The Oakland Athletics will head north to face off against their division rival Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field. The matchup will begin at 10:10 p.m. ET and fans can tune in to NBC Sports – California to catch the game.
Oakland Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners Odds
Right-hander Daniel Mengden is projected to start for the visiting Athletics. Mengden (7-6, 4.00 ERA) has racked up 67 punchouts in 110.1 innings so far. He’s 0-0 with a 13.50 ERA against Seattle this year.
The Mariners will turn to lefty James Paxton (11-6, 3.83 ERA), who has 194 strikeouts and 42 walks to his name as well as a WHIP of 1.10. Paxton is 1-0 with 27 strikeouts and a 2.92 ERA across three starts against Oakland this year.
Seattle’s pitchers have yielded 4.4 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. Its starting pitching staff has an ERA of 4.32, a WHIP of 1.25 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.7. The bullpen has a 3.77 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 8.9 K/9. In 69 divisional games, Mariners starters have an ERA of 4.65 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.99.
Seattle’s offense has put up 4.1 runs per outing, including 4.5 per game against divisional foes and 5.2 per game over its last five. The team has slashed .277/.342/.480 over its last five games and is 2-3 SU during that stretch.
The Mariners’ batters have been led by shortstop Jean Segura and outfielder Mitch Haniger. Segura is slashing .303/.339/.413 with nine home runs, 61 RBIs, 87 runs and 20 stolen bases, and Haniger’s line is .287/.369/.502 with 26 homers, 91 RBIs and 87 runs.
For the visitors, Oakland’s pitchers have allowed 4.1 runs per game and its starters own a 4.11 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 6.63 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 3.33, along with a WHIP of 1.23.
The Athletics offense has slashed .252/.327/.438 on its way to 5.0 runs scored per game in 2018, including 5.0 runs per game against divisional foes and 8.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (4-1 SU).
Oakland’s offense has been sparked by shortstop Marcus Semien and second baseman Jed Lowrie. Semien is slashing .257/.322/.383 with 13 home runs, 64 RBIs, 86 runs and 14 stolen bases, while Lowrie is hitting .267/.356/.446 with 21 homers, 94 RBIs and 75 runs scored.
Oakland Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Mariners, ATS Winner – Athletics, O/U – UNDER
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Oakland has logged 19 extra-base hits over its last five contests. Seattle has 21 XBH over its last five.
Seattle has posted 24.6 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 24.4 over its last five.
The Athletics have hit 14 home runs in their last 10 games, including nine over their last five.
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