Seattle Mariners vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction: Orioles to shock Mariners

T-Mobile Park will play host on Saturday to the first game of a Major League Baseball series between the Baltimore Orioles and the Seattle Mariners. Both teams predict victory in this match; the question is, given that the Seattle Mariners are the favorites, will they extend their current winning streak, or will the Baltimore Orioles pull off an upset?

The Seattle Mariners are looking to build on their impressive seven-game winning streak. The Seattle Mariners are currently 1.5 games behind in the race for the American League wild card. The pitching staff for the Mariners is ranked second in earned run average (3.74), first in walks allowed per nine innings (1.17), and second in quality starts (56). The offensive production of the Mariners ranks 15th in terms of runs per game (4.55), 25th in terms of batting average (.236), and 13th in terms of home runs (138). Julio Rodriguez has a team-high 119 hits and 62 runs batted in, while Ty France and Teoscar Hernandez have combined for 214 hits and 105 runs batted in. Julio Rodriguez leads the Mariners in both categories. The next pitcher is Luis Castillo, who has a record of 7-7 with a 3.21 earned run average and 155 strikeouts so far this season.

After winning eight of their previous eleven games, the Baltimore Orioles are looking to extend their winning streak. The Baltimore Orioles now hold a lead of 2.5 games in the American League East. The Orioles pitching staff has a 4.11 ERA, which ranks 14th, a 1.28 WHIP, which ranks 18th, and 46 quality starts, which ranks 10th. The Orioles have the sixth-best offense in runs per game (4.93), the thirteenth-best batting average (.253), and the sixteenth-best home run total (132). Austin Hays and Anthony Santander have combined for 212 hits and 107 RBI for the Baltimore Orioles, while Adley Rutschman has 116 hits and 57 RBI to lead the team in both categories. The next batter is Kyle Gibson, who has a record of 11-6 with a 4.50 earned run average and 117 strikeouts so far this season. In his career against the Mariners, Gibson has a record of 5-5 with a 4.21 earned run average and 53 strikeouts.

Given that they have won seven games in a row and need to continue winning in order to keep making progress in the wild card race, the Seattle Mariners ought to be favorites when playing at home. In addition, Luis Castillo has been more successful than Kyle Gibson, as evidenced by the former's 3.21 ERA and 1.05 WHIP. Therefore, I can see why the Seattle Mariners are the favorite in this matchup. Having said that, the Orioles have been easily the most profitable team in baseball this season, and the fact that you can buy them for a plus-money price makes it much more difficult to refuse the deal. Since betting on the Baltimore Orioles has resulted in a healthy profit for their backers so far this year, I'm going to try my luck with them once more in this contest.