Mariners vs Blue Jays Picks and Prediction – 4/18/2025

The Seattle Mariners open a three-game series on the road Friday versus the Toronto Blue Jays. Seattle is 9-9 following its 5-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. Cal Raleigh hit two home runs for Seattle, and Bryce Miller threw five strong innings. The Mariners have won five of the last six. Seattle is third in the American League West, two games behind the first-place Texas Rangers. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our expert MLB picks.

Jorge Polanco is batting .365 to lead Seattle and has team highs of 12 RBI and 15 hits. Cal Raleigh is the leader in home runs with seven. J.P. Crawford is the leader in on-base percentage at .391. Seattle is batting .212 with a slugging percentage of .364. On Friday, Seattle will send Bryan Woo to the mound. The right-hander is 2-0 with a 2.84 ERA, 18 Ks, and 4 BBs.

The Toronto Blue Jays improved to 11-8 following a 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. Vladimir Guerrero Jr homered for the first time this season and had two RBI. Chris Bassitt pitched five scoreless innings for the Blue Jays. Toronto is off on Thursday. The Blue Jays are second in the American League East, a half-game behind first-place New York.

Bo Bichette is batting .305 to lead Toronto and has team highs in RBI with 11 and hits with 25. Andres Gimenez is the leader in home runs with three. Vladimir Guerrero Jr is the leader in on-base percentage at .373. Toronto is batting .256 with a .373 slugging percentage. On Friday, Toronto will send Bowden Francis to the mound. The right-hander is 1-2 with a 3.71 ERA, 15 Ks, and 7 BBs.

Seattle has won five of its last six and will have a strong pitcher on the mound when opening its series with Toronto on Friday. Seattle starter Bryan Woo is coming off a strong outing in which the right-hander allowed one run on six hits across seven innings. Toronto starter Bowden Francis struggled last time out, allowing three runs across 5.2 innings. Final Score Prediction: Seattle Mariners win 5-2.