Minnesota Twins vs Seattle Mariners 7/18/2023 Picks Predictions

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18 July 2023

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Tuesday night’s second of four games between the Minnesota Twins and the Seattle Mariners will occur in Seattle, Washington.

Following a one-run victory against the Oakland Athletics on Monday, Minnesota enters Tuesday two games above.500 and on a 5-game winning streak.

Minnesota’s offense has been relatively underwhelming this season, with a club batting average of just.233 and only 400 runs scored in 94 games.

Despite having a.187 batting average, Joey Gallo leads Minnesota with sixteen home runs. With a.232 batting average and a team-best 40 runs batted in this year, Carlos Correa leads Minnesota.

The Minnesota Twins defeated the Oakland Athletics 20–15 in a recent three-game series in Oakland Coliseum. Last Sunday, the Twins overcame a 3-0 deficit to defeat the dreadful A’s 5-4.

On Monday, Minnesota was in first place in the AL Central, six games ahead of the Detroit Tigers and two and a half games ahead of the Cleveland Guardians.

With 22 extra-base hits and 13 home runs, the Twins are hitting.242/.326/.418 in July.

Their pitching staff has performed admirably thus far this month, recording 99 innings of work with a 4.18 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, and.218 batting average against.

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Tuesday’s game in Seattle will feature right-hander Bailey Ober, 28, who is 5-4 with a respectable 2.61 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, and 79/18 K/BB ratio in 14 starts (82.2 innings pitched) so far this year.

In 13 innings of work over his last two starts, Ober has been excellent, surrendering only one earned run on six hits and three walks. In 2023, he travels with a spotless 2.01 ERA and 0.77 WHIP.

Following a two-run victory over Detroit to snap a two-game losing streak, the Seattle Mariners still play at home on Tuesday night with a record of 46-46. Tuesday night will mark Bryan Woo’s first game of the year for Seattle.

Woo has a 3.63 ERA and a 1-1 record this season. Woo has pitched 34 innings and given up 16 runs on 28 hits, but he has excelled at home this year with a 2.53 ERA.

With a team batting average of.231 and 410 runs on 711 hits this season, the Mariners offense has been among the poorest in Major League Baseball.

With 15 home runs and 50 RBIs this season, Teoscar Hernandez is Seattle’s top performer. JP Crawford hit for a team-best.258 average, while Eugenio Suarez has 50 two-run RBIs, which puts him in first place.

This past Sunday, the Seattle Mariners held off the Detroit Tigers 2-0 to prevent a sweep of the three-game home series. They improved to 46-46 overall, enough for third place in the AL West.

On Monday, the M’s trailed the Texas Rangers by eight games and the Houston Astros by five for the last American League wild card.

Thirty-three doubles, 11 long balls, and a slash line of.244/.332/.408 are all for Seattle in July. The Mariners have an outstanding 2.21 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, and.186 batting average against through 106 innings pitched this month.

Since July 1, their bullpen posted a sparkling 1.41 ERA and 2.53 FIP.

Seattle bullpen pitchers scored 25.2% of the 111 inherited base runners. Their relievers entered the field 86 times with runners on base and 93 times in high-leverage situations.

The Mariners accrued 50 holds, and 13 missed saves out of 85 save opportunities. They sent 305 bullpen pitchers to the hill and currently own the 17th-best save percentage in MLB.

Seattle had 34 chances to save a game, and 21 of those times, relief pitchers took the mound.

The 23-year-old rookie right-hander Bryan Woo, who will take the mound on Tuesday, is 1-1 with a 3.63 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, and a 43/9 K/BB ratio in seven starts (34.2 IP) in 2023.

In 32.2 innings of work after giving up six earned runs in his major-league debut on June 3, Woo has only allowed ten runs (eight earned), 21 hits, and eight walks.

In 10.2 frames pitched at home this season, he has a 2.53 ERA and 0.94 WHIP.

Minnesota Twins vs. Seattle Mariners. The Seattle Mariners are the MLB’s selection. Although both clubs have had ups and downs this season, Seattle is in a marginally better position in this contest.

Expect Seattle to support their young pitcher enough to win in front of their supporters on Tuesday night.

The Seattle Mariners will exert sufficient effort to contain Minnesota, resulting in a Mariners victory at home. Seattle Mariners are predicted to win 8-3 in the final score.

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