Baltimore Orioles vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 8/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Saturday, August 12, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (-105) Seattle (-115)

The Seattle Mariners (62-52) are welcoming the Baltimore Orioles (71-44) at T-Mobile Park on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Baltimore at -105 and Seattle is sitting at -115. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The starting pitchers are Kyle Bradish and George Kirby.

Baltimore has a slugging rate of .424 and have struck out 959 times, while drawing a walk on 371 occasions. They have accrued 550 runs batted in in addition to 981 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .253. The Orioles have recorded 219 doubles as a squad and have hit 134 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 567 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .321. As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 4.9 runs per game, which is 6th in the league.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.89 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.29. Orioles pitchers have surrendered 129 home runs and also 498 total runs (13th in baseball). Baltimore has relinquished 963 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 469 earned runs. The Orioles are sitting with a team ERA of 4.09 for the season (14th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,048 batters. They have walked 363 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.05 as a unit for the season.

Orioles bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 141 times in addition to having 150 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 86 holds this year (1st in the league). The Orioles relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 60.7% and stepped onto the hill in 149 save situations. They have earned 37 saves so far this season and have missed out on 24 of 61 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 214 base runners for the season with 37.4% of them ended up scoring. The Orioles have sent 391 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Baltimore Orioles have earned 3,093 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 995 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .989 which puts them in 3rd in professional baseball, and have 99 double plays. The Orioles have turned 68.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,279 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 18th in professional baseball.

Bradish has taken the hill for 233 innings and is sitting with 218 punch outs during his career. His earned run average is 4.05 (105 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.273. He has given up 218 base knocks (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 79 walks. Bradish (11-13 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.12 and he has faced 980 hitters in the majors.

The Mariners have a team slugging percentage of .402 and they average 4.55 runs per game (15th in the league). They have 200 doubles, while getting a free base 383 times as well as putting up 519 runs. Seattle has compiled 138 long balls on the year as well as 501 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,128 instances (2nd in the league) and have a total of 905 base hits. The Seattle Mariners have tallied an OBP of .315 in addition to a batting average of .236 for the season.

The Mariners have a WHIP of 1.172 in addition to having a FIP of 3.75 as a squad on the season. They rank 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 902. The Seattle pitching staff have given up 465 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.74 (424 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.20 (1,046 strikeouts against 294 free passes). They have given up 124 dingers and they concede 4.10 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

Seattle relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.0% out of their 131 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 122 times in high leverage situations and also on 101 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 115 save situations, the Mariners have 68 holds and also 15 blown saves. They sit at 9th in MLB with a save percentage of 67.4%, and they have dispatched 383 relievers onto the diamond so far this season. Seattle has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 46 save chances and they have come away with 31 saves.

Out of their 9,183 innings on the diamond, the Mariners are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (6th in MLB). The Seattle Mariners have turned 84 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (12th in professional baseball). The Mariners have recorded 963 assists, 53 errors and have a total of 3,061 putouts for the season.

During his MLB career, Kirby has given up 263 base knocks while he has totaled 257 strikeouts in 265 innings. Kirby (18-13 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.35 ERA while giving up 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 99 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.125 and having a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 7.14 and he has faced 1,082 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Baltimore (-105)

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