Seattle Mariners at Detroit Tigers 8/31/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Wednesday, the Seattle Mariners play the second game of a three-game series on the road against the Detroit Tigers. Seattle is 70-58 following its 4-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. Robbie Ray threw seven shutout innings, while Ty France and Dylan Moore each homered for the Mariners. Seattle is second in the American League West, 11 ½ games behind the first-place Houston Astros.

First baseman Ty France is batting .278 to lead Seattle and has team highs in hits with 117 and on-base percentage at .346. Third baseman Eugenio Suarez is the leader in home runs with 24 and RBIs with 72. On Wednesday, the Seattle Mariners will send Marco Gonzales to the mound. The left-hander is 9-12 with a 3.97 ERA, 79 Ks and 43 BBs.

Detroit improved to 50-78 following its 9-8 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday. Detroit's Harold Castro had five RBIs and Jeimer Candelario hit his second home run in as many games. Detroit has won two straight and three of the last four. Nevertheless, the Tigers are last in the American League Central, 18 games behind the first-place Cleveland Guardians.

Designated hitter Miguel Cabrera is batting .257 to lead Detroit and has a team high .316 on-base percentage. Third baseman Jeimer Candelario is the leader in home runs with 12, while shortstop Javier Baez is the leader in RBIs with 47. On Wednesday, the Detroit Tigers will send Tyler Alexander to the mound. The left-hander is 3-8 with a 4.83 ERA, 33 Ks and 15 BBs.