Minnesota Twins vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 7/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+120) Seattle (-140)

The Minnesota Twins (48-46) are headed to T-Mobile Park on Tuesday where they will play the Seattle Mariners (46-46). The moneyline on this game has the Twins at +120 while the Mariners are priced at -140. The total is 7. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Bailey Ober and Bryan Woo.

The Twins have recorded 156 doubles as a unit and have hit 120 baseballs out of the park. Minnesota is slugging .403 and have been called out on strikes 949 times, while taking a walk on 313 occasions. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 21st in the league. They have amassed 380 runs batted in as well as 735 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is .233. They have tallied 400 runs scored and have an OBP of .311.

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The Twins hold a team earned run average of 3.72 so far this year (3rd in the league), and their staff has struck out 901 hitters. Twins pitchers have surrendered 98 long balls in addition to 368 runs in total (2nd in baseball). They have walked 269 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.72 as a squad on the year. Minnesota has relinquished 717 base knocks (7.7 per 9 innings) and also 348 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.35 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.17.

Twins relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 72 times as well as having 103 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 47 holds on the campaign (18th in baseball). The Twins relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 55.3% and has come into the game in 85 save situations. They have earned 21 saves for the season and have blown 17 of 38 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 98 runners over the course of the season with 30.6% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Twins have dispatched 277 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Minnesota Twins have a tally of 2,523 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 713 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which puts them in 14th in the majors, and they have twisted 69 double plays. The Twins have turned 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,569 innings, ranking them 7th in the majors.

Ober has taken the ball for 231 innings and is sitting with 226 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Ober (10-10 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.74 while he has gone up against 927 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.39 (87 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.082. He has surrendered 202 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) with 48 walks.

Seattle has hit 104 long balls so far this season and 395 RBIs. They have put up 159 doubles, while walking 315 times as well as racking up 410 runs. The Seattle Mariners have accumulated an on-base percentage of .311 as well as a team batting average of .231 for the season. The Mariners hold a team slugging percentage of .388 and they score 4.46 runs per outing (17th in MLB). They have been rung up on 901 occasions (2nd in MLB) and have totaled 711 hits.

The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.167 in addition to having a FIP of 3.72 as a team so far this year. They rank 3rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 726. The Seattle pitching staff have conceded 379 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.72 (340 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.90 (815 strikeouts vs 233 bases on balls). They have allowed 94 home runs and they concede 4.15 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB).

Seattle bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 25.2% of 111 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 93 times in high leverage situations and on 86 occasions with runners on base. With 85 save situations, the Mariners have accrued 50 holds and 13 blown saves. They sit at 17th in MLB holding a save percentage of 61.8%, and they have dispatched 305 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year. Seattle has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 34 save opportunities and they have converted 21 saves.

In their 7,398 innings on the diamond, the Mariners have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (6th in the majors). The Seattle Mariners have gotten 67 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in MLB). The Mariners have 803 assists, 46 errors and have amassed 2,466 putouts so far this year.

Woo (1-1 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.63 earned run average while giving up 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.78 and he has gone up against 141 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has allowed 14 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.067 and a FIP of 3.1. In his MLB career, Woo has surrendered 28 base knocks while he has tallied 43 punch outs in 34 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota (+120)

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