A pair of first place American League teams will meet up for the first of a three game weekend series on Friday. The Seattle Mariners are at the Baltimore Orioles. Seattle is 24-20 and leads the American League West. The Mariners are coming off a 4-2 win over Kansas City on Wednesday.
For Baltimore, they sit with a 27-14 record on the season. That is the best in the American League East. The Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday to wrap up the series.
The Baltimore Orioles are -130 in this game over Seattle. The total is set at 8.5 runs.
Youngster on Mound for Seattle
Bryce Miller will get the start on Friday for Seattle. Miller is 3-3 on the season with a 2.66 earned run average. The youngster has made 8 starts this season, and thrown 47.1 innings. Miller has 51 strikeouts and 15 walks on the season. Miller’s last start was on May 11th at home against Oakland where he went six innings and allowed 5 hits and 2 runs.
The Mariners offense is scoring just 3.8 runs per game. The Mariners have a team batting average of .228. Seattle though has clubbed 50 homeruns, which is the Top 10 in the league. The top power threat for the Mariners has been catcher Cal Raleigh, with 10. Julio Rodriguez is off to a slow start, with just 2 on the season.
After this series, the Seattle Mariners will head out on the road to take on the New York Yankees for four games next week. The Mariners then head to Washington to take on the Nationals over the weekend. The next time the Mariners are home is Monday May 27th against Houston.
Bird Gang Strong in 2024
The Baltimore Orioles are using Cole Irvin for this game. Irvin has thrown 40.1 innings this season, and walked just 8 batters. On the season, he sits with a 4-1 record and a 2.90 earned run average. He went 5.2 innings on May 10th against the Diamondbacks, allowing just two runs.
The Baltimore offense ranks 4th in all of Major League Baseball in runs scored. They are scoring 5 per game. The Orioles offense is 11th in batting average, at .245, but they have hit the most home runs, with 64. Gunnar Henderson leads the team with 12 homeruns, while Ryan Mountcastle and Anthony Santander have 11 doubles.
The Orioles are on the road at the St. Louis Cardinals to start the week next week. After a trip to St. Louis, the Orioles will head to Chicago to battle the White Sox for a four game series.
Miller and Mariners Beat Orioles
We like Bryce Miller to have another solid outing here. He faces a tough test in the Orioles, but in the end, we like the strikeout pitcher in Miller. A big win for Seattle, in a pretty low scoring affair on Friday.
We will take the Seattle Mariners +110 over the Baltimore Orioles. This should be a great series that starts with a strong game on Friday. Enjoy the game and best of luck with your Major League Baseball.
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