San Francisco Giants vs. Seattle Mariners, 7/24/2018 Prediction & Preview
The Giants and Mariners will open a new series in Seattle on Tuesday night. Will the game be low-scoring between the two clubs?
Game Snapshot & Odds
929 San Francisco Giants at 930 Seattle Mariners
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
10:10 p.m. ET, Safeco Field
TV: SF (NBCSBA); SEA (RSNW)
Public Betting Trends
Oddsmakers from online sportsbooks currently list the Mariners as a -180 favorite. As of this writing, 72% of the betting tickets wagered at online sportsbooks are on the Mariners to beat the Giants on the moneyline.
Giants’ Suarez struggles in last start before All-Star Break
Andrew Suarez allowed four earned runs, four hits and two walks with five strikeouts over five innings in a loss against the Athletics on Sunday. Suarez labored to get through five frames, throwing 59 of his 90 pitches for strikes. The good news is that the left-hander has allowed just two homers over his past seven outings across the past 41 innings. The bad news is that he has issued six walks over the past 11 innings. Despite a 3-6 record he still has a solid 3.94 ERA and 1.22 WHIP in his first 84 innings in the majors.
Mariners’ Paxton officially cleared to return from DL
James Paxton (back) remains on track to rejoin the Mariners’ rotation Tuesday against the Giants. Paxton threw a 40-pitch bullpen session Saturday without issue and felt good a day after Sunday. The left-hander had to leave his final start of the first half with lower back inflammation but it appears that he’ll be fine moving forward.
MLB Betting Trends
San Francisco
The Giants are just 5-11 in their last 16 games versus the Mariners.
Seattle
The Mariners have won nine of their last 12 games at home against the Giants.
Prediction:
The under is 4-1 in the last five meetings between these two teams in Seattle. The under is also 4-1 in Suarez’s last five starts, is 16-7-1 in their last 24 games overall, and is 13-6-1 in their last 20 games against an opponent with a winning record. On the other side, the under is 4-1 in the Mariners’ last five games and is 4-1 in Paxton’s last five starts overall.
The Pick: Giants/Mariners under 7.5
