Mariners vs. Twins Pick
Can the Seattle Mariners hammer the Minnesota Twins again tonight when the two collide at 8:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Twins are favored at home, as they are getting odds of -115 to win. The Mariners are listed with a money line of +105 to prevail, while the over/under total for the game has been set at 11 runs.
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Today’s pitching matchup has Christian Bergman (3-3, 4.03 ERA) on the mound for Seattle to face Kyle Gibson (3-4, 6.52) of the Twins. Gibson has had some promising starts lately, including a 1-run, 6-inning effort last week in Seattle. His WHIP this season is 1.82 and he has just 35 strikeouts with 26 walks. Bergman has been pretty solid outside of one 10-run outing against the Nationals in May. He has allowed just three total earned runs over his last three starts. He has a WHIP of 1.34 this season.
Seattle opened this series with a dominant 14-3 win on Monday night. The Mariners have won three of four against the Twins in 2017. Seattle is now 32-33 overall and 12-20 on the road while Minnesota is 32-28 overall and 12-19 at home.
The Twins were lit up for the 14 runs on 19 hits on Monday. Seattle scored in six of the nine innings as no pitcher could stop them. Adalberto Mejia gave up 9 runs over 3.2 innings while the bullpen gave up 5 runs over 5.1 innings of work. Yovanni Gallardo got the win, just his third this year, by going six innings and allowing the three runs. The middle of the Seattle order was dominant. Nelson Cruz had two hits and four RBI while Kyle Seager and Mike Zunino each had two and Danny Valencia drove in three.
Both pitchers have been building on good starts, but I still don’t trust Gibson. He walks too many batters to avoid having another bad start. He did well against the Mariners last week, but I think Seattle will have a better approach at the plate tonight. Bergman has allowed few runners and runs in his recent starts. He should be able to navigate this Minnesota batting order without a lot of trouble.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: SEATTLE MARINERS +105