Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays 5/17/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Seattle Mariners play the second game of a three-game series on the road Tuesday against the Toronto Blue Jays. Seattle improved to 16-19 following its 8-7 victory on Sunday over the New York Mets. Seattle defeated the NL East leading Mets in two of three games of their interleague series. Seattle is third in the American League West, seven games behind co-leaders Houston and Los Angeles.

Ty Francis is batting .331 to lead Seattle and the third baseman has team highs in RBIs with 25 and hits with 46. Third baseman Eugenio Suarez is the leader in home runs with six while shortstop J.P. Crawford is the leader in on-base percentage at .406. On Tuesday, the Seattle Mariners will send Logan Gilbert to the mound. The right-hander is 4-1 with a 2.13 ERA, 42 Ks and 14 BBs.

Toronto dropped to 18-17 following its 3-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Matt Chapman made a throwing error during the sixth inning that snapped a scoreless tie and the Blue Jays could not recover. Toronto has lost six of the last seven and the Blue Jays are third in the American League East, 7 ½ games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

Second baseman Santiago Espinal is batting .282 to lead Toronto while center fielder George Springer is the leader in home runs with seven. First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr is the leader in RBIs with 20, hits with 35 and on-base percentage of .352. On Tuesday, the Toronto Blue Jays will send Jose Berrios to the mound. The right-hander is 2-2 with a 5.82 ERA, 24 Ks and 11 BBs.