Toronto Blue Jays vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 7/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Saturday, July 6, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

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

The Seattle Mariners (48-41) are welcoming the Toronto Blue Jays (39-48) at T-Mobile Park on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Toronto at +124 and Seattle opens at -146. The total has been set at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Yariel Rodriguez and Jhonathan Diaz.

Toronto is slugging .374 and have struck out 634 times, while being walked on 292 occasions. They have 329 runs batted in and 671 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average sits at .235. The Blue Jays have recorded 145 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 78 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 348 runs scored while having a team OBP of .312. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are earning 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 25th in the league.

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The Blue Jays have compiled a team earned run average of 4.37 on the season (24th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 691 hitters. Blue Jays pitchers have given up 118 long balls and also 409 total runs (23rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 251 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.49 as a squad on the season. Toronto has given up 740 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 371 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.75 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.30.

The Blue Jays relievers have a save percentage of 65.5% and stepped onto the hill in 81 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 125 base runners on the campaign and 31.2% of them ended up crossing the plate. Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 85 times as well as having 57 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have sent 293 relievers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have recorded 50 holds this year (11th in the league). They have 19 saves on the year and have blown 10 of 29 chances to get a save.

The Blue Jays have turned 69.7% of balls in play into outs in their 6,882 innings on the field, which has them sitting 16th in professional baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with 2,294 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 753 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them ranked 24th in professional baseball, and they have turned 68 double plays.

Rodriguez has taken the hill for 23 frames and is sitting with 23 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.68 (12 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.558. He has surrendered 23 hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 13 walks. Rodriguez (0-3 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.61 and he has faced 104 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Mariners have a team slugging % of .363 and they tally 3.82 runs per game (27th in the league). They have recorded 115 two-baggers, while walking 291 times as well as scoring 340 runs. Seattle has 96 home runs over the course of the season as well as 325 RBIs. They have struck out on 912 instances (1st in baseball) and have a total of 625 base hits. The Seattle Mariners have recorded an on-base percentage of .297 as well as a team batting average of .216 so far this year.

The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.079 and have a FIP of 3.72 as a staff this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (742 strikeouts against 207 walks). They are currently ranked 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 641. They have allowed 94 homers and they allow 3.84 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The Seattle pitching staff have conceded 335 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.56 (311 earned runs relinquished).

Seattle has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 33 save chances and they have recorded 24 saves. They are ranked 5th in baseball holding a save percentage of 72.7%, and they have dispatched 280 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relievers have come in 101 times in high leverage situations in addition to 82 occasions with runners on. Seattle relievers hold an inherited score rate of 35.5% out of their 121 inherited runners. With 82 save situations, the Mariners have 48 holds and also 9 blown saves.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 58 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in the majors). The Mariners have accrued 712 assists, 47 errors and have amassed 2,358 putouts on the season. Out of their 7,074 innings on the field, the Mariners have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.6% (1st in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Diaz has surrendered 46 base hits while he has earned 28 punch outs in 40 frames. Diaz (2-1 record in his career) holds a 4.93 earned run average and has given up 10.3 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 22 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.766 and a FIP of 4.9. His K/BB ratio is 1.12 and he has gone up against 193 hitters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto (+124)

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