Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (10 games) will look to add to his hitting streak when the Toronto Blue Jays (39-48) and Seattle Mariners (48-41) meet Saturday at 4:10 PM ET, live on MLB Network from T-Mobile Park. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays are listed as underdogs on the moneyline by bookmakers (+115). Emerson Hancock starts for Seattle while Yariel Rodriguez is Toronto’s starter for the contest.
Here is our betting primer for this matchup, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $34.71
Mariners to win vs Blue Jays -136
Mariners vs. Blue Jays Betting Lines
- Favorite: Mariners (-136)
- Underdog: Blue Jays (+115)
- Over/under: 7
Mariners vs. Blue Jays Betting Insights
- The Mariners have won in 32, or 60.4%, of the 53 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- Seattle has a record of 22-12 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -136 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mariners have a 57.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Blue Jays are 9-26 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 25.7% of those games).
- Toronto has gone 5-7 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +115 or longer (41.7%).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Blue Jays a 46.5% chance to win.
Mariners vs. Blue Jays Hitting Leaders
- J.P. Crawford has been key for Seattle with 52 hits, an OBP of .307 plus a slugging percentage of .355.
- Among all hitters in baseball, Crawford’s home run total ranks him 151st and his RBI tally places him 159th.
- Julio Rodriguez’s batting average of .247 leads all Seattle hitters this season.
- Guerrero paces the Blue Jays in home runs (13), runs batted in (50) and has put up a team-best batting average of .296.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Guerrero is 43rd in home runs and 30th in RBI.
- George Springer has 11 doubles, nine home runs and 36 walks while batting .217.
Mariners vs. Blue Jays Pitching Rankings
- The Mariners average the 19th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
- The Mariners have the sixth-best ERA (3.56) in the majors this season.
- The Mariners have a combined 1.080 WHIP as a pitching staff, which is the best in baseball this season.
- The Blue Jays pitching staff is 25th in the majors with a collective 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Toronto has a 4.36 team ERA that ranks 24th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Blue Jays have the 21st-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.295).