Seattle Mariners vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 8/19/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (+162) Philadelphia (-196)

The Seattle Mariners (68-57) are hitting the road to Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Philadelphia Phillies (71-53). The moneyline on this contest has the Mariners at +162 and the Phillies are sitting at -196. The total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Bryce Miller and Cristopher Sanchez.

The Mariners have hit 168 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 176 balls out of the park. Seattle is slugging .410 and have been called out on strikes 1,109 times, while taking a walk on 424 occasions. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are notching 4.6 runs per outing, which has them at 11th in baseball. They have compiled 546 runs batted in and 1,037 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is at .243. They have tallied 569 runs scored and hold an OBP of .320.

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The Mariners have a team earned run average of 3.85 on the campaign (13th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,071 batters. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 146 home runs and 538 runs in total (17th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 375 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.04 as a team for the year. Seattle has allowed 1,025 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 484 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.86 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Mariners relief pitchers have a save percentage of 62.3% and have stepped onto the mound in 122 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 113 runners on the year and 26.5% of them ended up scoring. Mariners bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 105 times and also have had 174 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 420 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The bullpen are sitting with 69 holds so far this year (14th in MLB). They have 33 saves so far this season and have blown 20 of their 53 save opportunities.

The Mariners have converted 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,182 innings on the diamond, ranking them 9th in professional baseball. The San Francisco Giants have accumulated 3,394 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,045 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which is 4th in MLB, and have earned 91 double plays.

Miller has taken the mound for 359 innings and has earned 329 K's in his MLB career. Miller (22-20 career mark) has a FIP of 3.77 while facing 1,457 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.83 (153 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.116. He has conceded 307 base knocks (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 94 free passes.

The Philadelphia Phillies have compiled an on-base percentage of .324 as well as a team batting average of .253 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,002 occasions (19th in MLB) and are sitting with 1,065 base hits. Philadelphia has accounted for 147 home runs for the year to go along with 550 runs batted in. The Phillies have a team slugging % of .414 and they score 4.64 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They have hit 204 doubles, while walking 407 times as well as recording 575 runs.

The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.235 with a FIP of 3.68 as a team over the course of the season. They are sitting at 20th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,026. The Philadelphia pitching staff have yielded 492 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.75 (459 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.20 (1,120 strikeouts against 334 bases on balls). They have conceded 134 homers and they surrender 4.02 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB).

Sitting with 110 save situations, the Phillies have accrued 58 holds and also 18 blown saves. Philadelphia has had relievers step onto the mound in 51 save opportunities and they have recorded 33 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 123 times in high leverage situations and also on 81 occasions with runners on. Philadelphia bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.4% of 118 inherited base runners. They rank 10th in the league with a save percentage of 64.7%, and they have dispatched 380 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 78 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .990 (3rd in MLB). The Phillies have recorded 1,074 assists, 45 errors and have a total of 3,304 putouts this season. In their 9,912 innings on the field, the Phillies have a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (22nd in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Sanchez has surrendered 452 hits while earning 454 punch outs in 483 frames. Sanchez (28-20 career record) is the owner of a 3.31 earned run average while giving up 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 178 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.183 and a FIP of 3.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.78 and he has gone up against 1,995 batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-196)

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