The Seattle Mariners and the Cincinnati Reds meet in game two of their three-game interleague series from Great American Ballpark on Tuesday.
Mariners Fall Flat In Opener
The Seattle Mariners came out flat in the series opener on Monday, falling by a final score of 6-3 to the Reds. Seattle’s loss dropped the Mariners to 77-60 on the year, sitting tied at the top of the AL West with the Houston Astros. Julio Rodriguez leads the Mariners with 157 hits and 89 RBIs along with 25 home runs while Cal Raleigh also has 25 home runs this season. Teoscar Hernandez has 24 home runs along with 84 RBIs for the Mariners this season and Eugenio Suarez has 18 homers of his own along with 83 RBIs as well. J.P. Crawford also has a .270 batting average and a .388 OBP this season. Bryce Miller will start for the Mariners here and is 8-4 with a 3.93 ERA and 100 strikeouts this season.
Seattle Mariners Team Facts
– The Mariners have won each of their last seven night games following a road loss.
– The Mariners have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games.
– The Mariners have led after 5 innings in each of their last eight road night games.
– The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Mariners’ last six games against NL Central opponents.
– The Mariners have lost the first inning in three of their last four games as road favorites against NL Central opponents.
Seattle Mariners Player Prop Facts
– Julio Rodriguez ranks T6th in the league in Steals (36) this season.
Reds Get Big Win In Opener
The Cincinnati Reds managed to pick up a big win in the series opener on Monday to improve to 72-68 on the year, sitting 5.5 games back in the NL Central race and tied for the final Wild Card spot in the National League. Spencer Steer leads the Reds with 20 home runs, 76 RBIs and 135 hits while Matt McLain has 16 home runs and Jake Fraley is right behind with 15 home runs this season. Steer also has a team-high 31 doubles while TJ Friedl has a .268 batting average and 24 stolen bases. Elly De La Cruz has 25 stolen bases this season. Connor Phillips will get the start for the Reds here and will be making his major league debut on Tuesday.
Cincinnati Reds Team Facts
– The Reds have won each of their last 10 games as underdogs against AL West opponents.
– The Reds have covered the run line in each of their last 10 games as underdogs against AL West opponents.
– The Reds have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last eight night games against opponents that held a winning record.
– The Reds have led after 3 innings in four of their last six games as home underdogs against AL West opponents.
– The Reds have led after 5 innings in each of their last four games as underdogs against American League opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
– The Cincinnati Reds ranks 1st in the league for steals this season (160).
– The Cincinnati Reds ranks 3rd in the league for triples this season (29).
– The Seattle Mariners ranks 1st in the league for ERA this season (3.69).
– The Seattle Mariners ranks 1st in the league for walks allowed this season (338).
Chris’ Pick
I’m looking at Seattle here. We’ve seen some Cincinnati rookies like Andrew Abbott come up and have success early on this season and Phillips is the #4 prospect in Cincinnati’s system, but he’s still debuting at home, in Cincinnati, against a Mariners team that despite Monday’s loss, is still one of the hottest teams in all of baseball. The Mariners aren’t going to win every game, but more often than not in the last couple of months they’ve been coming out on top and Bryce Miller’s in the midst of a solid season of his own, I think Seattle bounces back on Tuesday, so give me the Mariners here.
