The New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners close out their three-game series tonight, Thursday, July 10, at Yankees Stadium in the Bronx. In Game 1, the Yankees defeated Seattle 10-3. Last night, the Yankees took the second game of the series, winning 9-6.
The Yankees head into this matchup in second place in the AL East with a record of 51-41, which puts them 2.5 games behind the division-leading Toronto Blue Jays. As for the Mariners, they are in the No. 2 spot in the AL West with a 48-44 mark. Seattle trials the Houston Astros by seven games.
Below, we look at tonight’s matchup between the Mariners and Yankees and provide you with our best free MLB betting picks as we try to earn you some extra cash while you take in all the action on the field.
The Mariners finished the 2024 MLB season with an 85-77 record, which was good enough for second place in the AL West. However, it was not enough to get the team to the postseason. The last time Seattle played in the playoffs was 2022, when they made it as far as the AL Division Series after securing a Wild Card berth. If the 2025 MLB season ended today, Seattle would make the playoffs as a wild-card team.
The Mariners are 25-21 at home and 23-23 on the road this season. The club is 6-4 in its past 10 outings. Seattle has scored 411 runs on the year and allowed 399 runs, making them one of seven clubs with a positive run differential in the AL.
Seattle has one of the best power hitters in the league in Cal Raleigh. The Mariners catcher is first in the league in home runs with 36 and third in MLB in RBIs with 76. J.P. Crawford has the best batting average on the Mariners at .286. Crawford, who plays shortstop, is also tops in hits (93) and OBP (.385).
Bryan Woo is scheduled to get the pitching start for Seattle. He is 8-4 on the season with a 2.77 ERA and 104 strikeouts on 107.1 innings pitched.
The New York Yankees had the best record in MLB in 2024, going 94-68. The club made it to the World Series but fell short of capturing its 28th World Series title, falling to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Fall Classic in five games. The Yankees most recent World Series win came in 2009. If the 2025 MLB season ended today, the Yankees would be a wild-card club.
The Yankees are 28-17 at home this season. The club’s road record is 23-24. New York is 4-6 in its past 10 games. The Yankees have scored an AL-high 481 runs this year while giving up 376. The team has a run differential of +105, which is third-best in baseball.
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge leads the league in batting average (.360), OBP (.467), SLG (.738) and hits (121). Judge is second in the league in home runs (34) and tied for third in RBIs (75).
Marcus Stroman is scheduled to get the start tonight. The right-hander is 1-1 this year with a 7.45 ERA and 12 strikeouts on 19 innings pitched.
MLB Betting Picks: Seattle Mariners Vs. New York Yankees July 10, 2025
This game will come down to starting pitching, and Woo is one of the better starters in MLB this year. When you add strong pitching to a struggling Yankees line up, the pick is a Seattle win.
Betting pick: Seattle Mariners to beat New York Yankees on July 10, 2025.
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