Los Angeles Dodgers vs Seattle Mariners Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 7/30/26, 10:10 AM  by Edgar Jibran | Modified on 7/30/26 at 10:19 AM in MLB Picks

This Thursday night’s MLB main event will feature the last game of the series between the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Dodgers to be played at UNIQLO Field. To close this series, both teams are expected to deliver some of the most interesting pitching duels of the week, but the Dodgers are undoubtedly the big favorites to win the series at home.

To achieve this objective, the Dodgers will have Roki Sasaki on the mound, whose performance has shown real improvement during his last three starts, during which he didn’t allow more than 3 earned runs per game. In this regard, the huge 11.5-game advantage the Dodgers have over the D’Backs in the NL West Division could give Sasaki some space to breathe, helping him stay relaxed and continue improving his pitches.

Meanwhile, the Seattle Mariners are now 2.5 games behind the top spot in the AL West Division, so they cannot afford to lose any more games if they want to keep relatively close to the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros by the end of the regular season. Choosing Bryan Woo as the opening pitcher to achieve that objective looks like the right decision, as he’s one of the strikeout leaders on the roster with 114 recorded this season.