Baltimore Orioles vs Seattle Mariners Prediction 6-23-23 MLB Picks

The Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles meet Friday in MLB action at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Seattle Mariners Betting Preview

The Seattle Mariners have scored 13 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their last 12 games. The Mariners have won 5 of their last 6 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Ty France leads the Mariners with 77 hits and 33 RBI, while Teoscar Hernandez and Julio Rodriguez have combined for 141 hits and 80 RBI. Logan Gilbert gets the ball, and he is 4-4 with a 4.31 ERA and 84 strikeouts this season. This will be Gilbert’s first career game against the Orioles.

Baltimore Orioles Betting Preview

The Baltimore Orioles have scored 16 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 10 games. The Orioles have won 8 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Austin Hays leads the Orioles with 80 hits and 31 RBI, while Adley Rutschman and Anthony Santander have combined for 142 hits and 74 RBI. Kyle Gibson gets the ball, and he is 8-4 with a 3.94 ERA and 65 strikeouts this season. Gibson is 4-4 with a 3.77 ERA and 49 strikeouts in his career against the Mariners.

Trends

The Mariners are 1-5 in their last 6 road games and 1-4 in their last 5 Friday games. The Orioles are 5-1 in their last 6 home games and 20-6 in their last 26 Friday games. The under is 5-0-1 in Mariners last 6 overall. The over is 4-1 in Orioles last 5 overall. The Mariners are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Baltimore.

Randy’s Pick

You can make a case for either of these playoff contenders, and the pitching matchup is about even on both sides. With that said, the Baltimore Orioles are at home and Kyle Gibson has been slightly sharper than Logan Gilbert. Gibson has a 3.94 ERA compared to a 4.31 ERA from Gilbert. In a pick em spot, I’m going to lean toward the Orioles at home.