Seattle Mariners vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/19/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Monday, May 19, 2025

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-145) Chicago (+125)

Rate Field is the location where the Chicago White Sox (14-30) will try to beat the Seattle Mariners (23-19) on Monday. The moneyline on this game has the Mariners at -145 and the White Sox are at +125. The total has been set at 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Bryan Woo and Davis Martin.

As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are compiling 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 8th in MLB. They have tallied 201 runs and have an on-base percentage of .327. The Mariners have accounted for 56 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 56 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 193 RBI's as well as 339 base knocks this year, while their batting average sits at .239. Seattle is slugging .399 and have been called out on strikes 372 times, while being walked on 168 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.43 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.34. Mariners pitchers have relinquished 42 long balls and also 190 runs in total (19th in the league). Seattle has surrendered 371 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 167 earned runs. The Mariners have compiled a team earned run average of 3.91 on the season (15th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 350 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 144 hitters and their FIP is 3.90 as a squad so far this season.

The Mariners have dispatched 151 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relievers have inherited 37 runners this season with 32.4% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 14 saves on the season and have blown 8 out of their 22 save opportunities. The Mariners relievers have a save percentage of 63.6% and stepped onto the hill in 45 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 23 holds this season (21st in baseball). Mariners pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 36 times in addition to having 62 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Francisco Giants have earned a total of 1,154 putouts thus far, as well as 380 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which ranks 8th in MLB, and they have turned 30 double plays. The Mariners have turned 69.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,462 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 20th in the majors.

Woo has thrown 259 innings and has 244 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.33 (96 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.003. He has surrendered 208 base knocks (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 52 free passes. Woo (17-9 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.28 while he has faced 1,040 batters in the majors.

The Chicago White Sox hold an on-base percentage of .289 in addition to a batting average of .214 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 375 occasions (9th in MLB) and have earned 305 base hits. Chicago has hit 32 home runs on the season as well as 144 RBIs. The White Sox have a team slugging % of .324 and they score 3.39 runs per game (28th in baseball). They have 58 two-baggers, while getting a free base 143 times and scoring 149 runs.

The White Sox have a WHIP of 1.375 with a FIP of 4.58 as a staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 7.50 (315 strikeouts vs 163 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 18th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 357. They have surrendered 48 homers and they surrender 4.38 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have yielded 184 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.05 (170 earned runs allowed).

Chicago has called on relievers to enter the contest in 10 save chances and they have come away with 3 saves. They sit at 30th in the league with a save rate of 30.0%, and they have dispatched 144 relief pitchers onto the field so far this year. Their relief pitchers have come in 38 times in high leverage situations and also on 42 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.5% of 58 inherited runners. With 30 save situations, the White Sox have 20 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.

Out of their 3,405 innings played, the White Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (16th in pro baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 38 double plays and have a fielding rate of .980 (28th in professional baseball). The White Sox have recorded 361 assists, 30 errors and have a tally of 1,135 putouts on the season.

During his pro baseball career, Martin has conceded 168 base knocks while earning 128 strikeouts in 162 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 78 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.369 and having a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.37 and he has gone up against 699 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Martin (5-15 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.33 earned run average while giving up 9.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+125)

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