Trey Mancini and the slumping Baltimore Orioles will do battle against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in a Saturday showdown. The opening pitch is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET and this AL matchup will be shown on RTNW and MASN.
Baltimore Orioles at Seattle Mariners Odds
Las Vegas has Seattle (-145) as the favorite over Baltimore (+135). If you’re thinking this game’s total is going to go under 9 runs, then bookmakers are teeing up -115 odds. Picking the over can give you -105 odds. There’s a runline of Orioles +1.5 (-160) and Mariners -1.5 (+140) for this matchup.
The Orioles have gone only 21-55 SU this year and are 30-45 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 19.1 units for moneyline bettors and 20.3 units ATS. The Mariners, on the other hand, are 34-46 SU and 40-39 ATS. They’ve lost 8.7 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 6.5 units ATS.
Mariners games have an over/under record of 52-22-5 thus far in 2019. The Orioles have an over/under record of 36-35-4.
Andrew Cashner will get the nod for the visiting Orioles. The right-handed Cashner (6-3, 4.48 ERA) has recorded 53 strikeouts in 76.1 innings so far. He has yet to face Seattle this year, but he did make two starts against the team in 2018, putting together a 0-1 record with a 5.06 ERA and three strikeouts.
The Mariners are sending lefty Tommy Milone (1-1, 3.03 ERA) to the mound. Milone has 32 strikeouts and five walks as well as a 0.89 WHIP. Milone did not record a start against the Orioles in 2018.
Baltimore’s pitchers have allowed 6.3 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 5.49 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 7.03 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 6.31, along with a WHIP of 1.44.
The Orioles offense has slashed .237/.299/.392 on its way to 4.0 runs scored per game this year, including 3.7 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 3.6 per game over the team’s last five contests (0-5 SU).
Right fielder Trey Mancini and second baseman Jonathan Villar have led Baltimore’s hitters. Mancini is hitting .304/.361/.558 with 16 home runs, 35 RBIs and 50 runs scored. Villar has a .246 average with eight homers, 28 RBIs, 43 runs and 14 steals.
For the home team, Seattle’s pitchers have given up 6.1 runs per game overall in 2019. The club’s starters have a 5.47 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 5.22 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 9.0 K/9.
The Seattle offense has put up 5.2 runs per contest, including 5.8 per game over its last 10 games and 5.4 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .282/.371/.494 over its last five matchups and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
Left fielder Domingo Santana and catcher Omar Narvaez have led the Mariners’ hitters this year. Santana is slashing .280/.344/.493 with 16 home runs, 57 RBIs and 41 runs scored, while Narvaez’s line sits at .294/.370/.483 with 11 homers, 26 RBIs and 36 runs.
The Orioles have lost 7.0 units and are 10-19 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has hit in 14 of those games, as opposed to 13 that’ve hit the under in such games. On the other hand, the Mariners have lost 1.9 units and are 30-26 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over has hit in 36 of those games, compared to 16 that went under the total.
Orioles at Mariners Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Mariners, ATS Winner – Orioles, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The under has cashed in just two of Seattle’s last seven games.
- The Orioles have lost 11 of their last 12 games SU.
- Seattle has recorded 24.2 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 24.6 over its last five.
- The Orioles have hit six home runs in their last 10 games. The Mariners have hit 14 over their last 10.
- The Orioles have an OPS of .691 this season and an OPS of .705 against left-handed pitchers. The Mariners’ OPS stands at .780 overall and .788 against lefties.
