Ricky Dimon
The 2025 MLB postseason continues on Wednesday with Game 3 of the ALCS between the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners. Seattle holds a commanding 2-0 lead after taking both contests in Toronto. Now the Mariners can all but seal the deal in front of their home fans. The Pickswise team is on an 56-38-1 run in this MLB best bets series. Let’s build on that momentum and hopefully deliver some more winners!
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MLB best bet: Seattle Mariners ML over Toronto Blue Jays (-132)
Odds available at DraftKings Sportsbook at time of publishing
I’m not saying the Blue Jays are entirely cooked…but they’re close. Losing both games at home is rough, especially in the fashion in which it transpired. Toronto dropped the series opener 3-1 despite hitting a home run on the first pitch that Seattle threw. Since George Springer hit that initial blast, the Jays have been outscored 13-3.
Things might not improve for the AL’s top seed in Seattle. The Mariners went 51-30 at T-Mobile Park during the regular season, while the Blue Jays compiled a disappointing 40-41 road record. With George Kirby toeing the rubber, Seattle has even more reason to like its chances. Kirby started Game 5 against Detroit this past Saturday and set the tone with 5.0 innings of 1-run baseball. Through 2 postseason appearances, the right-hander owns a 2.70 ERA and a 14-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. It’s nothing new for Kirby, either. In his final 3 regular-season starts, the 27-year-old pitched to a 2.11 ERA with 31 strikeouts compared to just 1 walk.
MLB best bet: J.P Crawford to get a hit (-115)
Odds available at Bet365 Sportsbook at time of publishing
The Blue Jays are countering with right-hander Shane Bieber, whose 2025 playoff debut did not go well. Bieber worked only 2.2 innings against the Yankees and allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits and 1 walk during a 9-6 loss in Game 3.
This is a favorable righty-vs-lefty matchup for Crawford, who batted .279 against RHPs in the regular season compared to .235 against righties. Crawford is an outstanding 6-for-12 lifetime against Bieber. Moreover, the 30-year-old shortstop has hit safely in 5 of 7 contests so far during the M’s postseason run.
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