Seattle Mariners vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/8/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, May 8, 2026

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-182) Chicago (+150)

The Seattle Mariners (18-20) are traveling to Rate Field on Friday where they will take on the Chicago White Sox (17-20). The moneyline on this contest has the Mariners at -182 and the White Sox are opening at +150. The total has been set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Emerson Hancock and Sean Burke.

Seattle has a slugging rate of .377 and have been rung up 351 times, while taking a walk on 148 occasions. They have accumulated 148 runs batted in in addition to 286 hits this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .229. The Mariners have accounted for 51 doubles as a team and have hit 42 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 153 runs scored while having a team OBP of .319. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 4.0 runs per game, which ranks them 25th in the league.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.42 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23. Mariners pitchers have conceded 37 home runs and 149 total runs (7th in the league). Seattle has relinquished 324 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 137 earned runs. The Mariners have compiled a team ERA of 3.63 on the season (6th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 318 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 93 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.70 as a squad on the year.

Mariners pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 31 times in addition to having 49 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 20 holds over the course of the season (19th in baseball). The Mariners relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 68.8% and stepped onto the hill in 36 save situations. They have compiled 11 saves over the course of the season and have blown 5 out of their 16 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 41 base runners so far this season and 12.2% of those runners ended up scoring. The Mariners have dispatched 119 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Mariners have turned 68.5% of balls in play into outs in their 3,054 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 25th in baseball. The Seattle Mariners have accumulated 1,018 putouts on the year, in addition to 322 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .989 which has them ranked 6th in professional baseball, and they have turned 41 double plays.

Hancock has pitched in 203 innings and has accounted for 155 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.38 (99 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.283. He has given up 202 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) with 59 walks. Hancock (10-10 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.31 while facing 859 hitters in the majors.

The White Sox hold a slugging percentage of .380 and they have an average of 4.19 runs per game (20th in baseball). They have hit 38 two-baggers, while taking a walk 148 times and recording 155 runs. Chicago has 45 home runs on the campaign to go along with 145 RBIs. They have struck out on 347 instances (4th in the league) and have accounted for 280 hits. The Chicago White Sox are sitting with an OBP of .322 and a batting average of .229 so far this season.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.375 with a FIP of 4.40 as a team so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (294 strikeouts against 155 walks). They are sitting at 15th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 295. They have allowed 38 long balls and they surrender 4.70 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB). The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 171 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.24 (154 earned runs given up).

They rank 23rd in MLB with a save rate of 55.0%, and they have dispatched 130 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 39 times in high leverage situations and also on 46 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 33 save situations, the White Sox have accrued 13 holds and 9 blown saves. Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 20 save opportunities and they have come away with 11 saves. Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.0% out of 70 inherited runners.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 30 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in the majors). The White Sox have recorded 337 assists, 17 errors and are sitting with 983 putouts over the course of the season. In their 2,949 innings played, the White Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (12th in pro baseball).

During his career, Burke has given up 175 hits and he has 187 K's in 192 innings. He has conceded 78 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.316 and having a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.40 and he has faced 828 opposing hitters so far in his career. Burke (8-13 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.65 earned run average and has given up 8.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (-182)

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