Seattle Mariners vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 4/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Seattle Mariners (4-7) are hitting the road to Rogers Centre on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Toronto Blue Jays (5-6). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Logan Gilbert and Yusei Kikuchi.

Seattle is slugging .322 and have struck out 113 times, while being walked on 26 occasions. They have recorded 33 runs batted in and 77 hits so far this year, while their team batting average comes in at .212. The Mariners have tallied 13 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 9 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 33 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .273. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are knocking in 3.0 runs per game, which puts them at 28th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.38 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.31. Mariners pitchers have allowed 14 home runs and 57 runs in total (24th in MLB). Seattle has surrendered 98 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 54 earned runs. The Mariners have a team ERA of 4.99 this season (23rd in the league), and they have struck out 98 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 29 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.11 as a team this season.

The Mariners relief pitchers have a save rate of 100.0% and stepped onto the hill in 10 save situations. The relievers have inherited 16 base runners so far this season and 31.3% of them ended up scoring. Mariners relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 11 times as well as having 12 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have dispatched 36 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen have notched 7 holds this year (14th in baseball). They have tallied 3 saves this year and have blown 0 of 3 save opportunities.

The Mariners have turned 68.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 876 innings on the field, which has them sitting 20th in professional baseball. The San Francisco Giants have accounted for 292 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 82 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which ranks 11th in the majors, and have earned 3 double plays.

Gilbert (32-18 career record) has a FIP of 3.69 and he has faced 2,088 opposing batters in the majors. He has given up 460 base knocks (8.1 hits per nine innings) with 115 walks. His ERA is 3.75 (212 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.131. Gilbert has pitched in 508 innings and is sitting with 506 K's in his pro baseball career.

The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with a team OBP of .305 and a team batting average of .206 this year. They have struck out on 86 occasions (17th in baseball) and have notched a total of 73 hits. Toronto has tallied 9 long balls on the season to go along with 38 RBIs. The Blue Jays hold a team SLG% of .341 and they score 3.73 runs per contest (23rd in baseball). They have hit 21 doubles, while taking a walk 46 times and notching 41 runs.

The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.495 in addition to having a FIP of 5.81 as a team this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.00 (83 strikeouts against 41 walks). They are currently ranked 25th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 98. They have given up 21 long balls and they give up 5.32 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 55 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 5.13 (53 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 3 save situations, the Blue Jays have 2 holds in addition to 0 blown saves. Toronto has had relief pitchers take the mound in 1 save chance and they have recorded 1 save. Their relief pitchers have come in 2 times in high leverage situations and also on 15 occasions with runners on. Toronto relievers hold an inherited score rate of 25.0% out of their 20 inherited runners. They rank 5th in MLB holding a save rate of 100.0%, and they have sent 34 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

Out of their 837 innings on the field, the Blue Jays hold a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (17th in professional baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 11 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (16th in pro baseball). The Blue Jays have 96 assists, 7 errors and are sitting with 279 putouts for the season.

Thus far in his career, Kikuchi has conceded 649 base hits while earning 642 K's in 643 innings. Kikuchi (32-38 career record) has a 4.68 ERA and has given up 9.1 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 335 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.386 and a FIP of 4.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.64 and he has gone up against 2,777 opposing hitters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle

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