Toronto Blue Jays vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 7/9/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Saturday, July 9, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Seattle Mariners (41-42) will play the Toronto Blue Jays (45-38) at T-Mobile Park on Saturday. The expected starting pitchers are Alek Manoah and Robbie Ray.

The Blue Jays have earned 163 doubles as a team and have hit 108 balls out of the stadium. Toronto has a slugging % of .433 and have struck out 648 times, while drawing a walk on 256 occasions. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are notching 4.7 runs per contest, which is 8th in the league. They have accounted for 375 runs batted in and 726 hits so far this season, and their team batting average sits at .257. They have racked up 386 runs and have an OBP of .325.

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Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 95 long balls and also 367 runs (21st in MLB). They have walked 228 batters and their FIP is 4.00 as a unit this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.02 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. The Blue Jays hold a team earned run average of 4.08 this season (20th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 688 hitters.

Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 82 times as well as having 98 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 47 holds over the course of the season (13th in the league). The Blue Jays bullpen have a save percentage of 61.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 89 save situations. They have earned 24 saves this year and have blown 15 out of their 39 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 125 base runners so far this season with 28.0% of them earned a run for their team. The Blue Jays have sent 300 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

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

Manoah (18-5 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.57 while going up against 859 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 155 hits (6.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 61 free passes. His ERA is 2.80 (66 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.019. Manoah has taken the ball for 212 frames and has tallied 217 K's during his career.

The Mariners have a SLG% of .384 and they score 4.01 runs per game (25th in the league). They have hit 133 doubles, while taking a walk 300 times and scoring 333 runs. Seattle has accumulated 86 HRs this season and 318 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 711 instances (9th in MLB) and have notched a total of 650 hits. The Seattle Mariners have accounted for an OBP of .318 as well as a batting average of .235 for the year.

The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.211 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.15 as a pitching staff this season. They have a ranking of 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 649. The Seattle pitching staff have given up 321 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.65 (297 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio is 2.92 (698 strikeouts against 239 bases on balls). They have relinquished 105 homers and they concede 3.94 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

Seattle relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.3% out of their 80 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 79 times in high leverage situations and on 61 occasions with base runners. With 63 save situations, the Mariners have earned 38 holds and also 7 blown saves. They rank 8th in MLB with a save rate of 70.8%, and they have sent 267 relievers onto the diamond on the year. Seattle has had relievers enter the contest in 24 save opportunities and they have come away with 17 saves.

The Seattle Mariners have turned 57 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in baseball). The Mariners have recorded 664 assists, 29 errors and have accounted for 2,201 putouts so far this season. In 6,603 innings played, the Mariners are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.6% (4th in baseball).

In his MLB career, Ray has surrendered 996 base hits while totaling 1,407 punch outs in 1,140 innings. He has allowed 502 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.303 and a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.88 and he has gone up against 4,842 opposing batters thus far in his career. Ray (69-64 career record) has a 3.96 earned run average while allowing 7.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Seattle

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