Seattle Mariners vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction 7-28-23 MLB Picks
The Seattle Mariners and the Arizona Diamondbacks meet in game one of their three-game MLB interleague series from Chase Field on Friday night. Two teams with serious playoff implications, who draws first blood? Let’s dive in and find out.
Mariners Pull Rabbit Out Against Minnesota
The Seattle Mariners come into this series on a bit of a high, winning back-to-back games to take their series with the Minnesota Twins. First, the Mariners rallied on Tuesday for a 9-7 win before an 8-7 win in Wednesday’s series finale. The Mariners come into this series with a record of 52-50, sitting 4.5 games back of the final AL Wild Card spot and 7.5 games back of the Rangers in the AL West division race. Julio Rodriguez leads the Mariners with 103 hits and 17 home runs while Teoscar Hernandez has 16 home runs along with 58 RBIs for the Mariners this season. Eugenio Suarez has 14 homers of his own along with a team-high 61 RBIs as well. J.P. Crawford also has a .261 batting average and a .368 OBP this season. Logan Gilbert will start for Seattle and is 8-5 with a 3.88 ERA and 116 strikeouts this season.
Seattle Mariners Team Facts
- The Mariners have lost four of their last five games as road favourites following a win.
- The Mariners have covered the run line each of their last seven road games against teams that held a winning record.
- The 'Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Mariners' last five night games at Chase Field.
- The Mariners have trailed after 3 innings in six of their last eight games as road favourites against NL West opponents.
- The Mariners have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six night games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
Seattle Mariners Player Prop Facts
- Logan Gilbert has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last five road appearances against NL opponents.
- Julio Rodriguez has hit at least one home run in each of the Mariners' last two games against opponents that held a winning record.
- J.P. Crawford has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine road appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Tom Murphy has scored a run in each of his last four appearances in night games.
- Julio Rodriguez has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Mariners' last five road games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
- Julio Rodriguez has recorded at least one RBI in four of the Mariners' last five games against NL West opponents.
- Julio Rodriguez ranks T9th in the league in Steals (23) this season.
Diamondbacks Snakebit Once Again
The Arizona Diamondbacks have been trying to get back on track and find their footing after a rough couple of weeks to start the second half of the season, but an 11-7 loss to the Cardinals on Wednesday handed the series to St. Louis while giving the D-Backs their 6th loss in their last 7 games. The loss dropped the Diamondbacks to 55-48 on the year, 4 games back of the Dodgers for the lead atop the NL West division. Christian Walker leads the Diamondbacks with 22 home runs and 67 RBIs while Ketel Marte has a team-high 108 hits and a .291 batting average. Corbin Carroll also has 21 home runs and is likely the front-runner for NL Rookie of the Year. Tommy Henry will get the start for the Diamondbacks in this game and is 5-3 with a 4.01 ERA and 58 strikeouts this season.
Arizona Diamondbacks Team Facts
- The underdogs have won each of the Diamondbacks' last five games.
- The Diamondbacks have covered the run line in each of their last nine Friday night games as underdogs against AL West opponents.
- The Diamondbacks have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
- The 'Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the last seven night games between the Mariners and Diamondbacks.
- The Diamondbacks have led after 7 innings in three of their last four games as underdogs against AL West opponents.
Arizona Diamondbacks Player Prop Facts
- Christian Walker has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Diamondbacks' last six home games against AL opponents.
- Corbin Carroll has recorded at least one RBI in four of the Diamondbacks' last five games.
- Corbin Carroll has hit a home run in three of the Diamondbacks' last four games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Jake McCarthy has recorded at least one hit in each of the Diamondbacks' last eight games as home underdogs.
- Christian Walker has scored at least one run in six of his last seven appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Corbin Carroll ranks 3rd in the league in Steals (30) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Arizona Diamondbacks ranks T1st in the league for triples this season (25).
- The Arizona Diamondbacks are one of only 2 teams in the league to rank top 10 in both steals and batting average this season.
- The Seattle Mariners ranks 1st in the league for walks allowed this season (267).
- The Seattle Mariners ranks T29th in the league for triples this season (7).
Chris’ Pick
I’m siding with the Mariners here. The way I see it right now, there’s no backing the Diamondbacks in their current form, and once we get into the later stages of the game, the Mariners hold a significant edge in the bullpens. I think that we’re getting the more consistent team with a starting pitching edge at a reasonable price even on the road. Give me Seattle here.
