Atlanta Braves (86-51) vs. Seattle Mariners (77-60)
September 9, 2022 9:40 pm EDT
The Line: Seattle Mariners -120 / Atlanta Braves -111; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Atlanta Braves and the Seattle Mariners meet in MLB action from T-Mobile Park on Friday night.
The Atlanta Braves will look to build on their 7th straight win after a 7-3 win over the Oakland A’s in their last matchup. Matt Olson has 129 hits with a .244 batting average and a team-high 41 doubles while Marcell Ozuna has 96 hits with 15 doubles, 21 home runs and 50 RBIs. Austin Riley has 150 hits with 36 doubles, 35 home runs and 89 RBIs and Dansby Swanson also has 80 RBIs of his own as well as a .284 batting average and 153 hits this season. Charlie Morton will start here and is 7-5 with a 4.01 ERA and 175 strikeouts this season.
The Seattle Mariners will try to bounce back after a 9-6 loss to Chicago in their series finale against the White Sox on Wednesday. Ty France leads the Mariners with 128 hits along with 18 home runs and 71 RBIs while Adam Frazier has 115 hits and 19 doubles. Eugenio Suarez also has 23 doubles with 27 homers of his own and 79 RBIs while J.P. Crawford has 114 hits, 5 homers and 22 doubles as well as a .253 batting average. Julio Rodriguez has also chipped in 22 doubles, 23 home runs and 68 RBIs for Seattle on the year. Robbie Ray will start here and is 12-8 with a 3.45 ERA and 183 strikeouts this season.
Atlanta is 12-2 in their last 14 road games and 8-2 in their last 10 games against the AL West while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games against a team with a left-handed starter. Seattle is 7-1 in their last 8 series-opening games and 4-0 in their last 4 games following a loss while the under is 10-4-1 in their last 15 games overall.
I get the reasoning for backing either side in this one as this is going to be a great series. However, I’m looking at the under here, mainly because I’m expecting a bit of a pitcher’s duel. Robbie Ray’s been getting back into Cy Young caliber form in his last few outings and while Charlie Morton’s had his ups and downs, he’s a veteran pitcher who is capable of throwing a quality start here. I think this game ends up being first to 3 wins, so give me the under here.
