Athletics vs. Mariners Pick
Will the Seattle Mariners stop their losing ways when they take on the Oakland Athletics tonight at 10:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Seattle is favored in this game, as the Mariners are getting odds of -165 to win. The Athletics are listed with a money line of +145 to win, while the over/under total for the game has been set at 8 runs.
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The pitching matchup for this one has Sean Manaea (7-4, 3.75 ERA) on the mound for Oakland to face James Paxton (6-3, 3.27) of the Mariners. Manaea has been steady in recent starts, allowing just two earned runs or less in seven of his last nine outings. On the year he has 90 strikeouts with 33 walks and a 1.20 WHIP. Paxton has not been quite as strong. He has given up at least three runs in five of his last six starts. He has 82 strikeouts with 27 walks this season and a 1.22 WHIP.
These two opened their series on Thursday night, with Oakland picking up a 7-4 win. Oakland has now won five of eight meetings with the Mariners this year. The Athletics are now 38-48 overall and 14-27 on the road. Seattle is 41-46 overall and 25-21 at home.
Oakland dominated Thursday’s game, jumping out to a 7-0 lead on the Mariners. Paul Blackburn had a great first start, allowing just one run over 7.2 innings to get the win. Sam Gaviglio went 4.2 innings and allowed seven runs for the Mariners. He fell to 3-4 on the season with the loss. Khris Davis hit his 24th home run of the season and drove in three runs to lead the Athletics in the win while Jed Lowrie had a pair of RBI. Seattle was led by Danny Valencia, who had a home run and drove in three runs.
The Mariners have lost four straight coming into tonight’s game with each loss coming by multiple runs. They have also lost eight of their last 10 games. With their bats struggling, that spells another good outing for Manaea, who has been rolling for well over a month. I can’t put my money on Seattle given their current struggles. Go with Oakland behind a reliable starter.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: OAKLAND ATHLETICS +145