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Mariners vs. Pirates MLB Best Bet: Seattle Too Tough for the Bucs
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Swinging Johnson
- August 17, 2024
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MLB Pick: Mariners ML (-150) at BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review)
Saturday features a full slate of Major League Baseball betting action and the value comes early with three of our best bets occurring in the afternoon. Let’s check out the current MLB odds at the top sportsbooks and reveal our three best MLB picks!
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Seattle Mariners vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Saturday, August 17, 2024 – 01:05 PM ET at PNC Park
Mariners Pitching Profile
Veteran Luis Castillo (10-11, 3.40 ERA, 1.16 WHIP) will take the hill for the Mariners on Saturday afternoon after hurling six full innings and allowing just one run on four hits in a 12-1 M’s victory over the Mets last Sunday. It was another solid start for the 31-year-old right-hander who sparkled in his five appearances in July resulting in a 1.99 ERA for the month.
Pirates Pitching Profile
Bailey Falter (5-7, 4.07 ERA, 1.24 WHIP) gets the start against the Pirates after getting tagged for four runs on seven hits and lasting just four innings in what resulted in a 6-5 extra innings loss to the Dodgers on Sunday. It was Falter’s third start since returning from the IL with triceps tendinitis.
The Pick
The Mariners have the pitching advantage in this one as Luis Castillo has been on point for six weeks now and will be facing a weak-hitting Pirates lineup.
Although the Mariners’ offense is nothing to write home about either, it should be noted they own the stingiest defense in the league, allowing just 3.74 runs per game. Let’s back the M’s in this one.
Predicted Score: Mariners 5 – Pirates2
MLB Pick: Mariners ML (-150) at BetOnline
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