Data Skrive:
The Detroit Tigers (55-60) seek to complete a series sweep as they take a 2-0 lead into the finale versus the Seattle Mariners (59-56) at 9:40 PM ET on Thursday from T-Mobile Park. The Mariners are favored (-206) by sportsbooks to prevent the sweep and pick up their first win of the series. Seattle’s Bryan Woo gets the start, and he’ll go against Detroit’s Tarik Skubal.
Take a look at our preview for this matchup, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $29.71
Mariners to win vs Tigers -206
Mariners vs. Tigers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Mariners (-206)
- Underdog: Tigers (+172)
- Over/under: 7
Mariners vs. Tigers Betting Insights
- The Mariners have been victorious in 42, or 56%, of the 75 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Seattle has a record of 4-1 when favored by -206 or more this year.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mariners have a 67.3% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Tigers have a 32-37 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 46.4% of those games).
- Detroit has played as a moneyline underdog of +172 or longer in just one game this season, which it lost.
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Tigers a 36.8% chance to win.
Mariners vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders
- Randy Arozarena has been key for Seattle with 85 hits, an OBP of .328 plus a slugging percentage of .403.
- Among hitters in baseball, Arozarena is 61st in homers and 141st in RBI.
- Cal Raleigh is batting .213 this season with a team-high 24 home runs and 69 RBI.
- Matt Vierling is hitting .255 with 19 doubles, five triples, 13 home runs and 22 walks.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Vierling ranks 94th in home runs and 111th in RBI.
- Colt Keith has 11 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 28 walks while hitting .251.
Mariners vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings
- The Mariners strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-best in MLB.
- The Mariners have the lowest ERA in baseball at 3.51.
- The Mariners have a combined 1.095 WHIP as a pitching staff, which is the best in baseball this season.
- The pitching staff for the Tigers has a collective 8.7 K/9, the 10th-best in the majors.
- Detroit has a 3.98 team ERA that ranks 15th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Tigers have the fourth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.217).