The Seattle Mariners and the Toronto Blue Jays meet Friday in MLB action from Rogers Centre. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Blue Jays vs Mariners Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Seattle Mariners will send out Bryan Woo for the start here and is 2-0 with a 2.84 ERA and 18 strikeouts this season. This will be Woo’s second career start against the Blue Jays. Bowden Francis will get the nod for Toronto here and is 1-2 with a 3.71 ERA and 15 strikeouts this season. This will be Francis’ first career start against Seattle.
Seattle Mariners Recap
The Seattle Mariners come into this game looking to build on their series win over the Cincinnati Reds last time out after Thursday’s 11-7 win to improve to 10-9 on the year. After this series, the Mariners will head on the road for a set against the Boston Red Sox.
Mariners Win 7 Of Their Last 9
Jorge Polanco has 17 hits including 3 home runs and 12 RBIs while Cal Raleigh has 16 hits with 3 doubles, a team-high 8 home runs and 11 RBIs. Randy Arozarena has 14 hits with 6 doubles, 4 home runs, a team-high 14 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. Julio Rodriguez also has 14 hits with a pair of triples, 3 home runs, 8 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. Dylan Moore has 4 homers and 4 stolen bases as well this season.
Why the Seattle Mariners will win
- The Blue Jays have lost eight of their last nine home games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The Mariners have won each of their last five games after playing the previous day.
- The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line each of their last nine home games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The Mariners have covered the run line each of their last six games at Rogers Centre against teams that held a winning record.
Seattle Mariners Player Prop Facts
- Randy Arozarena has recorded a Double in three of the Mariners’ last four road games.
- Cal Raleigh has hit at least one home run in each of the Mariners’ last five games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Jorge Polanco has recorded at least one RBI in seven of the Mariners’ last eight night games against AL teams that held a winning record.
- Dylan Moore has recorded at least one Single in each of the Mariners’ last six road games.
- Dylan Moore has scored at least one run in each of his last nine Friday night appearances against teams that held a winning record.
- Julio Rodriguez has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 19 road appearances against AL opponents.
- Cal Raleigh ranks 2nd in the league in Home Runs (8) this season.
Toronto Blue Jays Recap
The Toronto Blue Jays come into this game looking to add on to their 3-1 win over Atlanta last time out to win the series and to improve to 11-8 on the year. After this series, the Blue Jays will head on the road for a series against the Houston Astros.
Blue Jays Looking To Draw First Blood
George Springer has 18 hits and Bo Bichette has 25 hits with Springer adding 2 home runs, a triple, 3 doubles and 10 RBIs while Bichette has 8 doubles and 11 RBIs. Andres Gimenez has added 14 hits with 3 doubles and a team-high 3 home runs and 8 RBIs this season along with 6 stolen bases while Anthony Santander has a team-high 18 strikeouts so far this season. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also has 4 doubles and 10 RBIs while Springer also has a .375 batting average up to this point in the year.
Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win
- The Mariners have lost each of their last five night games against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre following a road win.
- The Blue Jays have won each of their last five night games against American League opponents.
- The Blue Jays have covered the run line in each of their last nine games as underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Mariners have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games as favorites against the Blue Jays following a win.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded a Double in four of the Blue Jays’ last five home games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Anthony Santander has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances with his team as a home underdog against the Mariners.
- Andres Gimenez has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four appearances with his team as a home underdog against AL West opponents.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has scored at least one run in nine of his last 10 home appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Andres Gimenez has recorded at least one Single in each of his last six appearances with his team as an underdog against AL West opponents.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 16 home appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Bo Bichette ranks T3rd in the league in Hits (25) this season.
Total Runs Facts
- Twelve of the last 14 games between the Mariners and Blue Jays at Rogers Centre have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Five of the Mariners’ last six games as road favorites have gone OVER the total runs line.
Blue Jays vs Mariners Prediction
I’m on the under in this one. I just think this is a wonderful starting pitching matchup here and while the Mariners have shown up offensively as of late, I still have a hard time trusting this Mariners lineup to produce. The Blue Jays, on the other side, had to win a lot of low-scoring games against the Atlanta Braves in that last series, and I think this could be another low-scoring battle here. Give me the under in this one.