Seattle Mariners at Baltimore Orioles Matchup

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The Seattle Mariners will head east to face the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. The game gets going at 7:05 p.m. ET and this AL matchup will be shown on either RTNW or MASN.

Seattle Mariners at Baltimore Orioles Odds

The Orioles are 49-104 straight up (SU) and 63-89 against the spread (ATS). The team’s lost 21.2 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 32.3 units ATS. Baltimore has covered the spread just twice in its last seven games and the total has gone under in three of those seven. The Mariners have gone 65-88 SU this year and are 76-76 ATS. In total, the team’s lost 14.3 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 10.0 units ATS. Seattle has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the under has cashed in three of those seven.

Baltimore games have had an over/under record of 77-63-12 in 2019. The Mariners have also been a strong over bet with a total record of 83-58-11.

The right-handed Felix Hernandez will get the start for the visiting Mariners. Hernandez is 1-6 with a 6.31 ERA and 51 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Orioles this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (1-0, 4.50 ERA and four strikeouts across six innings).

The Orioles will put the ball in the left hand of Richard Bleier (3-0, 5.63 ERA, 1.40 WHIP), who has 24 strikeouts and eight walks. Bleier is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA against Seattle this year.

As a unit, Baltimore’s pitchers have given up 6.2 runs per game overall in 2019. The team’s starters have an ERA of 5.65, a WHIP of 1.42 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.0. The bullpen has a 6.00 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and 8.8 K/9.

The Baltimore offense has put up 4.4 runs per outing, including 5.1 per game over its last 10 games and 5.8 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .286/.353/.492 over its last five matchups and is 1-4 SU during that span.

The Orioles’ offense has been led by second baseman Jonathan Villar and right fielder Trey Mancini. Villar is hitting .277/.343/.462 with 23 home runs, 69 RBIs, 105 runs and 36 stolen bases, while Mancini’s line sits at .286/.356/.536 with 34 homers, 93 RBIs and 100 runs scored.

For the visiting squad, Seattle’s pitchers have allowed 5.7 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 5.29 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 6.98 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 4.99, along with a WHIP of 1.44.

The Mariners offense has slashed .241/.322/.433 on its way to 4.8 runs scored per game this year, including 5.1 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 5.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (5-0 SU).

Seattle’s offense has been sparked by catcher Omar Narvaez and outfielder Mallex Smith. Narvaez is hitting .285/.359/.476 with 22 home runs, 55 RBIs and 63 runs scored. Smith (.232/.306/.343) is up to six homers, 37 RBIs, 68 runs and 44 stolen bases.

The Orioles have lost 13.8 units and are 39-55 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 47 of those games, as opposed to 39 that’ve gone under against righty starters.

Mariners at Orioles MLB Pick

Predictions: SU Winner – Orioles, ATS Winner – Mariners, O/U – OVER

Betting Trends

  • The over has cashed in three of Seattle’s last seven games.
  • The Mariners have a total OPS of .755 this season, including an OPS of .758 against left-handed pitchers. The Orioles’ OPS sits at .724 overall and .744 against lefties.
  • The Orioles have dropped five of their last six games SU.
  • Seattle has posted 22.1 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 27.0 over its last five.
  • The Mariners have hit 16 home runs in their last 10 games. The Orioles have hit 14 over their last 10.