Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 7/23/24, 6:22 PM  by Carlos Zabala in MLB Picks

The Mariners have lost 6 of the last 10, and the trend was similar for the team throughout June and July. At one point they even had a 10-game lead that evaporated with the Astros' comeback, which today ties them with a record of 52-48. Yesterday they lost a game at T-Mobile Park where they were favorites with odds of -165 and where they only had 4 hits. The Mariners' great start and the fact that they are still in first place today is almost entirely due to their pitching, since their hitting is surprisingly the worst in AVG in MLB with 235. In June they hit a collective AVG of 211 and in the current month they hit 210. Only the fact that the pitching is the best in the MLB with an ERA of 3.45 keeps them in the divisional fight.

It is a relief for the Mariners that today it is Gilbert's turn to pitch, with an ERA of 2.38 in the last 5 games and that his last start was precisely against the Angels, and he dominated them by pitching 7.0 innings, receiving just 2 hits and striking out 9. In the last 5 starts for Gilbert, Mariners were always favorites.