Seattle Mariners (82-69) vs. Oakland Athletics (82-69)
September 22, 2021 9:40 pm EDT
The Line: Oakland Athletics -125 / Seattle Mariners -105; Over/Under: -8.5
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The Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics meet Wednesday in MLB action at Oakland Coliseum. The Mariners look for a win after winning four of their last five games. The Athletics need a win after splitting their last 10 games.
The Seattle Mariners have scored 16 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in eight of their last nine games. The Mariners have won seven of their last 10 games when scoring four or more runs. Ty France leads the Mariners with 155 hits and 64 RBI while J.P. Crawford and Mitch Haniger have combined for 299 hits and 134 RBI. Chris Flexen gets the ball, and he is 12-6 with a 3.66 ERA and 110 strikeouts this season. Flexen is 1-2 with a 4.00 ERA and nine strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.
The Oakland Athletics have scored seven runs in their last three games and three or less runs in five of their last nine games. The Athletics have lost five of their last eight games when scoring three or less runs. Matt Olson leads the Athletics with 143 hits and 103 RBI while Elvis Andrus and Mark Canha have combined for 230 hits and 93 RBI. Cole Irvin gets the ball, and he is 10-13 with a 3.94 ERA and 112 strikeouts this season. Irvin is 0-3 with a 8.49 ERA and five strikeouts in his career against the Mariners.
The Mariners are 4-1 in their last 5 Wednesday games and 4-1 in their last 5 road games. The Athletics are 5-2 in their last 7 during game 3 of a series and 37-17 in their last 54 Wednesday games. The over is 12-3-1 in Mariners last 16 overall. The under is 4-0-1 in Athletics last 5 overall. The Mariners are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Oakland.
The Mariners have all the momentum in this series as they eye to end their playoff drought, and they have the pitching edge here. Flexen has allowed 20 earned runs in his last 43.2 innings, while Irvin has allowed 21 hits and 10 earned runs in his last 15.1 innings. The A’s offense also continues to struggle. Give me the Mariners for another victory.
