The Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays meet Friday in MLB action at Rogers Centre. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Seattle Mariners have scored 10 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 8 games. The Mariners are 8-6 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Ty France leads the Mariners with 25 hits and 15 RBI, while Eugenio Suarez and Jarred Kelenic have combined for 50 hits and 29 RBI. Luis Castillo gets the ball, and he is 2-0 with a 1.52 ERA and 34 strikeouts this season. This will be Castillo’s second career game against the Blue Jays.
The Toronto Blue Jays have scored 20 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 8 games. The Blue Jays are 15-3 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Bo Bichette leads the Blue Jays with 36 hits and 15 RBI, while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Matt Chapman have combined for 65 hits and 33 RBI. Alek Manoah gets the ball, and he is 1-1 with a 5.13 ERA and 21 strikeouts this season. This will be Manoah’s second career game against the Mariners.
The Mariners are 5-1 in their last 6 Friday games. The Blue Jays are 5-1 in their last 6 home games and 4-0 in their last 4 overall. The under is 5-2 in Mariners last 7 Friday games. The under is 7-0-1 in Blue Jays last 8 overall. The Mariners are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Toronto and 7-0 in the last 7 meetings.
Luis Castillo at plus money is intriguing, especially with this sluggish start Alek Manoah is going through. Still, I believe Manoah is going to bounce back sooner than later and the Blue Jays offense is just too hot to step in front of right now. I’d need more plus money to consider the Mainers. Give me the Blue Jays and cheap price.