Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays 10/7/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The American League Wild Card round will get underway on Friday, when the Seattle Mariners travel to the Rogers Centre to take on the Toronto Blue Jays. The fifth-seeded Mariners (90-72) finished seven games above .500 on the road and rank eighth in the majors with a 3.59 team ERA. 3B Eugenio Suarez leads Seattle with 31 home runs and 87 RBIs.

Twenty-nine year old righty Luis Castillo (8-6 2.99 ERA) will take the ball for the Mariners in this game. Castillo, who was acquired in a midseason trade from Cincinnati, owns a 1.08 WHIP and has struck out 167 batters across 150 plus frames.

The Toronto Blue Jays won 47 of their 81 home games during the regular season and finished in second place in the AL East Division. The Blue Jays (92-70) rely heavily on an offense that ranks in the top three in batting average and slugging percentage. Toronto features five players in their lineup who have 24 plus home runs and are led by All-Star 1B Vladimir Guerrero with 32 bombs.

The Blue Jays will counter with All-Star righty Alek Manoah (16-7 2.24 ERA) in the series opener. Toronto has won four of Manoah’s last five starts and he has allowed just four runs over his last 33 plus innings.