Seattle Mariners vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 4/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Sunday, April 30, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+130) Toronto (-150)

The Seattle Mariners (11-15) are on their way to Rogers Centre on Sunday where they will take on the Toronto Blue Jays (17-9). The odds on this game have Seattle at +130 while Toronto is sitting at -150. The betting total is set at 10. The pitchers taking the mound will be Marco Gonzales and Chris Bassitt.

As a team, the Seattle Mariners are knocking in 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 20th in baseball. They have accounted for 110 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .298. The Mariners have tallied 49 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 27 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 108 runs batted in and 192 hits for the season, and their team batting average comes in at .222. Seattle has a slugging % of .376 and have been rung up 249 times, while taking a walk on 82 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.89 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Mariners pitchers have yielded 20 long balls and 110 runs in total (14th in MLB). Seattle has relinquished 210 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 97 earned runs. The Mariners have an earned run average of 3.70 on the campaign (10th in the league), and the staff has struck out 234 hitters. They have walked 81 opposing players and their FIP is 3.60 as a squad on the year.

The Mariners relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 57.1% and stepped onto the hill in 36 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 27 base runners over the course of the season and 29.6% of them crossed the plate. Mariners bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 23 times as well as having 35 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 95 relievers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 21 holds for the year (5th in MLB). They have 8 saves so far this year and have missed out on 6 out of their 14 chances to get a save.

The San Francisco Giants are sitting with 707 putouts so far this season, in addition to 236 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which has them ranked 7th in professional baseball, and have a total of 18 double plays. The Mariners have turned 69.5% of balls in play into outs in their 2,121 innings on the field, which ranks them 14th in MLB.

Gonzales has pitched in 864 frames and is sitting with 648 punch outs during his career. His earned run average is 4.06 (390 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.278. He has conceded 878 base hits (9.1 hits per 9 innings) with 227 free passes. Gonzales (63-48 mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.40 while going up against 3,641 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Toronto Blue Jays have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .337 as well as a batting average of .260 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 208 instances (23rd in the league) and have earned 231 base knocks. Toronto has compiled 30 home runs so far this season to go along with 118 RBIs. The Blue Jays have a team slugging percentage of .415 and they are scoring 4.73 runs per game (12th in MLB). They have hit 43 doubles, while walking 92 times and notching 123 runs.

The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 108 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.93 (100 earned runs allowed). They have given up 31 homers and they relinquish 4.24 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.197 in addition to having a FIP of 4.13 as a team so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.60 (243 strikeouts vs 76 free passes). They are sitting at 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 198.

Sitting with 32 save situations, the Blue Jays have 19 holds and 2 blown saves. Toronto has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 13 save opportunities and they have converted 11 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 25 times in high leverage situations and also on 27 occasions with runners on. Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.8% out of 41 inherited runners. They rank 3rd in the league with a save rate of 84.6%, and they have dispatched 89 bullpen pitchers to the hill this year.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 20 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (13th in pro baseball). The Blue Jays have recorded 199 assists, 11 errors and have 687 putouts on the season. Out of their 2,061 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (8th in MLB).

So far in his pro baseball career, Bassitt has given up 677 base knocks while he has earned 692 punch outs in 765 innings. He has conceded 298 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.198 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.88 and he has faced 3,211 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Bassitt (49-36 record in his career) has earned a 3.50 ERA while conceding 8.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto (-150) and under 10 runs

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