Seattle Mariners vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 8/29/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, August 29, 2026

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-122) Toronto (+102)

The Toronto Blue Jays (65-70) will try to beat the Seattle Mariners (64-70) at Rogers Centre on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Mariners at -122 and the Blue Jays are priced at +102. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Kade Anderson and Jose Soriano.

The Mariners have accrued 158 doubles as a team and have hit 155 baseballs out of the park. Seattle owns a slugging percentage of .375 and have struck out 1,159 times, while drawing a walk on 450 occasions. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 3.9 runs per game, which ranks them 29th in MLB. They have 507 runs batted in as well as 1,012 hits this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .228. They have racked up 526 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .309.

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The Mariners have an earned run average of 4.10 so far this year (14th in MLB), and they have struck out 1,143 hitters. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 156 long balls and 583 runs in total (12th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 346 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.89 as a team for the season. Seattle has surrendered 1,117 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 539 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.30 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24.

Mariners bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 96 times and also have had 134 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 70 holds on the season (16th in the league). The Mariners bullpen have recorded a save rate of 58.8% and have stepped onto the mound in 122 save situations. They have compiled 30 saves for the year and have blown 21 out of their 51 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 134 runners for the year with 30.6% of them crossing the plate. The Mariners have dispatched 407 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Seattle Mariners have 3,552 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,097 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them ranked 15th in the majors, and they have turned 110 double plays. The Mariners have transformed 69.2% of balls in play into outs in their 10,656 innings, which has them sitting at 24th in professional baseball.

Anderson (0-0 mark in his career) has a FIP of 0.00 and he has gone up against 0 opposing hitters in the majors. He has allowed 0 base hits (0.0 hits per nine innings) with 0 free passes. His earned run average is 0.00 (0 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 0.000. Anderson has taken the hill for 0 innings and is sitting with 0 punch outs in his career.

The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated an OBP of .306 and a batting average of .245 so far this season. They have been rung up on 976 instances (28th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,116 base hits. Toronto has a total of 126 long balls on the campaign as well as 506 runs batted in. The Blue Jays have a slugging percentage of .379 and they tally 3.92 runs per contest (30th in MLB). They have recorded 216 doubles, while walking 368 times as well as notching 529 runs.

The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.317 in addition to having a FIP of 3.96 as a squad on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (1,177 strikeouts vs 500 free passes). They come in at 15th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,082. They have given up 139 HR's and they concede 4.45 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Toronto pitching staff have allowed 594 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.00 (534 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 152 save situations, the Blue Jays have 88 holds and 15 blown saves. Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 60 save opportunities and they have earned 45 saves. Toronto bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 27.0% out of their 211 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 172 times in high leverage situations and on 147 occasions with base runners. They rank 4th in baseball holding a save rate of 75.0%, and they have sent 504 relievers onto the field on the campaign.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 91 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in baseball). The Blue Jays have accrued 1,143 assists, 81 errors and have a total of 3,604 putouts on the season. In their 10,812 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (17th in baseball).

Soriano (18-22 career mark) is the owner of a 3.91 earned run average while giving up 8.0 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.08 and he has gone up against 1,469 batters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed 150 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.333 and a FIP of 3.9. During his career, Soriano has allowed 306 hits while tallying 321 strikeouts in 345 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle (-122)

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