Seattle Mariners vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 5/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Target Field is the location where the Minnesota Twins (19-14) will try to beat the Seattle Mariners (19-15) on Tuesday. The starting pitchers will be Emerson Hancock and Bailey Ober.

Seattle is slugging .366 and have been rung up 346 times, while taking a walk on 113 occasions. They have accrued 120 RBI's as well as 247 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate is .223. The Mariners have hit 36 two-baggers as a team and have hit 37 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 124 runs scored and have an OBP of .302. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are notching 3.7 runs per game, which ranks them 25th in baseball.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.62 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.04. Mariners pitchers have conceded 32 long balls and 111 total runs (1st in the league). Seattle has given up 229 base knocks (6.8 per 9 innings) and also 100 earned runs. The Mariners have an ERA of 2.98 over the course of the season (2nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 308 batters. They have walked 85 batters and their FIP sits at 3.47 as a squad for the year.

Mariners relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 29 times as well as having 29 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 17 holds on the year (22nd in the league). The Mariners relievers have a save percentage of 80.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 27 save situations. They have compiled 8 saves for the season and have not converted 2 of their 10 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 43 base runners over the course of the season and 27.9% of them crossed home plate. The Mariners have sent 101 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Mariners have transformed 72.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 2,721 innings, which ranks them 3rd in pro baseball. The San Francisco Giants have accumulated 907 putouts on the year, in addition to 254 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which puts them in 19th in professional baseball, and have earned 21 double plays.

Hancock has thrown 42 innings and has accumulated 29 K's during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.68 (22 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.299. He has conceded 43 hits (9.1 hits per 9 innings) with 12 free passes. Hancock (3-3 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.72 while facing 180 hitters in the major leagues.

Minnesota has recorded 34 home runs for the season to go along with 141 RBIs. They have put up 66 doubles, while getting a free base 107 times and recording 153 runs. The Minnesota Twins have tallied an on-base percentage of .318 and a batting average of .239 for the year. The Twins have a slugging percentage of .401 and they tally 4.64 runs per outing (11th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 302 instances (13th in MLB) and have earned 267 base hits.

The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 140 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.96 (129 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 40 homers and they surrender 4.30 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball). The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.211 and have a FIP of 3.72 as a staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 9.90 (324 strikeouts against 85 free passes). They come in at 15th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 270.

With 41 save situations, the Twins have earned 26 holds and 4 blown saves. Minnesota has had relief pitchers take the mound in 15 save chances and they have earned 11 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 40 times in high leverage situations and also on 28 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.1% out of their 42 inherited base runners. They are ranked 7th in the league holding a save percentage of 73.3%, and they have sent 106 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Minnesota Twins have gotten 15 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (6th in baseball). The Twins have recorded 239 assists, 13 errors and have amassed 880 putouts so far this year. Out of their 2,640 innings played, the Twins are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (23rd in the majors).

Ober (16-13 career record) has a 3.72 ERA and has conceded 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.86 and he has faced 1,308 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 134 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.101 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. So far in his career, Ober has conceded 291 base hits while he has tallied 321 punch outs in 324 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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