New York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners Betting Pick & Prediction 9/18/24

From T-Mobile Park in Seattle, we have the Yankees and Mariners facing off in an AL matchup. The game gets started at 9:40 PM ET, and it is the Yankees who are favored on the money line (-120). The Mariners are +101 on the money line, and the forecast calls for clear skies with temperatures in the low 60s.

Wednesday’s Yankees vs. Mariners game features Nestor Cortes for New York and Bryce Miller for the Mariners. The Yankees are currently on a two-game winning streak, and their record of 88-63 has them first in the AL East. The Mariners are 2nd in the AL West with a record of 77-74.

SEATTLE MARINERS VS NEW YORK YANKEES BETTING PICK

The Pick: Seattle Mariners Moneyline +101

This game will be played at T-Mobile Park at 9:40 ET on Wednesday, September 18th.

HOW TO BET THE YANKEES VS MARINERS:

• We have the Mariners winning by a score of 5 to 4
• If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the Mariners to cover
• As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 9 runs and like the over

New York cruised to an easy 11-2 win over the Mariners in the most recent game of this series. The Yankees had a huge 2nd inning, scoring 10 of their 11 runs. As for the Mariners, they scored their only two runs in the 5th. Heading into the game, the Yankees were favored at -112.

Luis Gil only went five innings for the Yankees but gave up just one run and picked up the win. Marcus Stroman came out of the bullpen for the save. Bryan Woo had a rough outing for the Mariners, taking the loss.

Juan Soto and Jasson Dominguez each homered for the Yankees. Soto, Gleyber Torres, and Aaron Judge each had two hits and scored three times for New York’s offense.

Yankees Records & Stats

The Yankees, who lead the AL East by four games over the Orioles, are 88-63 overall as they play on the road today vs. the Mariners. New York has won two straight games, and they are 7-3 over their last 10. This season, they have gone 25-24 in AL East matchups.

So far, the Yankees have been good as the favorite, going 70-56, including 29-25 as the favorite on the road. As for their overall road record, the Yankees are 46-30 while going 42-33 at home. New York’s overall series record is 28-16-4, and they have won three straight series.

When the Yankees are favored, they are 57-69 vs. the run line, but when they are the underdog, they are 21-4. Their average run differential in their wins is +4.1, but in their losses, it is -3.6. On the road, they are 45-31 vs. the run line, and their average run differential is +1.3. At home, they are 33-42 vs. the run line, and their average run differential is +0.4. Their run line win streak when favored is two games.

The Yankees are on the road today against the Mariners, and the over/under line for the game is set at 7.5 runs. The combined run average for Yankees games this season is 9.2 runs, and their over/under record is 80-66. The average over/under line for their games is 9 runs, and when the line is set at 7.5 runs, their over/under record is 7-7. Over the course of the season, 133 of their games have had over/under lines set higher than 7.5 runs, which accounts for 88.1% of their games. Only 4 games have had lower over/under lines, which is 2.6% of their games.

New York is sending left-hander Nestor Cortes to the mound today vs. the Mariners. He has made 29 starts this season and has a record of 9-10 with an ERA of 3.90. Cortes’ WHIP for the season is 1.15, and he has turned in 12 quality starts. Looking back at his last outing, Cortes finished with a no-decision vs. the Red Sox, going five innings and giving up one earned run. Before that, he had won two straight starts. One of those outings was vs. the Nationals, where he gave up just one earned run in 6 2/3 innings of work.

Heading into today’s game, the Yankees are the top home run hitting team in the league and have the best road scoring average in the league at 5.3 runs per game. Overall, they are 3rd in the league in scoring at 5 runs per contest. As a team, they are batting .250 (7th) and have the league’s top two home run hitters in Aaron Judge (53) and Juan Soto (40). Judge is also the league leader in RBIs, with 136.

Over his last eight games, Aaron Judge is hitting .357 with two homers and 11 RBIs. Gleyber Torres has also been swinging a hot bat of late, going 13/35 with two homers in his last eight games. Torres has also scored nine runs in that stretch. Both Judge and Torres come into the game on long hitting streaks, with Judge at six games and Torres at five.

Mariners Records & Stats

Seattle is 77-74 overall and trails the Astros by five games in the AL West. The Mariners are 25-18 against other teams in the division. This season, they are 45-31 at home compared to a mark of 32-43 on the road.

As the favorite, the Mariners are 56-47 this year and 21-27 as the underdog. Seattle’s overall series record is 21-23-4, and they are currently losing the series vs. the Yankees.

Seattle has a run line record of 64-87 this season, including 32-44 at home. The Mariners have an average run differential of +0.3 runs per game, with a scoring margin of +0.6 runs per game at home and 0.0 runs per game on the road. They have gone 41-62 against the run line as the favorite and 23-25 as the underdog.

The Seattle Mariners are 20-22 when the over/under line is set at 7.5 runs. Their games have averaged 7.9 runs per game this season, and their over/under record is 71-71 overall. The over has hit in five straight games for the Mariners, and they have played in 54 games with over/under lines set higher than 7.5 runs, which accounts for 35.8% of their games this season.

Seattle is sending right-hander Bryce Miller to the mound today vs. the Yankees. He has made 29 starts this season and has a record of 11-8 with a 3.12 ERA. Miller’s WHIP for the season is .99, and opponents are batting .203 off him this year. In his 29 appearances, Miller has turned in 16 quality starts. Looking back at his last outing, Miller finished with a no-decision vs. the Rangers, going six innings and giving up one earned run on five hits. He did give up a homer in that outing. Before that, he had won two straight starts.

Seattle’s offense is batting just .222 for the season, which is the worst mark in the league. However, they do have three hitters in their lineup who have been swinging the bat well of late. Julio Rodriguez and Luke Raley have both gone deep three times in their last eight games, with Rodriguez batting .361 in that stretch, and Raley hitting .360. Rodriguez is batting .268 for the season, and Raley is at .244.

Cal Raleigh is the Mariners’ top power threat, as his 30 homers are 12th in the MLB. He also leads the team with 93 RBIs. Seattle’s offense is averaging 4.1 runs per game, and they are one of the league’s worst teams in terms of strikeouts.