Seattle Mariners vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+110) Baltimore (-130)

The Seattle Mariners (24-20) are en route to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Baltimore Orioles (27-14). The line on this matchup has Seattle at +110 while Baltimore is coming in at -130. The over/under comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Luis Castillo and Dean Kremer.

Seattle has a slugging rate of .373 and have struck out 453 times, while being walked on 137 occasions. They have 162 RBI's in addition to 325 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is .227. The Mariners have compiled 46 doubles as a team and have knocked 50 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 168 runs and have an on-base percentage of .301. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are compiling 3.8 runs per contest, which is 23rd in the league.

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The Mariners have an ERA of 3.33 so far this year (7th in the league), and their staff has rung up 397 hitters. Mariners pitchers have allowed 43 long balls and 158 runs (5th in MLB). They have walked 108 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.47 as a squad so far this season. Seattle has conceded 300 base knocks (6.9 per 9 innings) and also 144 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.68 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.05.

Mariners pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 38 times and also have had 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 21 holds for the year (25th in baseball). The Mariners bullpen have earned a save percentage of 76.9% and has entered the game in 34 save situations. They have recorded 10 saves on the year and have blown 3 of 13 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 56 base runners this year and 26.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Mariners have sent 132 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Mariners have turned 72.6% of balls in play into outs out of 3,504 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball. The San Francisco Giants have accounted for 1,168 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 329 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which is 27th in baseball, and they have turned 27 double plays.

Castillo (66-69 career record) holds a FIP of 3.64 and he has faced 4,581 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 932 hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 371 free passes. His earned run average is 3.53 (435 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.175. Castillo has taken the hill for 1,109 innings and is sitting with 1,220 punch outs in his career.

Baltimore has compiled 64 home runs so far this season as well as 196 RBIs. They have recorded 70 two-baggers, while taking a walk 107 times and notching 203 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have accumulated an on-base percentage of .304 in addition to a team batting average of .245 over the course of the season. The Orioles have a team SLG% of .442 and they score 4.95 runs per game (4th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 346 occasions (19th in the league) and have notched a total of 345 base hits.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.115 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.66 as a staff on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (360 strikeouts against 117 free passes). They are sitting at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 301. They have surrendered 41 homers and they give up 3.70 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 154 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.26 (136 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 57 save situations, the Orioles have earned 35 holds and also 9 blown saves. Baltimore has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 22 save chances and they have come away with 13 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 55 times in high leverage situations in addition to 55 occasions with runners on base. Baltimore bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 25.0% out of their 64 inherited base runners. They are ranked 18th in the league holding a save rate of 59.1%, and they have dispatched 147 relief pitchers onto the field over the course of the season.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 28 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .990 (3rd in pro baseball). The Orioles have recorded 384 assists, 16 errors and have accounted for 1,125 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 3,375 innings on the field, the Orioles are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 72.8% (2nd in the majors).

During his MLB career, Kremer has allowed 404 base knocks while earning 360 strikeouts in 416 innings. Kremer (25-23 mark in his career) has a 4.28 ERA while giving up 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 198 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.309 and a FIP of 4.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.55 and he has faced 1,761 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle (+110)

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