Seattle Mariners vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/17/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Friday, May 17, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Seattle Mariners (24-20) are headed to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Friday where they will play the Baltimore Orioles (27-14). The expected starting pitchers are Bryce Miller and John Means.

Seattle is slugging .373 and have been called out on strikes 453 times, while drawing a walk on 137 occasions. They have compiled 162 RBI's and 325 hits for the season, while their batting average is sitting at .227. The Mariners have tallied 46 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 50 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 168 runs and have an on-base percentage of .301. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are earning 3.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 23rd in the league.

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The Mariners hold a team earned run average of 3.33 on the year (7th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 397 batters. Mariners pitchers have given up 43 long balls and 158 runs in total (7th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 108 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.47 as a squad so far this year. Seattle has allowed 300 base hits (6.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 144 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.68 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.05.

The Mariners relief pitchers have a save percentage of 76.9% and has entered the game in 34 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 56 runners on the year with 26.8% of those runners crossed the plate. Mariners relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 38 times as well as having 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have dispatched 132 relievers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 21 holds so far this season (25th in baseball). They have compiled 10 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 3 of 13 save opportunities.

The San Francisco Giants have a total of 1,168 putouts this year, in addition to 329 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .982 which puts them in 27th in MLB, and have a total of 27 double plays. The Mariners have turned 72.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,504 innings on the field, which ranks them 3rd in the majors.

Miller (11-10 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.94 and he has faced 720 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 154 base knocks (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 41 free passes. His ERA is 3.88 (77 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.091. Miller has pitched in 178 innings and has accounted for 170 K's in his pro baseball career.

The Orioles hold a team slugging percentage of .442 and they score 4.95 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They have hit 70 doubles, while walking 107 times and putting up 203 runs. Baltimore has compiled 64 home runs so far this season to go along with 196 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 346 occasions (19th in the league) and have a total of 345 hits. The Baltimore Orioles have accumulated an on-base percentage of .304 and a batting average of .245 over the course of the season.

The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 154 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.26 (136 earned runs given up). They have allowed 41 home runs and they concede 3.70 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.115 in addition to having a FIP of 3.66 as a team so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (360 strikeouts vs 117 walks). They sit at 2nd in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 301.

Baltimore has had relievers step onto the hill in 22 save chances and they have earned 13 saves. They are currently ranked 19th in baseball with a save rate of 59.1%, and they have sent 147 relievers to the mound on the season. Their relievers have taken the field 55 times in high leverage situations and on 55 occasions with runners on. Baltimore bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 25.0% out of 64 inherited base runners. With 57 save situations, the Orioles have earned 35 holds and also 9 blown saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 28 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .990 (3rd in MLB). The Orioles have 384 assists, 16 errors and have earned 1,125 putouts for the year. In their 3,375 innings played, the Orioles hold a defensive efficiency of 72.8% (2nd in professional baseball).

In his MLB career, Means has surrendered 335 base knocks while he has earned 329 K's in 392 frames. He has conceded a total of 162 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.051 and having a FIP of 4.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.27 and he has gone up against 1,585 batters during his career. Means (22-26 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.72 ERA while allowing 7.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Baltimore

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