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

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Sunday, July 7, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+110) Seattle (-124)

The Seattle Mariners (49-41) will play the Toronto Blue Jays (39-49) at T-Mobile Park on Sunday. The odds on this game have Toronto at +110 and Seattle is opening at -124. The total is 8. The starting pitchers are Jose Berrios and George Kirby.

As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 4.0 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 26th in baseball. They have earned a total of 349 runs scored while having a team OBP of .311. The Blue Jays have accumulated 145 doubles as a squad and have knocked 79 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 330 RBI's in addition to 673 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate is sitting at .233. Toronto is slugging .372 and have been called out on strikes 644 times, while drawing a walk on 294 occasions.

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The Blue Jays have a team earned run average of 4.34 so far this year (24th in the league), and the staff has struck out 704 batters. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 118 home runs and 411 runs (22nd in baseball). They have walked 256 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.46 as a team on the year. Toronto has relinquished 748 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 373 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.75 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30.

The Blue Jays relief pitchers have a save rate of 65.5% and has come into the game in 81 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 127 base runners this year with 30.7% of those players ended up scoring. Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 86 times as well as having 57 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have dispatched 296 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have recorded 50 holds so far this season (13th in the league). They have compiled 19 saves on the season and have blown 10 of their 29 chances to save the game.

The Blue Jays have converted 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 6,954 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 17th in the majors. The Toronto Blue Jays have notched a total of 2,318 putouts on the campaign, as well as 753 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which puts them in 24th in the majors, and have earned 68 double plays.

Berrios has taken the hill for 1,322 innings and has earned 1,267 K's in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.10 (603 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.234. He has given up 1,240 base hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 391 free passes. Berrios (91-72 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.04 and he has faced 5,560 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

Seattle has a total of 96 long balls on the year and 327 runs batted in. They have hit 117 two-baggers, while walking 296 times as well as scoring 342 runs. The Seattle Mariners have recorded a team OBP of .297 as well as a team batting average of .217 so far this year. The Mariners have a team slugging % of .362 and they score 3.80 runs per game (27th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 925 instances (1st in baseball) and are sitting with 633 base hits.

The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.072 and have a FIP of 3.71 as a staff so far this year. They come in at 1st in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 643. The Seattle pitching staff have conceded 336 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.53 (312 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.50 (752 strikeouts against 209 bases on balls). They have relinquished 95 long balls and they give up 3.80 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

Seattle has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 34 save chances and they have come away with 25 saves. They rank 3rd in baseball with a save percentage of 73.5%, and they have sent 283 relievers to the mound so far this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 104 times in high leverage situations and also on 83 occasions with runners on. Seattle bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.2% out of 122 inherited runners. Sitting with 85 save situations, the Mariners have accrued 50 holds and also 9 blown saves.

In 7,155 innings played, the Mariners have a defensive efficiency of 72.8% (1st in pro baseball). The Seattle Mariners have turned 59 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in MLB). The Mariners have accrued 721 assists, 47 errors and have a tally of 2,385 putouts for the year.

Kirby (28-21 career mark) has earned a 3.36 earned run average and has surrendered 8.6 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 7.96 and he has faced 1,721 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has conceded 159 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.079 and a FIP of 3.3. During his MLB career, Kirby has allowed 408 hits while accumulating 406 strikeouts in 425 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (+110)

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