Toronto Blue Jays vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 7/21/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Friday, July 21, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

T-Mobile Park is the site where the Seattle Mariners (47-48) will attempt to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (53-43) on Friday. The men taking the mound are Yusei Kikuchi and Bryce Miller.

As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are notching 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 16th in MLB. They have earned 430 runs while holding a team OBP of .328. The Blue Jays have tallied 175 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 105 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 407 RBI's as well as 858 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .260. Toronto has a slugging rate of .415 and have struck out 763 times, while being walked on 302 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.17 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. Blue Jays pitchers have surrendered 122 home runs in addition to 396 total runs (5th in baseball). Toronto has given up 781 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 365 earned runs. The Blue Jays are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.84 on the year (7th in the league), and their staff has rung up 909 hitters. They have walked 287 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.17 as a team so far this year.

The Blue Jays have sent 319 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 148 base runners on the year with 21.6% of those players crossed the plate. They have 33 saves for the year and have blown 9 of 42 save chances. The Blue Jays relievers have a save rate of 78.6% and has entered the game in 98 save situations. The relievers have notched 56 holds over the course of the season (8th in baseball). Blue Jays pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 104 times and also have had 99 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Blue Jays have turned 69.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,692 innings, which ranks them 16th in MLB. The Toronto Blue Jays have earned a total of 2,564 putouts thus far, as well as 755 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which puts them in 19th in the majors, and have a total of 74 double plays.

Kikuchi (28-34 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 5.09 and he has faced 2,447 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 569 hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 220 free passes. His earned run average is 4.86 (305 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.398. Kikuchi has pitched in 564 innings and has earned 550 strikeouts in his career.

The Mariners have a team SLG% of .388 and they average 4.45 runs per contest (18th in MLB). They have notched 163 doubles, while getting a free base 320 times as well as scoring 423 runs. Seattle has 108 home runs on the season to go along with 407 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 929 occasions (2nd in the league) and have notched a total of 732 base knocks. The Seattle Mariners have an OBP of .310 and a batting average of .230 on the season.

The Seattle pitching staff have given up 401 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.83 (361 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 103 HR's and they surrender 4.25 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.187 in addition to having a FIP of 3.82 as a team on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.10 (855 strikeouts against 247 walks). They come in at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 761.

Seattle relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.3% out of 115 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 95 times in high leverage situations in addition to 89 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 89 save situations, the Mariners have 53 holds and 13 blown saves. They sit at 14th in MLB holding a save rate of 62.9%, and they have dispatched 317 relief pitchers onto the field for the season. Seattle has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 35 save opportunities and they have come away with 22 saves.

In 7,641 innings played, the Mariners hold a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (8th in baseball). The Seattle Mariners have gotten 67 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in the majors). The Mariners have accrued 821 assists, 47 errors and have amassed 2,547 putouts this season.

Miller (6-3 career record) holds a 3.66 ERA while allowing 6.9 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.46 and he has gone up against 251 hitters during his MLB career. He has surrendered 26 ER's while holding a WHIP of 0.969 and having a FIP of 3.4. So far in his MLB career, Miller has conceded 49 base hits and he has 58 punch outs in 64 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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