Seattle Mariners vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 5/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Monday, May 6, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-122) Minnesota (+104)

The Seattle Mariners (19-15) are on their way to Target Field on Monday where they will play the Minnesota Twins (19-14). The odds on this game have the Mariners at -122 and the Twins are sitting at +104. The total comes in at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Luis Castillo and Simeon Woods Richardson.

The Mariners have accumulated 34 doubles as a squad and have smacked 35 balls out of the park. Seattle has a slugging percentage of .359 and have been called out on strikes 338 times, while being walked on 109 occasions. As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are knocking in 3.6 runs per contest, which ranks them 24th in baseball. They have 115 RBI's and 237 hits this year, while their batting average is at .221. They have notched a total of 119 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .299.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.65 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.04. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 30 home runs and 107 total runs (1st in the league). Seattle has relinquished 221 base hits (6.8 per 9 innings) and 96 earned runs. The Mariners hold a team earned run average of 2.95 for the season (2nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 303 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 83 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.38 as a unit for the year.

The Mariners have dispatched 98 relievers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 41 base runners so far this year and 29.3% of those runners ended up scoring. They have accumulated 8 saves on the campaign and have blown 2 of 10 chances to get a save. The Mariners bullpen have a save rate of 80.0% and has come into the game in 27 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 17 holds so far this season (20th in baseball). Mariners relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 28 times and also have had 27 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Francisco Giants have accumulated 880 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 245 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which is 21st in MLB, and have a total of 20 double plays. The Mariners have turned 72.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 2,640 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 3rd in professional baseball.

Castillo (65-68 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.64 while he has faced 4,531 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 923 base knocks (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has 368 walks. His ERA is 3.54 (431 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.178. Castillo has taken the mound for 1,096 innings and has totaled 1,205 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The Minnesota Twins have a team OBP of .318 and a batting average of .239 this season. They have been rung up on 294 occasions (13th in baseball) and have notched a total of 258 base knocks. Minnesota has knocked in 33 home runs for the year and 139 runs batted in. The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .401 and they score 4.72 runs per contest (11th in MLB). They have put up 64 two-baggers, while taking a walk 104 times as well as notching 151 runs.

The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 131 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.80 (120 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 38 HR's and they yield 4.15 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball). The Twins have a WHIP of 1.200 with a FIP of 3.67 as a unit on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 10.00 (316 strikeouts against 82 free passes). They are currently ranked 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 259.

Minnesota relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 39.0% of 41 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 40 times in high leverage situations and also on 27 occasions with runners on. With 41 save situations, the Twins have earned 26 holds and 4 blown saves. They are ranked 9th in MLB with a save rate of 73.3%, and they have sent 104 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 15 save opportunities and they have recorded 11 saves.

The Minnesota Twins have gotten 15 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in pro baseball). The Twins have recorded 233 assists, 12 errors and have 853 putouts so far this season. In their 2,559 innings played, the Twins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (24th in baseball).

Woods Richardson (1-1 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.07 ERA while allowing 9.6 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.33 and he has faced 107 opposing batters so far in his career. He has given up a total of 11 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.438 and a FIP of 3.6. In his career, Woods Richardson has surrendered 26 hits while he has tallied 21 punch outs in 24 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle (-122)

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