Seattle Mariners vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Sunday, May 19, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

The Baltimore Orioles (27-14) will play the Seattle Mariners (24-20) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are George Kirby and Corbin Burnes.

Seattle is slugging .373 and have been called out on strikes 453 times, while taking a walk on 137 occasions. They have accounted for 162 runs batted in as well as 325 hits this season, and their team batting average is at .227. The Mariners have accumulated 46 two-baggers as a team and have hit 50 balls out of the park. They have earned 168 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .301. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 3.8 runs per game, which has them at 23rd in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.68 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.05. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 43 long balls and 158 total runs (5th in the league). Seattle has surrendered 300 base hits (6.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 144 earned runs. The Mariners hold a team earned run average of 3.33 so far this season (7th in baseball), and they have struck out 397 hitters. They have walked 108 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.47 as a team so far this season.

The Mariners relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 76.9% and has entered the game in 34 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 56 runners this year and 26.8% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Mariners pitchers have entered the game with runners on 38 times in addition to having 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have dispatched 132 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 21 holds over the course of the season (25th in MLB). They have accumulated 10 saves so far this season and have blown 3 of their 13 save opportunities.

The San Francisco Giants have a tally of 1,168 putouts this year, in addition to 329 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which has them ranked 27th in MLB, and they have turned 27 double plays. The Mariners have turned 72.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,504 innings, which ranks them 3rd in MLB.

Kirby has taken the hill for 371 innings and has 356 punch outs during his career. His earned run average is 3.40 (140 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.086. He has allowed 357 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) with 46 walks. Kirby (25-18 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.15 while he has gone up against 1,502 hitters in the major leagues.

Baltimore has recorded 64 home runs so far this year as well as 196 RBIs. They have tallied 70 doubles, while getting a free base 107 times as well as scoring 203 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have an OBP of .304 in addition to a team batting average of .245 on the campaign. The Orioles hold a team slugging percentage of .442 and they score 4.95 runs per outing (4th in the league). They have been rung up on 346 occasions (19th in MLB) and have earned a total of 345 base hits.

The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.115 and have a FIP of 3.66 as a pitching staff this year. They come in at 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 301. The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 154 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.26 (136 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (360 strikeouts vs 117 walks). They have surrendered 41 dingers and they give up 3.70 runs per 9 innings (9th in MLB).

Baltimore has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 22 save opportunities and they have converted 13 saves. They are currently ranked 18th in the league with a save percentage of 59.1%, and they have dispatched 147 relievers to the hill so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 55 times in high leverage situations and on 55 occasions with runners on base. Baltimore bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 25.0% out of 64 inherited runners. Sitting with 57 save situations, the Orioles have 35 holds in addition to 9 blown saves.

In their 3,375 innings on the field, the Orioles have a defensive efficiency of 72.8% (2nd in professional baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 28 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .990 (3rd in the majors). The Orioles have 384 assists, 16 errors and have a total of 1,125 putouts over the course of the season.

Burnes (48-29 career mark) has a 3.22 ERA and has given up 6.9 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 4.18 and he has gone up against 3,075 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 273 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.051 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. In his career, Burnes has surrendered 582 base hits while he has accumulated 919 punch outs in 763 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore

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