Daniel Mengden (1-6, 6.66 ERA) and the Oakland Athletics (60-79) go up against Hisashi Iwakuma (14-11, 4.01 ERA) and the Seattle Mariners (72-68) in the first of a three-game division series at O.C. Coliseum. The game gets underway at 10:05 p.m. ET on Friday, Sep. 9 and will air on CSCA and RTNW.
In his most recent outing, Mengden pitched 2.2 innings, giving up seven runs, striking out two and walking two in an 11-2 loss to the Red Sox. The Mariners were unsuccessful against the Angels 4-2 the last time Iwakuma pitched. He went 7.0 innings, allowing three runs, striking out five and walking one. Kyle Seager (.295, 82 Rs, 27 HRs, 90 RBIs, 3 SBs) has been hitting the ball well, going 3 for 4 yesterday with two runs, one home run, and two RBIs.
Notes
When leading after seven innings, Seattle is 30-33, while Oakland is 20-34.
The Mariners are coming into this game after allowing two walks during their last outing. The Athletics have a 21-49 record when opponents give up two walks or less.
When they outhit their opponents, the Athletics are 40-14. The Mariners have a 53-12 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 28th in runs, Oakland has earned 543 this season. Seattle ranks ninth with 662 runs.
Ranking 27th, Oakland is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.696). Seattle ranks in the top 10 with an OPS of .761.
The Mariners are 49-56 in games where they allow one or more home runs. The Athletics are 30-65 when they allow at least one homer.
