Mariners at Blue Jays 8/17/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Saturday afternoon MLB action, the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays will continue their weekend series from Rogers Centre. Last night, Wade Leblanc was tagged for 11 hits and seven runs during a 7-3 road loss against Toronto. Tim Lopes got the scoring started with a two-run single for the Mariners, who fell to 23 games below .500 overall.

Seattle manager Scott Servais has yet to name a starting pitcher for this matchup. The Mariners have very few quality options on a staff that ranks 27th in the majors with a 5.13 team ERA. The Toronto Blue Jays are out of contention for the postseason, but are building some momentum to carry into next year. On Friday, Randall Grichuk and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went back-to-back during the third inning to spark the Toronto offense. Cavan Biggio had two hits and scored a run for the Blue Jays, who won for the 52nd time this season.

Twenty-five year old righty Trent Thornton (4-8 5.34 ERA) will head to the hill for the Blue Jays in this contest. Through 114 plus innings, Thornton has struck out 110 batters and owns a subpar 1.48 WHIP.