Seattle Mariners vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 6/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Friday, June 23, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-105) Baltimore (-115)

The Baltimore Orioles (45-28) will play the Seattle Mariners (35-37) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Seattle at -105 while Baltimore is at -115. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Logan Gilbert and Kyle Gibson.

As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are knocking in 4.3 runs per outing, which is 19th in MLB. They have notched a total of 311 runs and hold an OBP of .307. The Mariners have hit 119 two-baggers as a team and have hit 77 balls out of the park. They have earned 299 RBI's in addition to 543 hits this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .226. Seattle has a slugging % of .378 and have been rung up 698 times, while drawing a walk on 244 occasions.

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The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 3.88 so far this season (10th in the league), and their staff has struck out 653 hitters. Mariners pitchers have allowed 70 home runs and 304 total runs (8th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 187 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.63 as a squad this year. Seattle has surrendered 585 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 277 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.49 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.20.

The Mariners bullpen have earned a save rate of 61.5% and has entered the game in 68 save situations. The relievers have inherited 88 base runners this season and 25.0% of them crossed home plate. Mariners bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 69 times in addition to having 73 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have dispatched 244 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen have tallied 41 holds over the course of the season (11th in the league). They have accumulated 16 saves this year and have blown 10 out of their 26 chances to get a save.

The San Francisco Giants have a tally of 1,928 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 618 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which puts them in 6th in baseball, and have accumulated 49 double plays. The Mariners have turned 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,784 innings on the field, which has them ranked 13th in pro baseball.

Gilbert has taken the hill for 384 innings and has accounted for 386 punch outs thus far in his career. Gilbert (23-15 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.57 while he has gone up against 1,592 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.89 (166 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.155. He has allowed 351 base knocks (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 93 walks.

The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for a team OBP of .321 and a batting average of .254 on the year. They have struck out on 606 occasions (21st in the league) and have totaled 629 hits. Baltimore has accounted for 89 home runs for the year as well as 350 RBIs. The Orioles have a team slugging percentage of .427 and they are earning 4.93 runs per outing (8th in baseball). They have put up 138 doubles, while taking a walk 237 times as well as notching 360 runs.

The Baltimore pitching staff have given up 325 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.20 (305 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 84 homers and they concede 4.47 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB). The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.327 and have a FIP of 4.07 as a squad so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.20 (671 strikeouts against 230 free passes). They have a ranking of 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 638.

Sitting with 105 save situations, the Orioles have 64 holds and also 15 blown saves. Baltimore has had relief pitchers enter the game in 39 save chances and they have come away with 24 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 99 times in high leverage situations and also on 100 occasions with runners on. Baltimore bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.0% out of 150 inherited runners. They rank 17th in MLB with a save percentage of 61.5%, and they have sent 258 relievers to the mound on the season.

In their 5,889 innings played, the Orioles have a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (27th in MLB). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 70 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (5th in pro baseball). The Orioles have recorded 616 assists, 30 errors and have a total of 1,963 putouts during this campaign.

During his MLB career, Gibson has allowed 1,635 base hits while totaling 1,267 strikeouts in 1,593 innings. Gibson (97-95 career mark) has earned a 4.49 earned run average while allowing 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 794 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.379 and a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.26 and he has gone up against 6,835 hitters during his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle (-105)

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