July 05, 2025 9:37 AM EST

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Seattle Mariners 7/5/2025

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The Seattle Mariners are 22-20 at home this season and are heavy favorites to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates who are 12-29 on the road this season. The Mariners have a better than 60% chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Mariners starter Luis Castillo is forecasted to have a better game than Pirates starter Mike Burrows. Luis Castillo has a 65% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Mike Burrows has a 34% chance of a QS. If Luis Castillo has a quality start the Mariners has a 83% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 4.2 and he has a 30% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Mariners win 72%. In Mike Burrows quality starts the Pirates win 56%. He has a 30% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 56% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Seattle Mariners is Cal Raleigh who averaged 2.58 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 45% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Mariners have a 80% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Pittsburgh Pirates is Andrew McCutchen who averaged 1.92 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 30% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Pirates have a 47% chance of winning.

CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. NEITHER TEAM HAS UNITS EDGE

Pittsburgh PiratesRECORDSeattle MarinersRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road12-29, 29% -1025Record at Home22-20, 52% -378Seattle Mariners
VS Seattle Mariners0-0 No GamesVS Pittsburgh Pirates0-0 No GamesN/A
vs Team .500 or Better27-38, 42% -328vs Team .500 or Better14-20, 41% -567Pittsburgh Pirates
Record As Road Underdog10-23, 30% -573Record As Home Favorite18-17, 51% -512Seattle Mariners
When Mike Burrows Starts4-3, 57% 222When Luis Castillo Starts9-9, 50% -194Pittsburgh Pirates

PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. NEITHER TEAM HAS UNITS EDGE

Pittsburgh PiratesRECORDSeattle MarinersRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road3-7, 30% -188Record at Home6-4, 60% 16Seattle Mariners
VS Seattle Mariners0-0 No GamesVS Pittsburgh Pirates0-0 No GamesN/A
vs Team .500 or Better9-11, 45% 7vs Team .500 or Better6-10, 38% -516Pittsburgh Pirates
Record As Road Underdog3-6, 33% -88Record As Home Favorite6-3, 67% 116Seattle Mariners
When Mike Burrows Starts2-2, 50% 7When Luis Castillo Starts2-2, 50% -26Pittsburgh Pirates

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

Pittsburgh PiratesRECORDSeattle MarinersRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD15-24, 38% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME22-17, 56% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS5-5, 50% OverROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS4-5, 44% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON38-43, 47% OverROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON32-44, 42% OverOVER
OVER-UNDER IN Mike Burrows STARTS5-2, 71% OverOVER-UNDER IN Luis Castillo STARTS9-7, 56% OverN/A

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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 27-14, 66% +1201 Seattle Mariners Home Games: 18-24, 43% -757 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 6-4, 60% +125 Seattle Mariners Home Games: 6-4, 60% +117

MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 27-14, 66% +286 Seattle Mariners Home Games: 21-21, 50% -542 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 6-4, 60% -43 Seattle Mariners Home Games: 7-3, 70% +199

OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 17-17, 50% -170 Seattle Mariners Home Games: 24-14, 63% + 860 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 2-7, 22% -570 Seattle Mariners Home Games: 3-5, 38% -250

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