Seattle Mariners vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 4/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, April 29, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Rogers Centre is the location where the Toronto Blue Jays (16-9) will try to defeat the Seattle Mariners (11-14) on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound are Chris Flexen and Kevin Gausman.

Seattle has a slugging % of .378 and have been called out on strikes 234 times, while being walked on 78 occasions. They have 106 runs batted in in addition to 186 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is at .223. The Mariners have accounted for 48 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 26 balls out of the park. They have 108 runs and have an on-base percentage of .298. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are notching 4.3 runs per contest, which has them at 19th in the league.

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The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 3.72 so far this season (10th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 226 hitters. Mariners pitchers have given up 19 home runs and 107 runs (12th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 79 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.59 as a squad for the year. Seattle has given up 202 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 94 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.24.

Mariners relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 23 times in addition to having 35 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 21 holds on the season (5th in MLB). The Mariners relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 57.1% and has entered the game in 36 save situations. They have earned 8 saves for the year and have blown 6 of their 14 save chances. The relievers have inherited 27 runners for the year with 29.6% of them ended up scoring. The Mariners have dispatched 92 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Mariners have converted 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,049 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 14th in pro baseball. The San Francisco Giants have 683 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 226 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which ranks 7th in baseball, and have a total of 18 double plays.

Flexen (25-30 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.74 while he has gone up against 1,776 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 439 hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 156 walks. His earned run average is 4.67 (211 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.463. Flexen has taken the ball for 406 innings and has accumulated 283 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Toronto Blue Jays have compiled an OBP of .338 in addition to a team batting average of .261 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 200 occasions (26th in MLB) and have totaled 223 base knocks. Toronto has compiled 29 home runs this year as well as 115 runs batted in. The Blue Jays hold a slugging percentage of .415 and they average 4.80 runs per game (11th in the league). They have hit 41 two-baggers, while getting a free base 90 times as well as putting up 120 runs.

The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.200 in addition to having a FIP of 4.17 as a unit on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.30 (228 strikeouts vs 72 free passes). They have a ranking of 7th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 192. They have yielded 30 HR's and they concede 4.34 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Toronto pitching staff have given up 106 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.01 (98 earned runs relinquished).

Toronto relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.8% of 41 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 22 times in high leverage situations and on 27 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 29 save situations, the Blue Jays have 17 holds and also 2 blown saves. They are currently ranked 3rd in MLB with a save percentage of 83.3%, and they have dispatched 85 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the season. Toronto has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 12 save chances and they have earned 10 saves.

Out of their 1,980 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (9th in the majors). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 19 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (16th in MLB). The Blue Jays have accrued 194 assists, 11 errors and have earned 660 putouts for the season.

So far in his MLB career, Gausman has conceded 1,379 hits and he has 1,407 punch outs in 1,383 frames. Gausman (78-84 career mark) has earned a 3.91 ERA and has given up 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 601 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.271 and a FIP of 3.7. His K/BB ratio is 3.71 and he has faced 5,819 batters during his MLB career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto

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