Toronto Blue Jays vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 7/8/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Friday, July 8, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

T-Mobile Park is the site where the Seattle Mariners (41-42) will attempt to beat the Toronto Blue Jays (45-38) on Friday. The men taking the mound are Ross Stripling and George Kirby.

Toronto has a slugging percentage of .433 and have struck out 648 times, while taking a walk on 256 occasions. They have compiled 375 RBI's in addition to 726 hits this year, while their average at the plate is at .257. The Blue Jays have tallied 163 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 108 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 386 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .325. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are scoring 4.7 runs per game, which puts them at 8th in the league.

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The Blue Jays have a team ERA of 4.08 this year (20th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 688 hitters. They have walked 228 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.00 as a unit on the campaign. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.02 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Blue Jays pitchers have given up 95 long balls and 367 total runs (21st in the league).

The Blue Jays bullpen have a save rate of 61.5% and stepped onto the hill in 89 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 125 base runners over the course of the season and 28.0% of them ended up scoring. Blue Jays relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 82 times as well as having 98 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have sent 300 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen have racked up 47 holds so far this season (13th in baseball). They have accumulated 24 saves so far this season and have blown 15 of 39 save opportunities.

The Blue Jays have converted 69.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 6,633 innings, which ranks them 21st in pro baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have notched a total of 2,211 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 719 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which ranks 8th in baseball, and have accumulated 70 double plays.

Stripling has taken the hill for 600 innings and has tallied 560 strikeouts thus far in his career. Stripling (32-37 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.04 and he has faced 2,500 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.90 (260 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.227. He has given up 584 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 152 free passes.

The Mariners hold a slugging % of .384 and they earn 4.01 runs per contest (25th in MLB). They have notched 133 doubles, while getting a free base 300 times as well as putting up 333 runs. Seattle has hit 86 HRs for the year to go along with 318 RBIs. They have struck out on 711 occasions (9th in MLB) and have a total of 650 hits. The Seattle Mariners have accumulated an on-base percentage of .318 as well as a team batting average of .235 on the campaign.

The Mariners are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.211 and have a FIP of 4.15 as a staff so far this season. They rank 12th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 649. The Seattle pitching staff have surrendered 321 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.65 (297 earned runs allowed). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.92 (698 strikeouts against 239 walks). They have given up 105 home runs and they yield 3.94 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball).

Seattle has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 24 save opportunities and they have come away with 17 saves. They are ranked 8th in the league holding a save percentage of 70.8%, and they have dispatched 267 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 79 times in high leverage situations and on 61 occasions with base runners. Seattle relievers have an inherited score rate of 31.3% out of their 80 inherited runners. Sitting with 63 save situations, the Mariners have accrued 38 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.

Out of their 6,603 innings played, the Mariners have a efficiency on defense of 71.6% (4th in baseball). The Seattle Mariners have turned 57 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .990 (1st in pro baseball). The Mariners have recorded 664 assists, 29 errors and have 2,201 putouts on the campaign.

During his pro baseball career, Kirby has allowed 61 base hits while earning 58 punch outs in 60 frames. Kirby (2-3 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.75 ERA and has given up 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 25 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.150 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. His K/BB ratio is 7.25 and he has gone up against 250 opposing hitters thus far in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Seattle

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