Baltimore Orioles at Seattle Mariners 5/5/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Baltimore Orioles conclude a three-game series on the road Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners. Baltimore opened the series on Monday with a 5-3 victory and the Orioles are 14-15. Cedric Mullens and Freddy Galvis each belted two-run homers in the eighth inning to help rally the Orioles to the win. Baltimore remains last in the American League East three games behind first place Boston.

Cedric Mullins is batting .333 to lead Baltimore and the center fielder has team highs in hits with 38 and on-base percentage at .389. Right fielder Trey Mancini is the leader in home runs with five and RBIs with 21. Baltimore has hit 29 home runs in his first 29 games. On Wednesday, Baltimore will send John Means to the mound. The left-hander is 3-0 with an ERA of 1.70, 38 Ks and 10 BBs.

The Seattle Mariners are 16-14 following their loss to Baltimore in the opening game of the series on Monday. Seattle has lost two of its last three and the Mariners are tied for second in the American League West with the Houston Astros two games behind the Oakland Athletics. Seattle is struggling at the plate as the Mariners have a team batting average of .207 which is 29th in baseball.

Mitch Haniger is batting .268 to lead Seattle and the right fielder has team highs in home runs with eight, RBIs with 23 and hits with 30. Third baseman Ty France has a team high .362 on-base percentage. Seattle has hit 33 home runs in its first 30 games. On Wednesday, Seattle will send Yusei Kikuchi to the mound. The left-hander is 1-1 with an ERA of 4.40, 27 Ks and 11 BBs.