Mariners vs. Blue Jays Odds, Picks, and Prediction

Tampa Bay Rays and the Cleveland Guardians will play a Wild Card Round game on Friday afternoon at Progressive Field. Tampa Bay is making their fourth consecutive trip to the playoffs, while Cleveland is in their fifth postseason appearance in the last seven years. The Rays are sending Shane McClanahan to pitch against Shane Bieber, and they are listed as slim -118 home favorites on the money line.

Luis Castillo has been excellent since joining the Seattle Mariners. Since the All-Star break, the Mariners’ arm barn ranks 8th in FIP, 3rd in WHIP and 8 th in strikeout percentage. Seattle's offense finished the season on a tear. The Mariners have less talent than their counterparts in this series, but they have a better bullpen. They should have an opportunity in the late innings. Blue Jays are the favourites. They are playing Seattle on Friday.

Alek Manoah will start for the Toronto Blue Jays against Seattle Mariners on Friday. Manaah struggled against left-handed hitters in his rookie season, but he improved his game in the second half of the season. Seattle's lineup is very good against right-handers. Toronto's relief corps is not very reliable. The Blue Jay's bullpen ranks 25th in left on-base percentage. The team is also ranked 17th on FIP, 8th for WHIP and 9th with strikeout percentage and 8 th in walk rate.

The Blue Jays had one of the worst defenses in the league this season. The Mariners had some of their best defensive players. Seattle was better than league average in stolen base attempts, compared to Toronto, which ranked 28th in steals. Toronto was also worse than the average team in extra-bases-taken percentage. Poor baserunning could be the difference between winning and losing in this game.