Seattle Mariners vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 5/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+124) Minnesota (-146)

The Seattle Mariners (19-16) are traveling to Target Field on Wednesday where they will play the Minnesota Twins (20-14). The line on this matchup has Seattle at +124 while Minnesota is sitting at -146. The over/under comes in at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are George Kirby and Chris Paddack.

Seattle has a slugging % of .359 and have been rung up 360 times, while taking a walk on 115 occasions. They have compiled 121 RBI's and 250 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average is at .220. The Mariners have accumulated 36 doubles as a team and have smacked 37 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 125 runs and have an on-base percentage of .299. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are knocking in 3.6 runs per outing, which ranks them 27th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.60 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.04. Mariners pitchers have allowed 32 long balls and 114 runs (1st in baseball). Seattle has allowed 233 hits (6.8 per 9 innings) and also 102 earned runs. The Mariners hold a team earned run average of 2.96 on the year (2nd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 317 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 88 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.42 as a squad this year.

The Mariners have dispatched 102 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 45 runners this season and 28.9% of them earned a run for their team. They have recorded 8 saves for the season and have blown 2 out of their 10 save chances. The Mariners relievers have a save percentage of 80.0% and has come into the game in 27 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 17 holds on the season (23rd in baseball). Mariners pitchers have come into the game with players on base 30 times and also have had 30 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Francisco Giants have accounted for 931 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 260 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them sitting 22nd in baseball, and have accumulated 21 double plays. The Mariners have turned 73.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,793 innings, which ranks them 2nd in pro baseball.

Kirby has thrown 359 innings and has totaled 346 punch outs in his career. His ERA is 3.41 (136 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.100. He has surrendered 350 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 45 free passes. Kirby (24-17 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.08 and he has faced 1,455 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Minnesota Twins have tallied an on-base percentage of .316 in addition to a batting average of .238 on the season. They have been rung up on 311 occasions (13th in MLB) and have recorded 272 hits. Minnesota has a total of 34 long balls so far this year as well as 145 runs batted in. The Twins have a team SLG% of .400 and they are scoring 4.59 runs per game (13th in the league). They have 71 two-baggers, while taking a walk 110 times and recording 156 runs.

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.192 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.62 as a unit on the season. They sit at 15th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 273. The Minnesota pitching staff have surrendered 141 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.87 (130 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio sits at 10.10 (338 strikeouts vs 87 bases on balls). They have given up 40 dingers and they allow 4.20 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB).

Minnesota has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 17 save chances and they have come away with 12 saves. They rank 10th in baseball with a save rate of 70.6%, and they have dispatched 109 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 42 times in high leverage situations and on 28 occasions with runners on. Minnesota relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 38.1% of 42 inherited base runners. With 44 save situations, the Twins have accumulated 27 holds and 5 blown saves.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 15 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (5th in pro baseball). The Twins have 242 assists, 13 errors and have notched a total of 907 putouts this season. In their 2,721 innings on the diamond, the Twins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (22nd in MLB).

Paddack (25-22 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.26 ERA and has given up 8.6 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.87 and he has faced 1,529 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 174 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.165 and a FIP of 4.0. So far in his career, Paddack has conceded 353 base knocks and he has 365 punch outs in 367 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (-146)

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