Chicago White Sox at Seattle Mariners 6/17/23 - MLB Betting Picks and Odds
Chicago White Sox vs. Seattle Mariners
MLB: 4:10 PM EST
Jun. 17, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : SEA -155 ; O/U 8.5
The Chicago White Sox continue a West Coast road trip Saturday afternoon with game two of three in Seattle against the Mariners. Chicago has been terrible this season nine games below .500 after a four run win over the Los Angeles Dodgers ended a three-game skid. Lucas Giolito will take the mound for the 15th time this season looking to improve on his numbers. Giolito is 5-4 on the year with the 3.54 ERA having given up 33 runs on 71 hits in just over 81 innings of work.
Much of the Chicago struggles this season have been due to a lackluster offense as the White Sox are hitting just .236 as a team with 553 hits in 69 games played. Andrew Benintendi has led the show for the Chicago offense this season carrying a .265 batting average to go along with a team leading .337 on base percentage. Andrew Vaughn has been tremendous as well with 61 hits and leads the team with 40 RBIs. Luis Robert Jr. leads Chicago this season with 66 hits and has hit a team high sixteen home runs.
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The Seattle Mariners stay at home Friday night one game below .500 following a loss to Miami that ended a 2 game win streak. Offensively Seattle has been one of the worst teams in baseball with a .229 batting average after compiling 513 hits and scoring 297 runs this season. Seattle also has a lackluster .309 on base percentage and a mediocre .383 slugging percentage as a unit.
Ty France has been the biggest bat in the Seattle lineup this season leading the team with a .279 batting average and has compiled a team high 72 hits in 66 games. Julio Rodriguez has tapped into his power from a year ago leading Seattle with twelve home runs this year. JP Crawford has a team high .349 on base percentage and Eugenio Suarez has driven in 39 RBI's to lead the Mariners.
Recent Betting Trends:
White Sox are 7-2 in their last 9 games with the total set at 6.5 or lower.
White Sox are 7-3 in their last 10 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
White Sox are 7-3 in their last 10 games with the total set at 9.0-10.5.
Mariners are 56-26 in their last 82 vs. a team with a losing record.
Free Betting Pick: Seattle Mariners -155
The Mariners are having the much better year coming into Saturday and will continue to roll. Seattle is better on both sides of the ball and has a tremendous pitcher going. Look for Logan Gilbert to win the pitching dual to send his team to the win. Final Score Prediction, Seattle Mariners win 7-2.