In the second of a three-game series between the Oakland Athletics (3-2) and the Seattle Mariners (3-2) at O.C. Coliseum, Sonny Gray (1-0, 0.00 ERA) and J.A. Happ (11-11, 4.22 ERA) take the mound. The Athletics won the last game 12-0 and Oakland leads the series 1-0. The game starts at 4:05 p.m. ET on Saturday, Apr. 11 and will air on ROOT-NW, CSN-CA and MLBNet.
Gray is 4-1 with a 2.36 ERA and 1.07 WHIP against the Mariners in his career. Mark Canha (.500 ) kept up his strong start yesterday, going 3 for 5 with three runs, one home run, and two RBIs. In his pitching opportunities against the Athletics, Happ is 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA, 19 strikeouts and nine walks. Austin Jackson (.312 ) has been doing well to start the season, going 2 for 3 yesterday.
Oakland is a -160 favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at seven runs. When playing as the favorite, the Athletics have a 2-2 record and overall money line at -108. They have a 2-2 record SU and are 2-2 as favorite within their division. The Athletics rank third in the majors in extra base hits with 18. Transitioning to the pitching staff, the Athletics don’t allow many hitters to get on base, ranking second in the league with a 0.76 WHIP.
So far this season, the Athletics are 1-0 against the Mariners.
Predictions: SU Winner – OAK, O/U – Over
Notes
In their last game, the Athletics won by a margin of 12 runs. The Mariners are 0-1 in games decided by a margin of 10 runs or more. The Athletics have a 2-0 record in blowouts.
The Athletics are coming into this game after allowing two walks during their last outing. The Mariners have a 1-3 record when opponents give up that many walks or fewer.
When outhit, both the Athletics and the Mariners have records of 0-2.
Both Oakland and Seattle are tied at 13th in home runs, hitting three this season.
Ranking sixth, Seattle is in the top 10 of the league in hits, notching 7.00 per game. Oakland ranks in the top five at third with 9.00.
Ranking 22nd, Seattle is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.549). Oakland ranks in the top five at fifth with an OPS of .805.
When the Mariners allow at least one home run, they are 1-3. When the Athletics allow one or more homers, they have a 0-1 record.
