Baltimore Orioles vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 8/13/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Sunday, August 13, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (-125) Seattle (+105)

The Seattle Mariners (63-52) will try to defeat the Baltimore Orioles (71-45) at T-Mobile Park on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Baltimore at -125 and Seattle is sitting at +105. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Grayson Rodriguez and Bryce Miller.

Baltimore is slugging .424 and have been called out on strikes 959 times, while drawing a walk on 371 occasions. They have amassed 550 runs batted in as well as 981 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average comes in at .253. The Orioles have earned 219 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 134 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 567 runs while holding a team OBP of .321. As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are compiling 4.9 runs per game, which has them at 6th in baseball.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.89 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.29. Orioles pitchers have given up 129 home runs and also 498 total runs (13th in baseball). Baltimore has allowed 963 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 469 earned runs. The Orioles hold a team ERA of 4.09 so far this season (14th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,048 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 363 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.05 as a team so far this season.

Orioles relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 141 times as well as having 150 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 86 holds over the course of the season (1st in the league). The Orioles bullpen have earned a save percentage of 60.7% and has entered the game in 149 save situations. They have recorded 37 saves for the season and have not converted 24 of 61 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 214 base runners this year with 37.4% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Orioles have sent 391 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Baltimore Orioles have 3,093 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 995 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which ranks 3rd in the majors, and have accumulated 99 double plays. The Orioles have converted 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,279 innings on the field, which has them sitting 18th in MLB.

Rodriguez (2-3 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.69 while he has gone up against 324 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 79 hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) with 31 walks. His earned run average is 5.84 (48 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.486. Rodriguez has pitched in 74 innings and has accounted for 80 K's in his career.

The Mariners have a team slugging % of .402 and they are recording 4.55 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have tallied 200 two-baggers, while taking a walk 383 times and putting up 519 runs. Seattle has compiled 138 home runs on the campaign as well as 501 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,128 occasions (2nd in MLB) and have totaled 905 hits. The Seattle Mariners have earned an OBP of .315 in addition to a batting average of .236 this year.

The Mariners are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.172 in addition to having a FIP of 3.75 as a squad over the course of the season. They sit at 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 902. The Seattle pitching staff have yielded 465 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.74 (424 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.20 (1,046 strikeouts vs 294 bases on balls). They have given up 124 dingers and they allow 4.10 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

Seattle has called on relievers to enter the game in 46 save chances and they have come away with 31 saves. They rank 9th in MLB with a save percentage of 67.4%, and they have dispatched 383 relief pitchers onto the diamond this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 122 times in high leverage situations in addition to 101 occasions with base runners. Seattle relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 26.0% out of their 131 inherited runners. Sitting with 115 save situations, the Mariners have amassed 68 holds in addition to 15 blown saves.

In 9,183 innings played, the Mariners are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (6th in MLB). The Seattle Mariners have turned 84 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in the majors). The Mariners have 963 assists, 53 errors and have notched a total of 3,061 putouts on the season.

In his pro baseball career, Miller has given up 72 hits while accumulating 85 punch outs in 85 innings pitched. He has allowed 40 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.039 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.00 and he has gone up against 343 hitters so far in his career. Miller (7-4 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.20 earned run average and has conceded 7.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (+105)

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