Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners Free Preview 04/13/18

The Oakland Athletics are heading north to Safeco Field to take on their AL West foe Seattle Mariners. NBC Sports – California is in line to televise the action and the opening pitch is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. ET.

Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners Odds

Oakland (+105) is the underdog to Seattle (-115) and Vegas has set the Over/Under for this night game at eight runs (-110 for the over and -110 for the under). Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the most recent odds standing at Athletics +1.5 runs (-200) and Mariners +-1.5 runs (+170).

The Athletics are 5-8 SU and have gone 6-7 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 3.3 units for moneyline bettors this year and 3.4 units ATS. Oakland is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the total has gone under in three of those seven. The Mariners are 6-4 SU and 7-3 ATS. The team’s gained 3.1 units for moneyline bettors and 3.7 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 had an over/under record of 7-3 so far in 2018. The Athletics have an over/under record of 6-6-1.

The Athletics have gained 0.1 units and are 4-4 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has hit in five of those games, compared to three that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Mariners have netted 0.1 units and are 4-3 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over’s hit in five of those games, compared to two that went under.

Andrew Triggs (1-0, 2.53 ERA) will get the nod for the visiting Athletics. The right-handed Triggs started 12 games last year while finishing the season 5-6 overall with a 4.27 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP. He made two starts against the Mariners in 2017 and compiled a 0-1 record against them with a 5.91 ERA and eight strikeouts.

The Mariners will put the ball in the hands of righty Mike Leake (2-0, 3.00 ERA), who started 31 games last year while finishing the season 10-13 overall with a 3.92 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP.

As a unit, Seattle’s pitchers have given up 4.8 runs per game overall this year. The club’s starters have a 5.61 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.04 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 10.1 K/9. In zero divisional games, Mariners starters have an ERA of and the bullpen’s ERA is .

Seattle’s offense is putting up 4.4 runs per outing, including 5.0 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .222/.319/.353 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that span.

The Mariners’ batters have been led by second baseman Robinson Cano and outfielder Mitch Haniger. Cano is slashing .406/.537/.531 with 13 hits, four RBIs and 10 runs scored, while Haniger’s line is .273/.419/.485 with nine hits, eight RBIs and five runs.

Compared to his overall season slash line of .280/.338/.453, Cano performed well against righty pitching at home last year, slashing .321/.393/.542 over 214 such plate appearances.

In the other dugout, Oakland’s pitchers have allowed 5.2 runs per game and its starters own a 5.43 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 6.49 K/9. The bullpen has a solid ERA of just 3.19, along with a WHIP of 1.29.

Athletics hitters have slashed .265/.340/.419 on their way to 4.6 runs scored per game this season, including 4.0 runs per game against divisional foes and 6.6 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).

Oakland’s hitters have been led by third baseman Matt Chapman and second baseman Jed Lowrie. Chapman is slashing .347/.418/.653 with 17 hits, 11 RBIs and 11 runs scored, while Lowrie (.333/.390/.556) is up to 18 hits, three homers, 11 RBIs and five runs scored.

Chapman did not do as well hitting against righties on the road last year, maintaining 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 Free Pick

Predictions: SU Winner – Mariners, ATS Winner – Athletics, O/U – OVER