Seattle Mariners vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 4/15/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+172) Cincinnati (-210)

The Cincinnati Reds (8-8) will try to beat the Seattle Mariners (8-8) at Great American Ball Park on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Seattle at +172 and Cincinnati is coming in at -210. The total is 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Luis Castillo and Nick Lodolo.

Seattle is slugging .359 and have struck out 138 times, while drawing a walk on 64 occasions. They have amassed 56 runs batted in and 107 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average comes in at .210. The Mariners have tallied 15 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 19 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 61 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .308. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 3.8 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 23rd in MLB.

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The Mariners have compiled a team earned run average of 3.54 for the season (9th in the league), and the staff has rung up 135 batters. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 15 home runs and 65 total runs (14th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 54 hitters and their FIP sits at 3.63 as a team on the campaign. Seattle has conceded 135 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 58 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.50 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.28.

Mariners bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 15 times and also have had 22 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 7 holds this year (25th in the league). The Mariners relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 16 save situations. They have accumulated 6 saves on the campaign and have blown 3 of 9 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 13 base runners this year with 38.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Mariners have sent 57 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The San Francisco Giants have notched a total of 442 putouts thus far, in addition to 162 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .987 which has them ranked 10th in pro baseball, and have a total of 13 double plays. The Mariners have transformed 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 1,326 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 19th in pro baseball.

Castillo has taken the hill for 1,247 innings and has accumulated 1,346 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Castillo (74-77 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.48 while going up against 5,149 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.54 (490 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.176. He has given up 1,053 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has 413 walks.

The Reds have a team SLG% of .320 and they are earning 3.88 runs per game (22nd in the league). They have notched 19 two-baggers, while walking 42 times and recording 62 runs. Cincinnati has a total of 14 HRs so far this season as well as 59 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 137 occasions (13th in baseball) and have earned a total of 101 base hits. The Cincinnati Reds have tallied an on-base percentage of .272 and a batting average of .200 so far this year.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have given up 51 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 2.87 (45 earned runs given up). They have allowed 14 home runs and they surrender 3.25 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Reds hold a team WHIP of 0.921 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.40 as a squad over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.70 (121 strikeouts against 37 walks). They are sitting at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 93.

With 22 save situations, the Reds have earned 14 holds and also 2 blown saves. Cincinnati has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 7 save chances and they have recorded 5 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 16 times in high leverage situations and also on 12 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 35.3% out of their 17 inherited runners. They sit at 8th in baseball with a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have sent 50 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Cincinnati Reds have turned 7 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in baseball). The Reds have accrued 116 assists, 9 errors and have earned 424 putouts this season. In their 1,272 innings on the field, the Reds hold a defensive efficiency of 77.4% (1st in the majors).

In his career, Lodolo has allowed 253 hits while totaling 308 strikeouts in 271 innings. Lodolo (17-15 mark in his career) has earned a 4.28 earned run average and has surrendered 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 129 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.254 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. His K/BB ratio is 3.54 and he has gone up against 1,171 opposing batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-210)

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