Trends

Mariners Batting

• The Mariners ranked 13th in baseball with 199 home runs last season. They averaged 1.1 per game.
• The Mariners ranked last in the majors with a .226 batting average.
• Last season the Mariners had the No. 22 offense in MLB play scoring 4.3 runs per game (697 total runs).
• The team’s 9.2 strikeouts per game were the fifth-most in baseball.
• The Mariners averaged 1.2 homers per home game last season (94 total at home).
• The Mariners averaged 2.5 extra-base hits per game while slugging .370 in home contests.
• The team averaged 6.8 hits per game and batted .215 at home last season.

Mariners Key Batters

• Last season, Mitch Haniger had 157 base hits, batting .253 with 64 extra-base hits.
• Jesse Winker slashed .305/.394/.556 and finished with an OPS of .950.
• Ty France collected 166 hits last season and finished with a .368 OBP.
• Adam Frazier finished with a slash line of .305/.368/.411 and a .779 OPS.

Tigers Stats & Trends

Tigers Batting

• The Tigers ranked 24th in Major League Baseball with 179 home runs.
• The Tigers had a team batting average of .242 last season, which ranked 15th among MLB teams.
• The Tigers scored the 22nd-most runs in the league last season with 697 (4.3 per game).
• The Tigers ranked 27th in strikeouts per game (9.3) among MLB offenses.
• They hit 98 homers, an average of 1.2 per game, in 81 road contests last season.
• They had a team slugging percentage of .402 in away games last season with 236 extra-base hits.
• They averaged 8.2 base hits per game and had a .242 batting average on the road last season.

Tigers Key Batters

• Jonathan Schoop racked up a slugging percentage of .435 and a batting average of .278 last season.
• Jeimer Candelario had a .351 OBP and batted .271.
• Javier Baez had 133 hits and a batting average of .265 a season ago.
• Akil Baddoo hit .259 with 20 doubles, seven triples, 13 home runs and 45 walks.

Mariners vs. Tigers Probable Pitchers