Baseball. MLB. Regular season
Seattle Mariners vs Philadelphia Phillies
Stadium: Safeco Field (Seattle)
11.05.2022. 04:40 (UTC+3)
Philadelphia defeated Seattle 9-0 in the first game of their road series. Will the Mariners be able to get revenge in the second match? Let's pick a few options to bet on at once.
Claim Your Welcome Bonus!Seattle slides lower and lower in the standings
Leading up to the matchup with Philadelphia, Seattle has lost four straight series. First, the Mariners lost two road games out of three to Tampa Bay, then they lost a 1-2 road series to the Miami Marlins, ending the road trip 0-3 at the hands of division rival Houston Astros. Back home, Seattle lost three of four games to Tampa Bay. Now the team has also gotten 0-9 from Philadelphia. If it weren't for top-seeded Oakland and Texas, the Mariners would be closing in on the American League West Division table with a 13-17 balance. As it is, the Mariners are third, behind Houston and the Los Angeles Angels.
Robbie Ray will pitch for Seattle in the upcoming game. In six starts in the new season, the 30-year-old pitcher is 2-3 and has a 4.38 ERA.
Philadelphia is also getting behind
The Phillies aren't doing any better than Seattle in the 2022 championship. Joe Girardi's team currently ranks only 10th in the National League standings with a 13-16 balance and is third in the NL East, behind the New York Mets and Atlanta.
Aaron Nola will pitch for Philadelphia in the upcoming game. As with the rest of the team, the 28-year-old pitcher is having a disappointing season so far, 1-3 and a 3.38 ERA.
Head-to-head encounters
The score in the season series is 1-0 in favor of Philadelphia.
The last time the rivals met was during the 2017 season, the series ending 2-2.
Expert Betting Tips
At the start of the championship, Philadelphia and Seattle play very poor defense, allowing 4.21 and 4.20 runs per game, respectively. In the first game, the teams expectedly played Total Over 8.5. The Mariners didn't score a single point. Surely the second game of the confrontation will not be an exception.
Prediction: Total Over.
Betting options
- TO (6.5) for 1.815;
- 5 Inning TO (3.5) for 1.95;
- TO (8.5) for 2.68.
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