Seattle Mariners vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 7/24/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Monday, July 24, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

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

The Minnesota Twins (53-48) will compete against the Seattle Mariners (50-48) at Target Field on Monday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Mariners at -110 and the Twins are priced at -110. The over/under is 7.5. The men taking the mound are Luis Castillo and Kenta Maeda.

The Mariners have compiled 169 doubles as a team and have knocked 114 balls out of the park. Seattle is slugging .392 and have been called out on strikes 962 times, while taking a walk on 327 occasions. As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are knocking in 4.5 runs per game, which ranks them 15th in baseball. They have 423 runs batted in and 759 base knocks on the season, while their batting average is at .232. They have earned 440 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .311.

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The Mariners have a team earned run average of 3.81 this season (6th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 888 hitters. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 107 home runs and 411 total runs (8th in baseball). They have walked 257 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.82 as a squad over the course of the season. Seattle has given up 786 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 371 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.46 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19.

The Mariners relief pitchers have a save rate of 63.9% and stepped onto the hill in 92 save situations. The relievers have inherited 121 base runners over the course of the season and 24.8% of those runners crossed the plate. Mariners bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 93 times in addition to having 99 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have dispatched 329 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen have a total of 55 holds this season (14th in the league). They have earned 23 saves so far this season and have blown 13 of 36 chances to save the game.

The Mariners have converted 69.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,884 innings on the field, ranking them 8th in baseball. The San Francisco Giants have earned a total of 2,628 putouts this season, as well as 842 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them ranked 14th in MLB, and they have turned 69 double plays.

Castillo has thrown 976 frames and is sitting with 1,070 punch outs during his career. His earned run average is 3.52 (382 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.178. He has surrendered 816 hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) with 334 walks. Castillo (54-62 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.68 while he has faced 4,038 hitters during his time in the majors.

Minnesota is sitting with 133 home runs for the year as well as 412 RBIs. They have recorded 164 two-baggers, while taking a walk 335 times and racking up 434 runs. The Minnesota Twins have recorded an on-base percentage of .313 in addition to a batting average of .235 for the year. The Twins have a slugging percentage of .410 and they earn 4.34 runs per game (21st in baseball). They have struck out on 1,020 occasions (1st in the league) and have totaled 790 base hits.

The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 392 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.75 (372 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 106 home runs and they allow 3.95 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.170 and have a FIP of 3.74 as a staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.70 (960 strikeouts against 281 walks). They rank 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 764.

Minnesota has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 41 save opportunities and they have earned 23 saves. They rank 25th in MLB holding a save percentage of 56.1%, and they have dispatched 293 relievers onto the field so far this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 107 times in high leverage situations and also on 75 occasions with base runners. Minnesota bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 31.1% out of their 103 inherited runners. Sitting with 91 save situations, the Twins have earned 49 holds and 18 blown saves.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 72 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in professional baseball). The Twins have accrued 756 assists, 45 errors and have earned a total of 2,679 putouts for the year. In 8,037 innings played, the Twins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (7th in the majors).

During his career, Maeda has given up 687 base hits while he has totaled 884 punch outs in 804 frames. Maeda (61-46 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.94 earned run average while allowing 7.7 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 352 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.143 and a FIP of 3.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.81 and he has faced 3,305 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota (-110) and under 7.5 runs

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