The Seattle Mariners (16-13) seek to complete a series sweep as they take a 1-0 lead into the finale versus the Atlanta Braves (19-8) at 3:40 PM ET on Wednesday from T-Mobile Park. The Braves are favored (-175) by oddsmakers to prevent the sweep and pick up their first win of the series. Atlanta’s Chris Sale and Seattle’s Emerson Hancock have been named the starters for this contest.
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Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $31.43
Braves to win vs Mariners -175
Braves vs. Mariners Betting Lines
- Favorite: Braves (-175)
- Underdog: Mariners (+146)
- Over/under: 7.5
Braves vs. Mariners Betting Insights
- The Braves have come away with 19 wins in the 27 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This season Atlanta has come away with a win 11 times in 14 chances when named as a favorite of at least -175 on the moneyline.
- The Braves have an implied victory probability of 63.6% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Mariners have won 45.5% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (5-6).
- Seattle has not played a game this season with moneyline odds of +146 or longer.
- The Mariners have an implied moneyline win probability of 40.7% in this contest.
Braves vs. Mariners Hitting Leaders
- Marcell Ozuna leads Atlanta in home runs with nine, runs batted in with 31 and his batting average of .330 is also best on his team.
- Of all hitters in baseball, Ozuna’s home run total ranks him third and his RBI tally places him first.
- Ozzie Albies is batting .325 with an OBP of .386 and a slugging percentage of .513 this season.
- Josh Rojas is hitting .308 with three doubles, a triple, three home runs and seven walks.
- Rojas is 90th in home runs and 241st in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
- Mitch Haniger has racked up 18 runs batted in to lead his team.
Braves vs. Mariners Pitching Rankings
- The Braves have an 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
- The Braves have pitched to a 3.58 ERA this season, which ranks 10th in baseball.
- The Braves have a combined 1.176 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
- The 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Mariners pitching staff ranks third in the majors.
- Seattle has the second-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (2.96).
- Mariners pitchers combine for the No. 1 WHIP in baseball (1.023).