Blue Jays vs. Mariners Pick
Can the Seattle Mariners take the rubber match with the Toronto Blue Jays when the two close out their weekend series at 4:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Mariners are favored at home, as they are getting odds of -150 to win. The Blue Jays are listed with odds of +130 to win, while the over/under total for the game has been set at 8 runs.
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The pitching matchup for Sunday’s game has J.A. Happ (0-4, 5.33 ERA) pitching for Toronto to face James Paxton (5-0, 1.69) of the Mariners. Paxton has been pretty solid all season, but is coming off a 3-run, 5-inning performance last week against the Twins. He has 55 strikeouts over 48 innings of work with a WHIP of 1.00. Happ hasn’t been very reliable. He isn’t getting deep into games and has been giving up multiple runs. He has allowed 15 earned runs in 25.1 innings. He has six walks with 27 strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.22.
These two teams have split the first two games in this weekend series. Seattle picked up a 4-2 win on Friday and the Jays answered with a 4-2 win on Saturday. Toronto’s win was the first road win between these two in six games this year. Seattle is now 31-32 overall and 20-12 at home. Toronto is 30-32 overall and 13-18 on the road.
Saturday’s game saw Toronto make the most of its opportunities. The Blue Jays scored their four runs on just four hits. The Jays drew ix walks and had three home runs. Justin Smoak hit his 18th home run of the season while Kendrys Morales and Ezequiel Carrera also went long. Marcus Stroman lasted seven innings in the win, allowing six hits with six strikeouts. Kyle Seager had two hits to lead the Mariners in the loss.
The Mariners have been good enough at home throughout the season that they should be able to handle today’s matchup. Paxton has been largely strong on the mound and his worst effort should still leave Seattle in the mix. Happ has struggled throughout the season and is likely to give up a handful of runs in this game as well. That will be enough for Seattle with Paxton on the mound.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: SEATTLE MARINERS -150