Seattle Mariners vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 10/08/2022

Game Time: 4:07 pm ET, Saturday, October 8, 2022

Venue:  Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Mariners +130, Blue Jays -150; Over/Under:  7 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Mariners +130, Blue Jays -150; Over/Under:  7 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Mariners +130, Blue Jays -155; Over/Under:  7 runs

 

Seattle Mariners:  90-72 (2nd place, AL West)

Toronto Blue Jays:  92-70 (2nd place, AL East)

 

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Seattle Mariners:  8-2 last 10

Toronto Blue Jays:  6-4 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Mariners enter this game on a 4 game winning streak. They won their last series against the Detroit Tigers 3-1 in a 4-game series. They enter this game with a 90-72 record overall and have a road record of 44-37. This is the 2nd of a 3-game series with the Blue Jays on Saturday and it is game 2 of the Wild Card Series which is a best 2 out of 3 series that the Mariners currently lead 1-0. Their offense ranks 13th in the MLB with a .705 OPS. Luis Castillo was their starting pitcher on Friday while Robbie Ray is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 12-12 with a 3.71 ERA this season. His team lost their last 5 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 5 ER, 3 HRs, and 3 BB with 3 Ks on 8 hits through 5.2 IP against the Oakland Athletics.

 

The Blue Jays lost 2 of their last 3 games and enter this game off of a loss. They won their last series against the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 92-70 record overall and have a home record of 47-34. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Mariners on Saturday and it is game 2 of the Wild Card Series which is a best 2/3 series that the Mariners currently lead 1-0. Their offense ranks 2nd in the MLB with a .760 OPS. Alek Manoah was their starting pitcher on Friday while Kevin Gausman is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 12-10 with a 3.35 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 2 earned runs, 0 homers, and 0 BB with 4 strikeouts on 4 hits through 3 innings played against the Boston Red Sox.

The current betting odds have the Mariners listed as an underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Mariners have already taken game 1 of this series on the road and they did it in a shutout fashion as the Blue Jays lineup got nothing going in that game. The Mariners lineup was all over the pitching staff for the Jays all night and kept tacking on runs throughout the game while the Jays struggled to even get guys on base. Gausman is starting for the Jays here but he is a pitcher that has actually played better in his road starts this season than in his home starts. He has been giving up a ton of runs in his last few home starts and with the way this Mariners team is hitting right now, they will put up runs on Gausman here. Ray is starting for the Mariners here and he has been pretty bad in his last few starts but he did shut down the Jays in his start against them this season and he will be eager to pitch well against the team he was on just a year ago. The Mariners are all around the better team right now with their hitting and their pitching, they will kick the Jays out of the playoffs here. The best way to place a bet here is on the Mariners to win this game.

 

Mariners Blue Jays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, October 8, 2022 (4:07 pm ET start time) is Mariners 5 Blue Jays 3.

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Seattle Mariners: 90-72 (+8.1 Units) ML in all games. 44-37 (+8.5 Units) ML in road games. 14-5 OVER on the road when the total is 7 or less.

Toronto Blue Jays: 92-70 (-9.9 Units) ML in all games. 47-34 (-13.8 Units) ML in home games. 60-27 OVER when the total is 7 or less.

 

 

Seattle Mariners:  T. Murphy (C) out for season - Shoulder. J. Winker (RF) out for season - Neck. S. Haggerty (2B) out for season - Groin.

Toronto Blue Jays:  L. Gurriel Jr. (LF) Mid Oct - Hamstring. T. Saucedo (RP) Mid Oct - Hip. H. Ryu (SP) out for season - Elbow.

 

 

 

"Credit to Luis, he was in total command today." - Scott Servais after his team’s win against the Blue Jays on Friday.

 

 

"When you've got two pitches over 99 that are doing two different things, that makes it tough." - Whit Merrifield after their loss against the Mariners on Friday.

 

 

 

Julio Rodriguez (R) CF

Ty France (R) 1B

Eugenio Suarez (R) 3B

Cal Raleigh (S) C

Mitch Haniger (R) RF

Carlos Santana (S) DH

Jarred Kelenic (L) LF

Adam Frazier (L) 2B

J.P. Crawford (L) SS

 

George Springer (R) CF

Bo Bichette (R) SS

Vladimir Guerrero (R) 1B

Alejandro Kirk (R) C

Teoscar Hernandez (R) RF

Matt Chapman (R) 3B

Raimel Tapia (L) LF

Danny Jansen (R) DH

Whit Merrifield (R) 2B

 

 

Batting Average:  Drew Ellis (.333)

Hits:  Ty France (152)

Home Runs:  Eugenio Suarez (31)

RBI:  Eugenio Suarez (87)

Stolen Bases:  Julio Rodriguez (25)

Wins:  Logan Gilbert (13)

Saves:  Paul Sewald (20)

ERA:  Ken Giles (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Otto Lopez (.667)

Hits:  Bo Bichette (189)

Home Runs:  Vladimir Guerrero (32)

RBI:  Vladimir Guerrero (97)

Stolen Bases:  George Springer (14)

Wins:  Alek Manoah (16)

Saves:  Jordan Romano (36)

ERA:  Bowden Francis (0.00)

 

Managers:

Seattle Mariners: Scott Servais (7th season)

Toronto Blue Jays: John Schneider (Interim)