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The Seattle Mariners (20-17) are the underdogs on the moneyline (-104) in Thursday’s contest with the Minnesota Twins (21-15). Game time is set for 1:10 PM ET on MLB Network. The Mariners are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +175 odds.
Pablo Lopez starts for Minnesota while Logan Gilbert is Seattle’s starter for the contest.
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Twins and Mariners Betting Trends
The Twins have been favored on the moneyline 24 total times this season. They’ve finished 17-7 in those games.
Minnesota has a record of 14-7 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -116 or shorter (66.7% winning percentage).
This season, the Mariners have been the underdog 17 times and won nine, or 52.9%, of those games.
Seattle has entered 15 games this season as the underdog by -104 or more and is 8-7 in those contests.
The Twins have had an over/under set by bookmakers 36 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 18 of those games (18-17-1).
The Mariners and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 10 of their 37 opportunities.
Twins Stats & Insights
The Twins have the No. 13 offense in MLB play scoring 4.7 runs per game (168 total runs).
Minnesota ranks 13th in MLB play with 38 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
The Twins have the 18th-ranked batting average in the majors (.238).
Minnesota strikes out nine times per game to rank 18th in baseball.
The Twins pitching staff leads the majors with a collective 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
Minnesota has the 17th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.02).
Mariners Stats & Insights
The Mariners rank 25th in the majors with 138 total runs scored this season.
Seattle’s 40 home runs rank ninth in Major League Baseball.
The Mariners’ .223 batting average ranks 25th in the league this season.
Seattle ranks last in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 10.4 whiffs per contest.
The Mariners average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-most in the majors.
Seattle has pitched to a 3.16 ERA this season, which ranks third in baseball.
Twins Key Players to Watch
Lopez gets the start for the Twins, his eighth of the season. He is 3-2 with a 4.30 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 37 2/3 innings pitched.
Ryan Jeffers leads Minnesota in batting average (.303), home runs (seven) and runs batted in (26) this season.
Willi Castro has collected 33 hits this season and has an OBP of .336. He’s slugging .471 on the year.
Edouard Julien is slugging .434 this season, with a team-high seven home runs. He’s also collected 14 RBI.
Max Kepler has 22 hits and an OBP of .385 to go with a slugging percentage of .522 this season.
Mariners Key Players to Watch
Gilbert (3-0) will take to the mound for the Mariners and make his eighth start of the season.
Josh Rojas has four doubles, two triples, three home runs and 11 walks while hitting .348.
Caleb Raleigh’s nine home runs and 22 RBI are both team-highs.
Mitch Haniger has four doubles, five home runs and 11 walks while hitting .210.
Julio Rodriguez has a club-leading .267 batting average.
Twins and Mariners Injuries
Twins: Byron Buxton: 10 Day IL (Knee), Royce Lewis: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Brock Stewart: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Justin Topa: 15 Day IL (Knee), Anthony DeSclafani: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Zack Weiss: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Daniel Duarte: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Josh Winder: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Mariners: Dominic Canzone: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), J.P. Crawford: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Bryan Woo: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Tayler Saucedo: 15 Day IL (Knee), Matt Brash: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jackson Kowar: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Gregory Santos: 60 Day IL (Lat)
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