The Oakland Athletics are ready to square off against their divisional foe Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field. NBC Sports – California will televise the matchup and the game will get underway at 4:10 p.m. ET.
Oakland Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners Odds
Oddsmakers have listed Oakland (-110) as the favorite over Seattle (+100). The total is sitting at 8.5 runs and bettors can take the over for even money (+100) and the under for -120. The game’s most recent runline odds stand at +135 for betting the Athletics -1.5 runs and -155 for the Mariners +1.5.
The Athletics have gone 5-10 SU this year and are 6-8 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 4.5 units for moneyline gamblers over the early portions of the season and 4.4 units ATS. Oakland’s covered the spread only twice over its last seven games and the over has hit in four of those seven. The Mariners are 8-4 SU and 8-3 ATS. The team has gained 4.3 units for moneyline bettors and 4.7 units ATS. Seattle has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in five of those seven.
Mariners games have an 8-3 over/under record thus far in 2018. The Athletics have an over/under record of 7-6-1.
The Athletics have lost 1.1 units and are 4-5 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has hit in six of those games, compared to three that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Mariners have netted 3.1 units and are 3-0 ATS when facing a lefty starter. The over has cashed in two of those games, compared to one that went under the total.
The left-handed Sean Manaea (1-2, 1.74 ERA) will get the nod for Oakland. Manaea started 29 games last year and finished the season 12-10 overall with a 4.37 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP. He made four starts against the Mariners in 2017 and compiled a 1-3 record against them with a 4.01 ERA and 19 strikeouts.
The Mariners are turning to righty Felix Hernandez (2-1, 6.60 ERA), who struck out 78 hitters across 86 innings last year (16 starts), while finishing the season 6-5 overall with a 4.36 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. He recorded two starts against the Athletics a year ago and registered a 2-0 record with a 0.75 ERA and 10 strikeouts.
Seattle’s pitching staff has yielded 5.0 runs per game overall this season as a unit. The team’s starters have an ERA of 5.79, a WHIP of 1.47 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.1. The bullpen has a 4.26 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 9.9 K/9. In two divisional games, Mariners starters have an ERA of 6.75 and the bullpen’s ERA is 5.19.
Seattle’s offense has put up 5.1 runs per contest, including 8.5 per game against divisional foes and 5.8 per game over its last five. The team has hit .268/.353/.476 over its last five games and is 4-1 SU during that stretch.
Second baseman Robinson Cano and right fielder Mitch Haniger have led the Mariners’ batters so far. Cano is slashing .405/.560/.514 with 15 hits, four RBIs and 12 runs scored, and Haniger’s line is .310/.423/.619 with 13 hits, 15 RBIs and seven runs scored.
Compared to his total season slash line of .280/.338/.453, Cano seemed to have a little trouble hitting lefties at home last year, slashing .198/.243/.292 over 103 such plate appearances.
In the visiting dugout, Oakland’s pitchers have allowed 5.6 runs per game and its starters own a 5.61 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 6.78 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 4.25, along with a WHIP of 1.36 and a K/9 of 6.55.
Athletics hitters have slashed .264/.339/.435 on their way to 4.8 runs scored per game this year, including 4.3 runs per game against divisional foes and 5.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (1-4 SU).
Oakland’s offensive production been led by third baseman Matt Chapman and second baseman Jed Lowrie. Chapman is slashing .351/.413/.684 with 20 hits, five homers, 12 RBIs and 13 runs scored, while Lowrie (.339/.397/.532) is up to 21 hits, three homers, 12 RBIs and seven runs scored.
Chapman seemed to take a step back when hitting right-handed pitching on the road last season, putting up a slash line of .149/.243/.347 across 115 such plate appearances (compared to his overall season line of .234/.313/.472).
Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Mariners, ATS Winner – Mariners, O/U – OVER
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Betting Notes
The Athletics have lost four of their last five games SU.
Oakland has recorded 24.7 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 24.6 over its last five.
The Athletics have hit 17 home runs in their last 10 games, including 10 over their last five.
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