Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 9/23/21

The Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics meet Thursday in MLB action at Oakland Coliseum. The Mariners look for a win after winning five of their last six games. The Athletics need a win to snap a three-game losing streak.

The Seattle Mariners have scored 13 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in eight of their last nine games. The Mariners have won five straight games when scoring four or more runs. Ty France leads the Mariners with 157 hits and 65 RBI while J.P. Crawford and Mitch Haniger have combined for 299 hits and 134 RBI. Yusei Kikuchi gets the ball, and he is 7-9 with a 4.32 ERA and 160 strikeouts this season. Kikuchi is 1-2 with a 2.80 ERA and 43 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.

The Oakland Athletics have scored five runs in their last three games and three or less runs in five straight games. The Athletics have lost four of their last six games when scoring three or less runs. Matt Olson leads the Athletics with 144 hits and 104 RBI while Elvis Andrus and Mark Canha have combined for 230 hits and 93 RBI. Chris Bassitt gets the ball, and he is 12-4 with a 3.22 ERA and 154 strikeouts this season. Bassitt is 1-4 with a 4.26 ERA and 45 strikeouts in his career against the Mariners.

The Mariners are 10-1 in their last 11 during game 4 of a series and 11-5 in their last 16 Thursday games. The Athletics are 8-1 in their last 9 Thursday games and 5-1 in their last 6 during game 4 of a series. The under is 4-0-1 in Mariners last 5 overall. The under is 5-0-1 in Athletics last 6 overall. The Mariners are 7-0 in the last 7 meetings.

Kikuchi has been rough this month and there’s no doubt Bassitt has been the better, more consistent pitcher this season overall. With that said, the Mariners are easily the hotter team and have to be eyeing a playoff spot at this point. The A’s appear to have blown their chance at the postseason. We’re getting good value with the Mariners and the plus money.