Seattle Mariners vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 4/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+100) Toronto (-120)

The Toronto Blue Jays (4-6) will try to beat the Seattle Mariners (4-6) at Rogers Centre on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Seattle at +100 and Toronto is priced at -120. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be George Kirby and Chris Bassitt.

The Mariners have tallied 12 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 7 balls out of the park. Seattle has a slugging percentage of .313 and have been rung up 103 times, while being walked on 24 occasions. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are knocking in 3.1 runs per outing, which puts them at 26th in MLB. They have earned 31 RBI's as well as 70 hits so far this year, while their batting average comes in at .213. They have tallied 31 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .276.

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The Mariners have an earned run average of 4.94 on the season (23rd in the league), and they have struck out 89 batters. Mariners pitchers have conceded 14 home runs in addition to 52 total runs (22nd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 28 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.27 as a team on the season. Seattle has given up 87 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 49 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.18 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.29.

The Mariners relief pitchers have a save percentage of 100.0% and stepped onto the hill in 10 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 16 runners over the course of the season and 31.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. Mariners bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 11 times and also have had 12 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have dispatched 34 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen have racked up 7 holds on the season (11th in baseball). They have recorded 3 saves for the season and have blown 0 of their 3 save opportunities.

The Mariners have turned 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 804 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 16th in MLB. The San Francisco Giants have earned 268 putouts this season, in addition to 75 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which has them ranked 10th in pro baseball, and they have turned 2 double plays.

Kirby has taken the ball for 331 innings and has tallied 315 K's thus far in his career. His earned run average is 3.43 (126 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.112. He has surrendered 325 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 43 walks. Kirby (22-16 career mark) has a FIP of 3.17 while going up against 1,346 hitters in the major leagues.

Toronto has compiled 9 home runs on the campaign as well as 33 runs batted in. They have 16 doubles, while getting a free base 45 times and putting up 36 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have an on-base percentage of .299 and a team batting average of .193 this season. The Blue Jays hold a team slugging % of .327 and they earn 3.60 runs per outing (23rd in the league). They have been rung up on 77 occasions (18th in the league) and have a total of 62 base hits.

The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 53 runs this season while having an ERA of 5.46 (51 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 19 HR's and they relinquish 5.68 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.548 with a FIP of 5.88 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.80 (73 strikeouts vs 39 free passes). They sit at 26th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 91.

Toronto relievers have an inherited score rate of 26.3% out of 19 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 2 times in high leverage situations in addition to 14 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 3 save situations, the Blue Jays have recorded 2 holds and also 0 blown saves. They are ranked 6th in the league with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have sent 32 relievers to the mound on the season. Toronto has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 1 save chance and they have tallied 1 save.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 11 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (17th in the majors). The Blue Jays have recorded 87 assists, 7 errors and have 252 putouts so far this season. Out of their 756 innings played, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (23rd in baseball).

Bassitt (62-44 career mark) is the owner of a 3.53 ERA while allowing 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.97 and he has gone up against 3,964 opposing hitters during his career. He has allowed 371 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.201 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. During his MLB career, Bassitt has surrendered 845 base hits while totaling 866 strikeouts in 946 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (-120)

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