The Philadelphia Phillies and the Seattle Mariners square off Saturday in MLB action from T-Mobile Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Seattle Mariners vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Philadelphia Phillies will send out Kolby Allard for the start here and Allard is 0-0 with a 6.75 ERA and 1 strikeout this season. In his last five starts against the Mariners, Allard is 0-4 with an 11.42 ERA and 17 strikeouts. Bryce Miller will start for Seattle here and is 8-7 with a 3.46 ERA and 109 strikeouts this season. This will be Miller’s first career start against the Phillies.
Philadelphia Phillies Recap
The Philadelphia Phillies will be hoping to bounce back after starting their series with a 10-2 loss in Friday’s series opener. The loss put the Phillies at risk of yet another series loss in the second half after falling to the Yankees, Guardians and Twins over the last two weeks.
Phillies Holding On In NL East
Going into Friday’s opener, Alec Bohm leads the Phillies with 120 hits including 38 doubles, a .295 batting average and a team-high 73 RBIs while Bryce Harper has 24 home runs with 67 RBIs and Bryson Stott has a team-high 23 stolen bases. Kyle Schwarber has 22 home runs, 63 RBIs and a team-high 125 strikeouts as well this season. Johan Rojas also has 17 stolen bases as well this season.
Why the Philadelphia Phillies will win
- The underdogs have won each of the last six games between the Phillies and Mariners.
- The Mariners have lost seven of their last eight games as favorites against NL East opponents following a win.
- The Mariners have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven night games at T-Mobile Park following a win.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in 12 of the Mariners’ last 13 games at T-Mobile Park.
Seattle Mariners Recap
The Seattle Mariners will try to keep the ball rolling after their convincing start to the series after beating up on Philadelphia on Friday. The win put the Mariners in a good spot to bounce back from their series loss to the Red Sox to start the week.
Mariners Looking To Keep Pace Atop AL West
Entering Friday’s matchup, Julio Rodriguez leads the Mariners with 101 hits including a .263 batting average and also has 9 doubles. Cal Raleigh has a team-high 23 home runs along with 67 RBIs and 124 strikeouts. Mitch Haniger also has 9 home runs and 35 RBIs while Rodriguez has 18 stolen bases and 112 strikeouts as well this season. Dylan Moore has 18 doubles with 19 stolen bases and Josh Rojas has a team-high 16 doubles also this season.
Why the Seattle Mariners will win
- The Phillies have lost seven of their last eight games.
- The Mariners have won each of their last six night games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Mariners have covered the run line each of their last six night games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Phillies have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games against teams that held a winning record.
Seattle Mariners vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction
I’m on the Mariners in this one. I tried giving Philadelphia the benefit of the doubt in Friday’s opener and once again, the Phillies just fell flat. The Phillies will probably get their act together at some point, and are just in one of those slumps kind of like the one we saw with the Yankees, a few weeks ago, but until they get out of it, with the state that the bullpen is in as well, I have to roll with Seattle here.