San Diego Padres at Seattle Mariners Betting Pick
The San Diego Padres are at the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday in a Major League Baseball affair.
The Seattle Mariners took Monday off following their series against the Angels. Seattle has won five straight games and eight out of ten overall. The Mariners are 60-52 and just six games back in the American League West.
The Mariners are 2.5 games back of the top wildcard spot in the American League. San Diego fell on Monday 13-7 to the Dodgers, and the free fall continues. The Padres lost three out of four in the series and are now 55-58 on the season.
The Seattle Mariners are favorites in this game. The Mariners are listed at -125 over the Padres. San Diego is the underdog at +105. The total for this game is listed at eight runs.
Mariners looking to Stay Red Hot
Logan Gilbert gets the ball for the Seattle Mariners in this game. The 26-year-old from Winter Park, Florida, is seeking his 10th win of the season. Gilbert has been solid all season long for the Mariners.
His last outing was on August 2nd, where he went six innings, allowing five hits and three earned runs. Gilbert has struck out 5 in each of his last four starts.
The Mariners, with their five-game winning streak, have put themselves in a position to compete down the last six weeks of the season. During the win streak, the Mariners held opponents to three runs or less in four of the five games. The win on Sunday saw Eugenio Suarez drive in a runner in the 10th inning to complete the sweep.
Suarez is hitting just .232 on the season, but he leads Seattle in runs batted in with 72. J.P. Crawford and Julio Rodriguez are also contributing offensively, as Rodriguez has 18 home runs, and Crawford is hitting .263.
The Mariners are doing their best damage on the pitching side. Seattle has the best WHIP in all of Major League Baseball, with a 1.18. Opponents are hitting just .236 against them.
Padres Look to Get Back on Track
The San Diego Padres know they have to get on track and get on track quickly. Time is running out on a team that had aspirations of winning a World Series in 2023.
The Padres allowed 21 runs over the last two games and 34 in the series to the Dodgers. The big blow in the loss on Friday was an eight-run fourth inning from the Dodgers.
San Diego has been getting better production from Juan Soto. The slugger has 24 home runs, while he has driven in 72 on the season. San Diego will play these two games in Seattle before heading to Arizona for three. Following that, the Padres will host Baltimore, Arizona, and Miami in a ten-game home stand.
Nick Martinez is projected to get the start for San Diego. Martinez has started five games this season and thrown 43 out of the bullpen. The 33-year is 5-4 on the season, with a 3.68 earned run average.
The last time he pitched was on August 5th at home against the Dodgers, where he went two innings and allowed just a single hit.
Mariners Keep Winning
It is a great time for the Seattle Mariners to get hot. The bats are coming alive, and they continue to get solid starting pitching.
Logan Gilbert is solid and will be able to keep the Padres bats from waking up too much. Look for a couple of runs on both sides early, but the Mariners settle in at home and win this game.
The final bet to make in this game is the Seattle Mariners -125 over the San Diego Padres.
