Reds vs Mariners Picks and Prediction – 4/17/2024

The Cincinnati Reds will be out West Tuesday night for a matchup in Seattle against the Seattle Mariners. Cincinnati has fared well this season with nine wins through 15 games played riding a three-game win streak into this series. The Cincinnati offense has carried the Reds this season with a .247 team average. The Reds have hit seventeen home runs and have scored 90 total runs on 126 hits through 15 games this season. Stay up to date with our MLB Picks.

Spencer Steer has been the offensive maestro this season for Cincinnati leading the team with a .346 batting average to go along with a team high eighteen hits and 18 RBIs. Tyler Stephenson has a .250 batting average but has played in just twelve games and Jake Fraley has compiled a .424 batting average but has played in just eleven games. Elly De La Cruz leads the way for the Cincinnati power with a team high four home runs.

The Seattle Mariners stay on their home field Tuesday four games below .500 on a 2 game losing streak. Offensively Seattle is one of the worst teams in baseball with a .204 average. The Mariners have scored just 49 runs on 106 hits through 16 games played this season. The power has been lackluster for Seattle as well with a .308 team slugging percentage having hit 13 total home runs.

Logan Gilbert will get the ball Tuesday night for Seattle making his fourth start of the year. Gilbert is 0-0 on the year with a 2.66 ERA. Gilbert has allowed just six runs on fourteen hits across 20.1 innings of work, but the lackluster offense has kept him from securing a victory.