The Seattle Mariners and the Toronto Blue Jays meet Tuesday in MLB action from Rogers Centre. Here’s a Mariners vs Blue Jays prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game. We will examine:
- The Seattle Mariners recent form and player performance
- The Toronto Blue Jays recent form and player performance
- Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Seattle Mariners
- Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Toronto Blue Jays
- Recent betting trends in games played between the Mariners and Blue Jays
- A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Mariners vs Blue Jays game
Seattle Mariners Betting Preview
The Mariners took on the Milwaukee Brewers over the weekend, splitting the first two games. Seattle fell 12-4 in the Sunday finale to drop the series. On Monday versus Toronto, the Mariners didn’t get going on offense until late in the game during a loss 5-2. Starting pitcher Luis Castillo gave up four earned on nine hits and a walk in 5.0 frames.
In the stating pitcher role for the Tuesday matchup, the Mariners are sending out George Kirby. In his two starts so far Kirby is 1-1 with a 5.23 ERA and 10 Ks in 10.1 innings. Kirby is 22-16 in his MLB career with a 3.43 ERA in 58 total starts.
Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview
Over on the Blue Jays’ side, they also split their first two games with the New York Yankees over the weekend, then lost Sunday 8-3. On Monday Toronto bagged 11 team hits in a nice offensive showing. Jose Berrios ended up with a solid outing on 6.2 clean frames, four hits, one walk and six Ks.
It’ll be Chris Bassitt in the starting pitcher slot for the Blue Jays in game two. Across a pair of starts this year Bassitt is 0-2 with a 7.71 ERA and nine strikeouts over 9.1 innings. Bassitt has a career record of 62-44 with a 3.53 ERA in 171 games (158 starts).
Toronto Blue Jays Team Facts
- The Blue Jays have won each of their last six home games against teams that held a losing record.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in 13 of the last 14 games between the Mariners and Blue Jays.
- The Blue Jays have led after 3 innings in each of their last five games at Rogers Centre against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Blue Jays have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last five games as favorites against AL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last six night games at Rogers Centre.
Seattle Mariners Team Facts
- The Mariners have lost each of their last seven games against American League opponents following a road loss.
- The Mariners have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 11 games against AL East opponents.
- The Mariners have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last six games as road underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Mariners have led after 3 innings in five of their last seven games as underdogs against AL East opponents.
- The Mariners have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four road games against American League opponents.
Mariners vs Blue Jays Prediction
I’ll take a stab on the Mariners here. This one will likely come down to which starting pitcher can post the better outing, though. Kirby is coming off six earned in 3.2 innings versus the Guardians, but he played well versus the Red Sox in his debut. As for Bassitt, he’s given up eight earned over 9.1 innings so far.
On Monday the Mariners showed some late life but really didn’t get much going on offense outside of a pair of solo homers (from JP Crawford and Cal Raleigh) and a 3-for-3 night from Ty France. The bats need to get started a lot quicker in game two, but I think Seattle has a decent shot at it.