Baltimore Orioles vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 7/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: MASN

The Seattle Mariners (47-39) are hosting the Baltimore Orioles (53-31) at T-Mobile Park on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Grayson Rodriguez and George Kirby.

Baltimore has a slugging % of .462 and have been called out on strikes 678 times, while taking a walk on 231 occasions. They have accrued 427 runs batted in and 740 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate is sitting at .255. The Orioles have earned 149 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 139 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 438 runs scored and hold an OBP of .316. As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 5.2 runs per contest, which ranks them 1st in the league.

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The Orioles have an ERA of 3.44 for the year (3rd in MLB), and their staff has rung up 708 hitters. Orioles pitchers have allowed 79 home runs and also 326 runs in total (5th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 244 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.72 as a team on the year. Baltimore has given up 641 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) as well as 289 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.90 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.17.

Orioles pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 97 times as well as having 92 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 69 holds this year (2nd in the league). The Orioles relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 65.9% and has entered the game in 110 save situations. They have accumulated 27 saves on the season and have missed out on 14 of 41 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 134 runners so far this year with 26.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Orioles have dispatched 285 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Orioles have transformed 71.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,807 innings on the field, ranking them 3rd in pro baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have 2,269 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 720 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .987 which has them sitting 6th in pro baseball, and have a total of 46 double plays.

Rodriguez (16-7 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.04 and he has gone up against 861 hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 198 base hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) with 67 free passes. His ERA is 4.10 (93 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.298. Rodriguez has thrown 204 frames and has totaled 218 K's so far in his MLB career.

The Seattle Mariners have accounted for an on-base percentage of .298 and a team batting average of .218 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 877 instances (1st in the league) and have 611 hits. Seattle is sitting with 93 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 318 RBIs. The Mariners have a slugging percentage of .365 and they average 3.86 runs per game (27th in MLB). They have hit 113 two-baggers, while walking 282 times as well as racking up 332 runs.

The Mariners are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.075 with a FIP of 3.73 as a unit over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.50 (716 strikeouts against 200 bases on balls). They are sitting at 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 616. They have given up 91 HR's and they surrender 3.87 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Seattle pitching staff have yielded 326 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.58 (302 earned runs allowed).

Seattle has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 33 save chances and they have converted 24 saves. They rank 5th in the league with a save percentage of 72.7%, and they have dispatched 270 relievers onto the field on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 99 times in high leverage situations and on 79 occasions with runners on. Seattle relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 36.8% of 117 inherited runners. Sitting with 82 save situations, the Mariners have 48 holds in addition to 9 blown saves.

In 6,831 innings played, the Mariners have a defensive efficiency of 72.7% (2nd in baseball). The Seattle Mariners have turned 56 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in MLB). The Mariners have 687 assists, 47 errors and have a total of 2,277 putouts on the season.

Kirby (28-20 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.37 ERA while surrendering 8.6 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 8.02 and he has faced 1,695 opposing batters in his career. He has conceded a total of 157 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.076 and a FIP of 3.3. Thus far in his career, Kirby has conceded 401 hits while he has tallied 401 K's in 419 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle

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