Cincinnati Reds vs Seattle Mariners Prediction 9-4-23 MLB Picks

The Seattle Mariners and the Cincinnati Reds meet in game one of their three-game interleague series from Great American Ballpark on Monday. Two playoff hopefuls going at it on Monday, who gets the opening win? Let’s dive in and find out.

Mariners Lose Series Vs. Mets

The Seattle Mariners had a chance to win their interleague series against the Mets, but lost Sunday’s rubber match by a final score of 6-3. The loss dropped the Mariners to 77-59 on the year, still seated atop the AL West standings. Julio Rodriguez leads the Mariners with 156 hits and 88 RBIs along with 24 home runs while Cal Raleigh has a team-high 25 home runs this season. Teoscar Hernandez has 24 home runs along with 84 RBIs for the Mariners this season and Eugenio Suarez has 18 homers of his own along with 83 RBIs as well. J.P. Crawford also has a .270 batting average and a .388 OBP this season. Bryan Woo will start for Seattle here and is 2-3 with a 4.15 ERA and 68 strikeouts this season.

Seattle Mariners Team Facts

- The Mariners have won each of their last eight games following a road loss.

- The Mariners have covered the run line 12 of their last 13 day games against National League opponents that held a winning record.

- The Mariners have led after 3 innings in each of their last five games against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.

- The Mariners have led after 5 innings in each of their last five day games against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.

- The Mariners have led after 7 innings in each of their last four road games against opponents that held a winning record.

Reds Fail To Sweep Cubs

The Cincinnati Reds had a chance to pull off a big series sweep that’s key to their playoff hopes, but came out with a thud after a 15-7 loss to the Cubs in Sunday’s series finale. The loss dropped Cincy to 71-68 on the year, sitting 6.5 games back in the NL Central race and one of four teams tied for the final Wild Card spot in the National League. Spencer Steer leads the Reds with 19 home runs, 73 RBIs and 134 hits while Matt McLain has 16 home runs and Jake Fraley is right behind with 15 home runs this season. Steer also has a team-high 31 doubles while TJ Friedl has a .268 batting average and 24 stolen bases. Elly De La Cruz has 24 stolen bases this season. The Reds did not have a starting pitcher announced at the time that this article was posted.

Cincinnati Reds Team Facts

- The Reds have won each of their last 10 games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.

- The Reds have covered the run line each of their last eight games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.

- The 'Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Reds' last eight day games against American League opponents.

- The Reds have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three day games against American League opponents.

- The Reds have lost the first inning in each of their last three day games against American League opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

- The Cincinnati Reds ranks 1st in the league for steals this season (160).

- The Cincinnati Reds ranks 3rd in the league for triples this season (29).

- The Seattle Mariners ranks 1st in the league for ERA this season (3.67).

- The Seattle Mariners ranks 1st in the league for walks allowed this season (334).

Chris’ Pick

I’m looking at the over here. Bryan Woo has been better on the road this season, but he’s still be prone to giving up some runs here and there as of late, and I have a sneaking suspicion this will end up being a bullpen game for the Reds and if that’s the case, the bullpen hasn’t been all that sharp for Cincinnati and it’ll be tough to slow down arguably the hottest team in baseball. I think the confines of Great American Ballpark will only add to that here, so give me the over.