Seattle Mariners vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 4/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Friday, April 28, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Seattle Mariners (11-13) are on their way to Rogers Centre on Friday where they will take on the Toronto Blue Jays (16-9). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Luis Castillo and Alek Manoah.

As a team, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 4.5 runs per outing, which ranks them 17th in baseball. They have earned a total of 108 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .301. The Mariners have tallied 47 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 26 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 106 RBI's and 183 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average comes in at .227. Seattle has a slugging percentage of .387 and have struck out 225 times, while drawing a walk on 76 occasions.

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The Mariners hold a team ERA of 3.81 over the course of the season (10th in the league), and the staff has struck out 219 batters. Mariners pitchers have allowed 19 home runs and 106 runs in total (13th in the league). They have walked 78 hitters and their FIP is 3.63 as a squad so far this season. Seattle has relinquished 198 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 93 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.81 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.26.

Mariners pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 23 times in addition to having 35 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 21 holds so far this year (5th in the league). The Mariners bullpen have earned a save percentage of 57.1% and has come into the game in 36 save situations. They have earned 8 saves on the season and have not converted 6 of their 14 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 27 base runners over the course of the season with 29.6% of those players ended up scoring. The Mariners have sent 92 relievers to the mound on the season.

The San Francisco Giants have a total of 659 putouts this season, as well as 215 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .990 which has them sitting 7th in baseball, and have a total of 17 double plays. The Mariners have converted 69.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,977 innings, which has them ranked 16th in professional baseball.

Castillo (50-55 career record) has a FIP of 3.57 and he has gone up against 3,670 hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 740 hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) with 310 free passes. His ERA is 3.52 (347 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.183. Castillo has pitched in 887 innings and has accounted for 971 punch outs in his MLB career.

The Blue Jays have a SLG% of .415 and they average 4.80 runs per game (11th in MLB). They have hit 41 doubles, while getting a free base 90 times as well as scoring 120 runs. Toronto has knocked in 29 HRs this year to go along with 115 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 200 instances (23rd in MLB) and have earned a total of 223 base hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have tallied an OBP of .338 and a team batting average of .261 this year.

The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.200 in addition to having a FIP of 4.16 as a squad over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.30 (228 strikeouts vs 72 walks). They are currently ranked 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 192. They have surrendered 30 long balls and they surrender 4.34 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Toronto pitching staff have yielded 106 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.01 (98 earned runs surrendered).

With 29 save situations, the Blue Jays have tallied 17 holds and also 2 blown saves. Toronto has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 12 save chances and they have walked away with 10 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 22 times in high leverage situations and also on 27 occasions with base runners. Toronto relievers hold an inherited score rate of 26.8% of 41 inherited base runners. They are ranked 4th in baseball with a save rate of 83.3%, and they have sent 85 relievers to the mound for the season.

In their 1,980 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (8th in baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 19 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (16th in baseball). The Blue Jays have 194 assists, 11 errors and are sitting with 660 putouts so far this season.

During his career, Manoah has surrendered 246 base knocks while earning 328 K's in 334 frames. He has given up a total of 104 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.055 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.07 and he has gone up against 1,366 hitters thus far in his career. Manoah (26-10 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 2.80 earned run average while conceding 6.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle

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