Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels 9/16/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Seattle Mariners go back on the road Friday night for game one of four against the Los Angeles Angels. Seattle comes into Friday 18 games above .500 after winning three of the last five games played including a 6-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. Luis Castillo dominated on the mound for Seattle giving up no runs on four hits across six innings of work leading to the victory. The Seattle bullpen closed the game allowing only one run on three hits over the final three innings to secure the win. Make sure you stay on top of all the MLB picks.

Offensively Seattle did just enough from the plate with eight hits in 34 at bats to drive in six runs. Carlos Santana led the way for the Seattle offense hitting a 3 run home run in the 5th inning to drive in half of the Seattle runs. Eugenio Suarez chipped in as well with a two run home run in the first inning for Seattle.

The Los Angeles Angels return home Friday night 21 games below .500 riding a four-game losing streak. Pablo Sandoval got the start for Los Angeles giving up two runs on seven hits across 5.1 innings of work leading to a no decision. The Los Angeles bullpen held true allowing only one run on two hits before Ryan Tepera came on in relief to allow two runs on three hits after recording no outs leading to the victory.

Shohei Ohtani is the offensive leader for Los Angeles this season posting a team high .265 batting average, while leading Los Angeles with 88 RBIs. Mike Trout supplies the power to the Los Angeles lineup leading the team with 35 home runs and a .626 slugging percentage.