Seattle Mariners vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 5/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Thursday, May 9, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Minnesota Twins (20-15) are welcoming the Seattle Mariners (20-16) at Target Field on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Logan Gilbert and Pablo Lopez.

The Mariners have tallied 37 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 39 baseballs out of the park. Seattle is slugging .365 and have been called out on strikes 371 times, while taking a walk on 120 occasions. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 3.8 runs per game, which has them at 22nd in MLB. They have 130 RBI's in addition to 260 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average sits at .222. They have racked up 135 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .302.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.53 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.04. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 33 long balls and 120 runs in total (1st in the league). Seattle has surrendered 242 hits (6.8 per 9 innings) and 108 earned runs. The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 3.04 so far this season (3rd in MLB), and they have struck out 321 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 91 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.45 as a team on the campaign.

The Mariners have sent 108 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 48 runners so far this season and 27.1% of those players crossed home plate. They have accumulated 8 saves on the season and have blown 3 of their 11 save chances. The Mariners relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 72.7% and stepped onto the hill in 29 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 18 holds on the year (21st in the league). Mariners relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 32 times as well as having 33 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Mariners have converted 73.0% of balls in play into outs out of 2,874 innings, which has them sitting 2nd in baseball. The San Francisco Giants have a tally of 958 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 270 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which has them sitting 19th in MLB, and have accumulated 22 double plays.

Gilbert has thrown 543 innings and has tallied 541 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Gilbert (35-18 career record) has a FIP of 3.63 and he has gone up against 2,216 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.58 (216 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.107. He has surrendered 476 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 126 walks.

The Minnesota Twins have an OBP of .316 as well as a batting average of .239 on the season. They have been rung up on 315 instances (14th in baseball) and have a total of 281 base knocks. Minnesota has compiled 35 long balls so far this year as well as 150 runs batted in. The Twins have a team slugging % of .402 and they tally 4.63 runs per contest (12th in baseball). They have hit 75 doubles, while taking a walk 113 times and scoring 162 runs.

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.205 in addition to having a FIP of 3.69 as a staff on the season. They are currently ranked 13th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 283. The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 151 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.05 (140 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 10.10 (349 strikeouts against 92 free passes). They have conceded 42 long balls and they surrender 4.37 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB).

With 47 save situations, the Twins have earned 29 holds and also 6 blown saves. Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 18 save chances and they have recorded 12 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 43 times in high leverage situations and also on 29 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score rate of 42.2% out of 45 inherited runners. They rank 12th in the league holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 113 relievers to the mound for the year.

In 2,802 innings played, the Twins have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (22nd in pro baseball). The Minnesota Twins have turned 16 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in professional baseball). The Twins have accrued 249 assists, 13 errors and have 934 putouts so far this year.

Lopez (42-41 mark in his career) holds a 3.88 ERA while giving up 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.88 and he has gone up against 3,060 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 320 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.170 and a FIP of 3.6. In his pro baseball career, Lopez has allowed 670 base hits while tallying 768 punch outs in 741 frames.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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