Seattle Mariners vs. Minnesota Twins Prediction 7-19-23 MLB Picks
The Minnesota Twins and the Seattle Mariners meet in MLB action from T-Mobile Park on Wednesday night. This is game three of the series between the two after Minnesota evened up the set at one win apiece following the 10-3 victory for the Twins on Tuesday. Let’s dive into this matchup and give out a pick.
Twins Break Out The Bats Again
The Twins had been inconsistent going into the all-star break offensively, but have plated 5 or more runs in all five games coming out of the all-star break including the 10 runs they put up on the Twins on Tuesday, putting up 14 hits with five different Minnesota bats having multi-hit games in the win. In the month of July, Minnesota ranks 13th in team OPS and isolated power and 12th in wRC+. Joey Gallo leads the Twins with 17 home runs while Carlos Correa has team-highs of 77 hits and 42 RBIs with a .234 batting average this season. The Twins will have another opportunity to get some offense going, as Luis Castillo has been regarded as the Mariners’ staff ace, but the results on the scoreboard wouldn’t necessarily reflect that as Seattle’s been involved in a lot of high-scoring affairs as of late with Castillo on the mound, with the last four starts all seeing at least 9 runs.
Mariners Look Lost In Losing Effort
The Mariners managed to sneak out a win on Monday in the series opener but simply weren’t as lucky in Tuesday’s affair as the offense flat out stalled and the Mariners, when they did have success at the dish, putting up 9 hits, the M’s couldn’t get over the hump, hitting just 2 for 7 with runners in scoring position. In July, Seattle ranks 16th in team OPS, 18th in isolated power and 13th in wRC+. Teoscar Hernandez leads the Mariners with 15 home runs while Eugenio Suarez has a team-high 56 RBIs. Julio Rodriguez leads Seattle with 94 hits while J.P. Crawford has a .256 batting average this season. The Mariners have a solid lineup, but they’re going to have a tough challenge on Wednesday as Kenta Maeda’s been very sharp since returning from the IL, posting a 2.70 ERA across his four starts.
Chris’ Pick
I’m going to take a shot with the Twins here. I think this game should be lined closer to a coin flip and while I get Castillo being favored at home, I just think that I actually trust Minnesota more in this spot. The Twins have been solid offensively out of the break, and I look for them to keep it rolling in this one. Give me Minnesota and the plus money here.
