Seattle Mariners at Baltimore Orioles 9/20/19 – MLB Pick
In a game that has more of a pride meaning for the teams compared to any major impact in the standings the Orioles are facing the Mariners. The good news for the Orioles is the team is playing at home, which usually gives the team a little bit of a boost. However, one problem the Orioles have is the team has not really been able to rely on the home field advantage like so many of the other teams have been able to do on the year. Seattle for their part have been able to play decently at times this year, but the Mariners are a team that has had quite a few struggles on the year. Thankfully, the Mariners have not really been struggling on the road as much as what the Orioles have been doing on the season so far.
Seattle Mariners Preview
Hitting for the Mariners has been weak for the most part with a .240 average and only 1239 hits on the season. The Mariners have scored a total of 733 runs with 235 homers on the year. Daniel Vogelbach has managed to hit a total of 30 homers this season with a total of 76 RBIs on the year. When it comes to hitting the Mariners have turned the bat to Domingo Santana who has hit at a clip of .256 this year.
The pitching staff for the Mariners has not been that great with a 5.12 ERA on the year and have allowed the opponents to hit at a clip of .267 this year. The Mariners have ended up striking out 1169 batters and allowed 470 walks on the year. Felix Hernandez is the starting pitcher the Mariners are planning on putting on the mound in this game. Hernandez has ended up posting a 1-6 record and a 6.31 ERA on the year. He has ended up throwing only 61.1 innings this season for the Mariners with 72 hits allowed, but has walked 19 batters. He has not really been a strikeout power either with 51 strikeouts on the year.
Baltimore Orioles Preview
The Orioles offense has been decent on the year with a .247 average on the season with 1239 hits. Te team has ended up scoring 733 runs on the year with a total of 235 homers this year. Trey Mancini has been able to be the power hitter for the Orioles on the season with a total of 34 homers on the year, but he also has managed to drive in 91 runners on the year. Hanser Alberto is the hitter who has done the most damage for the Orioles at a clip of .314 from the plate.
The Orioles have a weakness and that is the pitching which has posted a team ERA of 5.71 on the year and the opponents have rocked them at a clip of .274 on the year. The Orioles have struck out 1170 hitters on the year with 531 walks allowed on the year. Asher Wojciechowski is the starting pitcher the Orioles are putting on the mound here. Wojciechowski has ended up posting a 3-8 record on the year so far and has done decent with only a 5.38 ERA on the season. He has thrown a total of 72 innings this year with 70 strikeouts, but has ended up walking 25 batters and allowed 70 hits on the season.
Mariners vs Orioles Line:
My FREE MLB Pick: Baltimore Orioles
The Mariners are a team that is coming into this game with 4 wins in their last 5 games coming into game play on Thursday. The Orioles, though, are really struggling in their last 5 games with only a single win. What makes it even worse the Orioles are a team that lost the games to the Tigers and Blue Jays alike. Both of those teams are playing even worse than the Mariners and that definitely can make it harder for the Orioles to have a chance to win. I personally look for the Mariners offense to have a better showing in this game, but also have a good showing pitching in the game here as the Orioles offense is contained yet again. Final Score, Seattle Mariners win 4-2.
