Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Angels MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 10/2/21

The Los Angeles Angels and Seattle Mariners meet Saturday in MLB action at T-Mobile Park. The Angels look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Mariners look for a win after winning 10 of their last 12 games.

The Los Angeles Angels have scored 15 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last nine games. The Angels have lost five of their last seven games when scoring four or more runs. David Fletcher leads the Angels with 160 hits and 45 RBI while Jared Walsh and Shohei Ohtani have combined for 280 hits and 191 RBI. Jhonathan Diaz gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 3.12 ERA and six strikeouts this season. This will be Diaz’s second career game against the Mariners.

The Seattle Mariners have scored nine runs in their last three games and four or more runs in 10 of their last 12 games. The Mariners have won 11 straight games when scoring four or more runs. J.P. Crawford leads the Mariners with 166 hits and 52 RBI while Ty France and Mitch Haniger have combined for 317 hits and 168 RBI. Chris Flexen gets the ball, and he is 14-6 with a 3.67 ERA and 124 strikeouts this season. Flexen is 2-0 with a 2.00 ERA and eight strikeouts in his career against the Angels.

The Angels are 4-1 in their last 5 Saturday games and 7-3 in their last 10 during game 2 of a series. The Mariners are 1-5 in their last 6 Saturday games and 10-1 in their last 11 overall. The under is 7-3 in Angels last 10 Saturday games. The over is 7-2 in Mariners last 9 home games. The Angels are 3-7 in the last 10 meetings.

Jhonathan Diaz doesn’t have enough big league reps to trust, especially on the road in a spot like this. Flexen has been one of the better pitchers for the Mariners this season and they need a win to stay in the postseason race. There’s only one way to go here really, and that’s to side with the Mariners at home. Of course, I take the RL for max betting value.