The Seattle Mariners and the Oakland A’s square off Tuesday in MLB action from the Oakland Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Seattle Mariners will send out Logan Gilbert for the start here and Gilbert is 3-3 with a 3.29 ERA and 71 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against Oakland, Gilbert is 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA and 23 strikeouts. Joey Estes will start for Oakland and is 1-1 with a 6.10 ERA and 20 strikeouts this season. In his career, Estes is 1-1 with a 5.59 ERA and 7 strikeouts against Seattle.
Seattle Mariners Recap
The Seattle Mariners will try to pick up another win and grab the series win after a 4-3 win over the A’s in Tuesday’s series opener. That pushed the win streak to four and gives the Mariners a chance at another series win after knocking off the Angels and Astros over the last week.
Mariners Coming On Strong
Going into Tuesday’s action, Julio Rodriguez leads the Mariners with 65 hits including a .270 batting average and also has 5 doubles. Cal Raleigh has a team-high 11 home runs along with 33 RBIs while Jorge Polanco has 5 home runs with 14 RBIs and Raleigh has a team-high 73 strikeouts. Mitch Haniger also has 6 home runs and 24 RBIs while Rodriguez has a team-high 14 stolen bases as well this season.
Why the Seattle Mariners will win
- The Athletics have lost each of their last 10 night games after playing the previous day.
- The Mariners have won each of their last eight games at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 10 night games against the Mariners following a home loss.
- The Mariners have covered the run line in five of their last six games at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum against teams that held a losing record.
- The Mariners have led after 3 innings in each of their last seven road games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Mariners have led after 5 innings in each of their last eight road games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
Oakland A’s Recap
The Oakland A’s will try to rebound and even the set up at one win apiece after falling short in Tuesday’s opening matchup. The A’s could use a series win here after losses to the Braves, Rays and Astros over the last week and a half.
A’s Looking Like The A’s Of Old
Entering Tuesday, Brent Rooker leads the A’s with 39 RBIs along with 12 home runs this season while Abraham Toro has a team-high 61 hits and 20 RBIs. JJ Bleday has a team-high 17 doubles, 52 hits and 22 RBIs and Toro has a .277 batting average. Rooker also has the unfortunate title of leading strikeout bat with 67 K’s at the dish this season. Shea Langeliers has also chipped in a team-high 12 home runs and 29 RBIs.
Why the Oakland Athletics will win
- The Mariners have lost four of their last five games as road favorites after playing the previous day.
- The Athletics have won three of their last four games as underdogs against American League opponents following a home loss.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last four games against American League opponents following a loss.
- The Mariners have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four games as road favorites against American League opponents.
Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners Prediction
I’m on the Mariners here. I get that the allure of a home underdog is tempting, but the A’s have really started to regress and are back to looking like the Oakland teams of recent years that get their butts kicked on a daily basis, while the Mariners are capitalizing on timely hitting and solid pitching to get them over the hump. All in all, I think this is a solid matchup for the Mariners and I think they win this one rather easily. Give me Seattle here.