Minnesota Twins vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 7/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Thursday, July 20, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-110) Seattle (-110)

The Seattle Mariners (47-47) will take on the Minnesota Twins (49-47) at T-Mobile Park on Thursday. The line on this matchup has Minnesota at -110 and Seattle is priced at -110. The total is set at 7. The starting pitchers are Pablo Lopez and George Kirby.

The Twins have accounted for 160 doubles as a team and have knocked 126 balls out of the stadium. Minnesota has a slugging rate of .409 and have been called out on strikes 975 times, while drawing a walk on 321 occasions. As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are earning 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 21st in baseball. They have 395 runs batted in as well as 761 hits for the season, while their batting average sits at .236. They have racked up 416 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .313.

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The Twins have a team earned run average of 3.76 for the season (2nd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 915 batters. Twins pitchers have relinquished 100 home runs and 378 total runs (2nd in the league). They have walked 274 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.74 as a team this year. Minnesota has relinquished 733 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 358 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.34 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.17.

Twins pitchers have entered the game with runners on 73 times in addition to having 103 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 47 holds on the campaign (19th in baseball). The Twins relief pitchers have a save percentage of 55.3% and stepped onto the hill in 85 save situations. They have recorded 21 saves for the year and have not converted 17 of their 38 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 99 runners so far this season and 30.3% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Twins have dispatched 282 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Twins have converted 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,722 innings on the diamond, ranking them 7th in baseball. The Minnesota Twins have a tally of 2,574 putouts so far this season, in addition to 729 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding rate is at .987 which is 11th in baseball, and they have twisted 70 double plays.

Lopez has taken the mound for 626 innings and has accounted for 634 K's so far in his career. Lopez (33-36 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.70 while he has faced 2,590 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.99 (278 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.176. He has surrendered 562 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 175 walks.

The Mariners have a slugging percentage of .388 and they are recording 4.47 runs per outing (17th in the league). They have put up 163 doubles, while taking a walk 320 times as well as scoring 420 runs. Seattle has a total of 106 home runs on the season as well as 404 RBIs. They have been rung up on 915 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have totaled 727 base hits. The Seattle Mariners have accumulated a team OBP of .311 and a team batting average of .231 so far this year.

The Seattle pitching staff have allowed 395 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.80 (355 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 100 long balls and they concede 4.23 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.182 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.79 as a unit on the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.00 (841 strikeouts against 241 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 752.

With 89 save situations, the Mariners have amassed 53 holds and also 13 blown saves. Seattle has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 35 save opportunities and they have earned 22 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 94 times in high leverage situations and on 88 occasions with runners on. Seattle relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 24.6% of 114 inherited runners. They sit at 14th in the league with a save percentage of 62.9%, and they have sent 313 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign.

The Seattle Mariners have turned 67 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in the majors). The Mariners have recorded 814 assists, 47 errors and are sitting with 2,520 putouts this season. In 7,560 innings on the diamond, the Mariners hold a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (8th in the majors).

Kirby (16-13 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.41 ERA and has surrendered 9.1 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 6.85 and he has gone up against 992 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 92 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.146 and having a FIP of 3.2. In his career, Kirby has surrendered 245 hits while he has tallied 226 K's in 242 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota (-110)

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