Toronto Blue Jays vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 7/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Friday, July 5, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Seattle Mariners (47-41) will take on the Toronto Blue Jays (39-47) at T-Mobile Park on Friday. The men taking the mound are Kevin Gausman and Luis Castillo.

The Blue Jays have hit 144 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 78 baseballs out of the park. Toronto has a slugging percentage of .374 and have been rung up 627 times, while drawing a walk on 289 occasions. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are notching 4.0 runs per game, which has them at 24th in baseball. They have accounted for 326 RBI's as well as 661 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average comes in at .234. They are sitting with 345 runs while having a team OBP of .311.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.77 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.29. Blue Jays pitchers have conceded 117 home runs and 404 total runs (23rd in baseball). Toronto has surrendered 731 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 366 earned runs. The Blue Jays hold a team ERA of 4.36 on the year (24th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 682 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 246 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.48 as a team so far this season.

Blue Jays pitchers have entered the game with runners on 85 times in addition to having 57 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 50 holds this year (11th in the league). The Blue Jays bullpen have earned a save percentage of 65.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 81 save situations. They have accumulated 19 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 10 of 29 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 125 base runners so far this year with 31.2% of those players crossed home plate. The Blue Jays have dispatched 290 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Blue Jays have converted 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 6,801 innings, which ranks them 17th in the majors. The Toronto Blue Jays have amassed 2,267 putouts on the year, as well as 745 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which has them ranked 26th in MLB, and have earned 67 double plays.

Gausman has taken the hill for 1,627 innings and has 1,694 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.89 (704 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.270. He has allowed 1,612 hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 454 walks. Gausman (94-98 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.84 while facing 6,849 hitters in the majors.

The Seattle Mariners have tallied an OBP of .296 and a team batting average of .216 for the year. They have been rung up on 901 occasions (1st in the league) and have recorded 618 base knocks. Seattle is sitting with 94 HRs this season to go along with 319 RBIs. The Mariners hold a team SLG% of .361 and they tally 3.78 runs per outing (27th in the league). They have 113 doubles, while taking a walk 288 times and scoring 333 runs.

The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.076 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.71 as a pitching staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.50 (731 strikeouts vs 205 walks). They are currently ranked 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 631. They have relinquished 92 dingers and they concede 3.85 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB). The Seattle pitching staff have surrendered 332 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.57 (308 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 82 save situations, the Mariners have compiled 48 holds and 9 blown saves. Seattle has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 33 save opportunities and they have walked away with 24 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 99 times in high leverage situations and also on 81 occasions with runners on base. Seattle relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 35.8% out of 120 inherited base runners. They sit at 5th in MLB with a save percentage of 72.7%, and they have sent 276 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 57 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in baseball). The Mariners have recorded 704 assists, 47 errors and have earned 2,331 putouts for the year. In their 6,993 innings played, the Mariners have a defensive efficiency of 72.7% (1st in the majors).

Castillo (68-73 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.57 ERA while giving up 7.6 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.23 and he has gone up against 4,793 batters in his career. He has allowed 460 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.182 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. During his career, Castillo has given up 979 base knocks while he has accumulated 1,259 punch outs in 1,158 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle

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