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The Seattle Mariners continue their interleague series with the Washington Nationals on Saturday. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Mariners-Nationals prediction and pick.
The Mariners are coming off two straight losses at the hands of the New York Yankees, but are still in first in the AL West. Last time out, the offense struggled, not being able to score and falling 5-0. The Nationals have lost two of their last three and seven of their last eight games overall. They are in third in the NL East, sitting at 21-27 on the year.
The Mariners and Nationals will play on Friday night in their first game of the series. George Kirby will be on the mound for the Mariners. He is 4-4 with a 3.99 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP. Mackenzie Gore will be on the mound for the Nationals. He is 2-4 on the year with a 3.30 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP
Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
MLB Odds: Mariners-Nationals Odds
Seattle Mariners: -1.5 (-102)
Moneyline: -176
Washington Nationals: +1.5 (-118)
Moneyline: +148
Over: 8.5 (-115)
Under: 8.5 (-105)
How to Watch Mariners vs. Nationals
Time: 4:05 PM ET/ 1:05 PM PT
TV: RSNW/MASN
Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)
Why The Mariners Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Mariners are 26th in the majors in runs scored this year while sitting 25th in batting average, 26th in on-base percentage, and 20th in slugging. Cal Raleigh leads the way this year. He is hitting .219 on the year with a .299 on-base percentage. Raleigh leads the team with 11 home runs this year, leading to his 28 RBIs. He also has scored a team-leading 24 times of the year. Mitch Haniger is second on the team in RBIs this year. He is hitting .214 on the year with six doubles and six home runs. He has 23 RBIs while scoring 18 times.
Julio Rodriguez leads the team in batting this year. He is hitting .257 on the season with a .306 on-base percentage. He has five doubles and two home runs, good for just 14 RBIs. Further, he has scored 19 times in the year. Rodriguez has also stolen nine bases this year. Dylan Moore has also been swiping bags. He has stolen six bases this year while hitting .248. He has also scored 18 times on the season.
The Mariners are ninth in team ERA while sitting first in WHIP and fourth in opponent batting average. Logan Gilbert will be on the mound for the Mariners. He is 3-2 on the year with a 3.20 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP. He has allowed three runs in each of the last two starts. That is a nice rebound after giving up eight runs in four innings to the Twins. Current members of the Nationals have 37 at-bats against Gilbert. They have hit at a .259 average with three RBIs.
Why The Nationals Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Nationals are 28th in runs scored while sitting 27th in batting average, 21st in on-base percentage, and 28th in slugging percentage. Luis Garcia Jr. has been great this year. He is hitting .280 on the year with ten doubles and four home runs. This has led to 23 RBIs. Further, he has stolen seven bases and 11 runs scored this year. Joey Meneses has also been solid this year. Meneses is hitting .234 on the year with a .299 on-base percentage. He has five doubles and two home runs, leading to 24 RBIs. He also has nine runs scored.
CJ Abrams leads the team in home runs this year. He is hitting .257 on the year with a .312 on-base percentage. He has nine doubles, four triples, and seven home runs, leading to 21 RBIs. Abrams has scored 29 times as well. Meanwhile, Jacob Young has been solid this year. He is hitting .275 on the year with a .333 on-base percentage. He has seven doubles and 11 RBIs. Young has also stolen 15 bases and scored 23 times.
The Nationals are 15th in team ERA, 25th in WHIP, and 29th in opponent batting average. Trevor Williams will be on the mound for the Nationals. He is 4-0 with a 2.35 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP. Last time out, Williams allowed three runs in 4.1 innings to the Phillies. Still, in his last five starts, he has pitched 24.1 innings, giving up seven runs, which just five earned. Current members of the Mariners have a .294 batting average against Williams.
Final Mariners-Nationals Prediction & Pick
The Nationals have had some struggles this year, but the offense for the Mariners has not been great either. Further, Trevor Williams has been wonderful for the Nationals. The Nationals have lost just once when Williams started this year. One was to the Phillies, and the other was a one-run loss to the Athletics. Expect Williams to be able to keep it close in this one too.
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Final Mariners-Nationals Prediction & Pick: Nationals +1.5 (-118)
