Seattle Mariners vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 6/25/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-130) Pittsburgh (+110)

The Seattle Mariners (41-39) are hitting the road to PNC Park on Thursday where they will play the Pittsburgh Pirates (39-40). The line on this contest has the Mariners at -130 while the Pirates are sitting at +110. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Bryce Miller and Bubba Chandler.

Seattle has a slugging rate of .388 and have been called out on strikes 678 times, while taking a walk on 268 occasions. They have earned 320 RBI's as well as 614 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is .232. The Mariners have tallied 99 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 100 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 329 runs and hold an OBP of .312. As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 23rd in baseball.

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The Mariners hold a team earned run average of 3.59 on the season (5th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 702 hitters. Mariners pitchers have yielded 77 long balls in addition to 311 runs in total (6th in baseball). They have walked 205 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.57 as a squad for the year. Seattle has allowed 635 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 284 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.42 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.18.

The Mariners bullpen have a save percentage of 60.6% and have come into the game in 80 save situations. They have 20 saves so far this year and have blown 13 out of their 33 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 82 runners so far this season and 23.2% of those runners crossing home plate. Mariners pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 60 times and also have had 91 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 241 relievers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have a total of 46 holds for the year (11th in the league).

The Mariners have turned 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,408 innings, which has them sitting at 21st in pro baseball. The Seattle Mariners have earned a total of 2,136 putouts on the campaign, as well as 645 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding rate is at .986 which ranks 17th in the majors, and have accumulated 74 double plays.

Miller (27-22 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.73 while he has gone up against 1,774 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 371 base hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 110 walks. His ERA is 3.79 (186 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.088. Miller has pitched in 442 frames and is sitting with 407 K's in his career.

Pittsburgh has 94 HRs for the year and 375 RBIs. They have tallied 121 doubles, while walking 296 times as well as putting up 393 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have compiled a team OBP of .334 and a team batting average of .255 on the season. The Pirates hold a slugging percentage of .408 and they average 4.97 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 730 instances (4th in MLB) and have totaled 697 base hits.

The Pirates have a team WHIP of 1.304 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.92 as a squad on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 9.20 (720 strikeouts against 289 bases on balls). They rank 15th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 633. They have surrendered 77 dingers and they allow 4.84 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have conceded 380 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.16 (327 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 68 save situations, the Pirates have 35 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 32 save opportunities and they have come away with 16 saves. Pittsburgh relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.4% out of their 102 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 70 times in high leverage situations in addition to 74 occasions with base runners. They are ranked 27th in the league with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 252 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year.

Out of their 6,369 innings on the field, the Pirates have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (23rd in MLB). The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 59 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in professional baseball). The Pirates have 637 assists, 51 errors and are sitting with 2,123 putouts over the course of the season.

Chandler (6-8 career record) has earned a 4.45 earned run average while allowing 7.2 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.13 and he has gone up against 451 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 52 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.246 and having a FIP of 4.4. During his pro baseball career, Chandler has allowed 84 hits and he has 100 strikeouts in 105 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+110)

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