Seattle Mariners vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction: Close winning odds suggests a tough contest awaits us

On Sunday, Major League Baseball action will take place at T-Mobile Park, featuring a matchup between the Baltimore Orioles and the Seattle Mariners. This contest will serve as the capper to a weekend-long series that included two other contests. The first game of the series was played on Friday, and it was won decisively by the Seattle Mariners. The second game was played in Baltimore, and it was won by the Baltimore Orioles in a low-scoring, extra-innings triumph.

In the fourth inning of Friday's game, the Seattle Mariners scored five runs, which allowed them to coast to victory in the remaining innings. Home runs were recorded by Julio Rodriguez (four runs batted in), Cal Raleigh (two runs batted in), and Ty France (two runs scored). In game two, despite having four hits as a club, the Seattle Mariners were unable to find the scoreboard. Despite the team's defeat, each of Cal Raleigh, Teoscar Hernandez, Dylan Moore, and Cade Marlowe managed to collect one hit. On Sunday, the Seattle Mariners will send Bryce Miller to the mound as their starting pitcher. Miller has started 16 games this year and has a record of 7-4 with a 4.20 earned run average. He has struck out 85 batters in 85.2 innings of work. Miller has pitched the last seven innings, giving up 19 earned runs while posting a record of 2-1 with a 4.98 ERA. The Seattle Mariners came into this game having won each of their previous six games after suffering a loss in one of their previous games. Additionally, after suffering a defeat at home, they have covered the run line in each of their previous six games played against opponents from the American League.

In the first game of this series, played on Friday, the Baltimore Orioles managed only four hits, which ultimately led to a 9-2 loss for the team. Both Jordan Westburg and Anthony Santander contributed one run batted in with their solo home runs. The Baltimore Orioles only managed four hits as a team for the entirety of Saturday's game, but they scored the game's only run in the top of the 10th inning to pull out a 1-0 victory. The run was driven in by Ryan Mountcastle, who also had two hits. The Baltimore Orioles are going to go with Kyle Bradish as their starting pitcher for the game on Sunday. This year, Bradish has made 21 starts and has a record of 7-6 with a 3.19 ERA, 107 strikeouts, and 115.2 innings pitched. In his last seven outings, Bradish has compiled a record of 3-3 while maintaining a 2.27 earned run average. After winning one of their previous nine games at T-Mobile Park, the Orioles have lost every single one of those nine games. After winning on the road, the Baltimore Orioles have lost each of their previous eight games against the Seattle Mariners and have failed to cover the run line in each of those games. After three innings, the Orioles have been in the losing position in four of their last six games against teams from the American League West when they were favorites.

I’ll stick with the Baltimore Orioles in this one, but I’m probably not touching it. Bradish is coming off a decent outing versus the Mets (despite five walks) with 4.2 clean frames and three hits. Prior to that, Bradish had eight earned runs in a 13.2-inning span, though. As for Miller, he’d been struggling with 12 earned runs over 11.1 innings but came back with a nice outing versus the Los Angeles Angels in his last start. In the Saturday game, the Baltimore Orioles got an excellent performance from the bullpen with 5.0 innings, two hits, three walks, and five strikeouts (four of those Ks coming from Felix Bautista). It was the first time in four games that the Baltimore Orioles held opponents to fewer than four runs. Another good pitching effort will go a long way toward keeping that going here. Therefore, to play it safe, a bet on the Baltimore Orioles covering the run line is worth banking on.