New York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 3/31/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: MLB.TV

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-128) Seattle (+106)

The Seattle Mariners (2-2) will try to beat the New York Yankees (3-0) at T-Mobile Park on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Yankees at -128 and the Mariners open at +106. The total has been set at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Max Fried and Logan Gilbert.

As a squad, the New York Yankees are putting up 4.3 runs per outing, which puts them at 15th in the league. They have notched a total of 13 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .304. The Yankees have hit 2 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 3 balls out of the stadium. They have 12 RBI's in addition to 25 hits on the year, while their team batting average sits at .243. New York has a slugging percentage of .388 and have struck out 29 times, while taking a walk on 8 occasions.

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The Yankees have compiled a team earned run average of 0.33 this year (1st in MLB), and the staff has struck out 27 hitters. Yankees pitchers have surrendered 0 home runs in addition to 1 runs (1st in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 7 players from the other team and their FIP is 2.03 as a squad for the season. New York has conceded 13 base hits (4.3 per 9 innings) as well as 1 earned run. Their K/BB ratio is 3.86 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 0.74.

The Yankees have dispatched 11 relievers to the hill on the year. The relievers have inherited 3 base runners on the campaign with 0.0% of those players crossed home plate. The relief pitchers have a total of 4 holds over the course of the season (5th in the league). Yankees bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 3 times in addition to having 4 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Mets have earned 81 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 30 assists and 1 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .991 which puts them in 11th in professional baseball, and have earned 4 double plays. The Yankees have transformed 78.5% of balls in play into outs out of 243 innings on the field, which has them ranked 1st in MLB.

Fried has thrown 1,085 innings and has totaled 1,056 punch outs so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.02 (364 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.149. He has allowed 949 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 298 walks. Fried (93-41 career mark) has a FIP of 2.97 and he has gone up against 4,438 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Mariners have a SLG% of .462 and they have an average of 5.50 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have hit 7 doubles, while getting a free base 21 times as well as putting up 22 runs. Seattle has compiled 8 home runs so far this season to go along with 21 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 44 instances (4th in baseball) and have earned 27 base knocks. The Seattle Mariners have compiled an on-base percentage of .331 in addition to a batting average of .208 so far this season.

The Seattle pitching staff have given up 13 runs on the year while having an ERA of 2.92 (12 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 4 homers and they concede 3.16 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 0.946 in addition to having a FIP of 2.98 as a pitching staff on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 11.40 (47 strikeouts vs 9 walks). They rank 20th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 26.

Their bullpen pitchers have come in 4 times in high leverage situations and also on 2 occasions with runners on. They are ranked 10th in the league with a save rate of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 13 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season.

In their 333 innings played, the Mariners have a defensive efficiency of 72.3% (8th in MLB). The Seattle Mariners have gotten 4 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .993 (8th in professional baseball). The Mariners have recorded 29 assists, 1 errors and have accumulated 111 putouts for the season.

During his pro baseball career, Gilbert has given up 708 base knocks while totaling 891 strikeouts in 840 frames. He has given up 335 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.058 and a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.92 and he has gone up against 3,398 opposing hitters during his MLB career. Gilbert (47-36 mark in his career) has earned a 3.59 ERA and has allowed 7.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-128)

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