In this article, we will formulate an Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners prediction for this MLB game on Tuesday, September 3rd at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game two in the series.
Oakland Athletics Betting Preview
The Oakland Athletics are 60-78 this year and they have lost two of their last three games. Oakland won game one in this series by a score of 5-4 on Monday night. Prior to this series, the Athletics lost two out of three against the Rangers, won two out of three against the Reds, and lost two out of three against the Brewers. Oakland is 5-3 in their last eight games and they are fourth in the AL West.
The Oakland pitching staff has a 4.30 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and a .249 opponent batting average. The Athletics offense has scored 565 runs with a .234 batting average and a .305 on-base percentage. Brent Rooker is batting .295 with 33 home runs and 93 RBI’s for the Athletics this season.
Seattle Mariners Betting Preview
The Seattle Mariners are 69-69 this season and they have lost three games in a row. Seattle had an early lead in game one of this series, but they allowed five runs in the loss. Prior to this series, the Mariners lost two out of three against the Angels, won two out of three against the Rays, and won two out of three against the Giants. Seattle is 5-8 in their last 13 games and they are second in the AL West.
The Seattle pitching staff has a 3.53 ERA, a 1.09 WHIP, and a .222 opponent batting average. The Mariners’ offense has scored 548 runs with a .216 batting average and a .303 on-base percentage. Cal Raleigh is batting .205 with 28 home runs and 82 RBI’s for the Mariners this season.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for Oakland is JT Ginn, who is 0-0 with a 5.19 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP over 8.2 innings pitched this year. Ginn allowed four earned runs and four hits in his first start against the Reds in five innings of work. The projected starting pitcher for Seattle is Luis Castillo, who is 11-12 with a 3.65 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP over 165.1 innings pitched this season. Castillo has allowed at least four earned runs in two of his last three starts.
Why the Athletics will beat the Mariners
- The Mariners have lost seven of their last eight games as road favorites after playing the previous day.
- The Athletics have won five of their last six games as home underdogs against AL West opponents.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last 10 night games against AL West opponents.
- The Mariners have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight night games following a loss.
- The Athletics have led after 3 innings in each of their last three games as home underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Athletics have led after 5 innings in each of their last six night games at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum against AL West opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Nine of the Athletics’ last 10 night games against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Five of the Mariners’ last six games as road favorites have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Mariners’ last eight night games at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last six night games between the Mariners and Athletics.
Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners Prediction
Seattle comes into this matchup after a tough loss on Monday night, where they blew a 3-0 lead. The Mariners continue their poor play over the last few months and they are dropping quickly in the Wild Card race. Seattle is just 28-41 on the road, while Oakland is 34-35 at home.
Oakland is going with JT Ginn, who allowed four earned runs against Cincinnati in his last start. Seattle will turn to Luis Castillo, who has been inconsistent recently. I keep waiting for Seattle to break out of their funk, but it looks like they are pretty much done this year. I think that loss on Monday is going to really sting, so I will take the Athletics at home in this matchup.