Seattle Mariners vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 7/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+110) Minnesota (-130)

The Seattle Mariners (50-49) are en route to Target Field on Tuesday where they will meet the Minnesota Twins (53-48). The moneyline on this game has the Mariners at +110 and the Twins are opening at -130. The over/under is set at 7.5. The starting pitchers are George Kirby and Pablo Lopez.

The Mariners have tallied 169 doubles as a unit and have smacked 115 balls out of the stadium. Seattle owns a slugging percentage of .391 and have struck out 972 times, while drawing a walk on 332 occasions. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which ranks them 17th in baseball. They have accumulated 426 runs batted in in addition to 764 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average sits at .231. They have accounted for 443 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .311.

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The Mariners have compiled a team earned run average of 3.81 on the campaign (6th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 896 batters. Mariners pitchers have conceded 109 home runs and 415 runs in total (8th in the league). They have walked 259 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.84 as a squad so far this year. Seattle has given up 792 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 375 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.46 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.19.

Mariners pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 94 times and also have had 100 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 55 holds so far this season (15th in the league). The Mariners relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 63.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 92 save situations. They have earned 23 saves on the season and have blown 13 of their 36 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 122 base runners so far this season with 25.4% of those runners crossed the plate. The Mariners have dispatched 332 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Mariners have turned 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,965 innings on the field, ranking them 9th in professional baseball. The San Francisco Giants have earned 2,655 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 852 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which ranks 15th in MLB, and they have twisted 72 double plays.

Kirby has thrown 249 innings and has accumulated 236 strikeouts during his MLB career. Kirby (17-13 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.15 while facing 1,017 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.32 (92 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.130. He has given up 249 base hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 33 walks.

The Minnesota Twins have compiled a team on-base percentage of .314 as well as a team batting average of .236 this season. They have struck out on 1,035 instances (1st in MLB) and have recorded 803 hits. Minnesota has accounted for 133 HRs so far this season and 417 runs batted in. The Twins hold a team slugging percentage of .410 and they average 4.35 runs per outing (20th in MLB). They have hit 168 doubles, while walking 342 times as well as earning 439 runs.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.167 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.73 as a squad this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.70 (973 strikeouts against 281 bases on balls). They are sitting at 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 775. They have given up 108 home runs and they relinquish 3.94 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 396 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.72 (374 earned runs yielded).

Minnesota has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 41 save opportunities and they have recorded 23 saves. They rank 25th in MLB holding a save rate of 56.1%, and they have sent 298 relievers onto the diamond this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 110 times in high leverage situations and also on 78 occasions with runners on. Minnesota relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.1% out of 103 inherited base runners. Sitting with 91 save situations, the Twins have 49 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

In 8,145 innings on the diamond, the Twins have a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (7th in professional baseball). The Minnesota Twins have turned 73 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in MLB). The Twins have recorded 768 assists, 46 errors and have accounted for 2,715 putouts on the season.

In his career, Lopez has allowed 568 hits while totaling 641 strikeouts in 631 innings. Lopez (33-37 career record) holds a 3.99 earned run average and has surrendered 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 280 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.179 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.62 and he has faced 2,613 batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (-130)

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