The Oakland Athletics will head north to Safeco Field to face off against their AL West nemesis Seattle Mariners. NBC Sports – California is in line to showcase the action. The game gets underway at 10:10 p.m. ET.
Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners Odds
Vegas is listing Seattle (-110) as the favorite over Oakland (+100). The total is sitting at 8 runs and bettors can wager on the over for -115 and the under for -105. Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the odds standing at Athletics +1.5 runs (-210) and Mariners +-1.5 runs (+175).
The Athletics are 14-14 SU and have gone 13-15 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 0.6 units for moneyline gamblers in the season’s early going, despite having lost 4.3 units ATS. Oakland is – ATS over its last seven games and the . The Mariners, on the other hand, are 16-11 SU and 17-10 ATS. The team has gained 6.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 7.0 units ATS. Seattle has a – ATS record over its last seven games and the .
Mariners games have an 18-9 over/under record so far in 2018. The Athletics have an over/under record of 15-11-2.
Andrew Triggs will get the start for Oakland. The right-handed Triggs is 2-0 with a 4.70 ERA and 23 strikeouts. He’s 0-0 with four strikeouts and a 3.60 ERA against Seattle this year (two starts).
The Mariners will put the ball in the right hand of Felix Hernandez (3-2, 4.96 ERA, 1.29 WHIP), who has 26 punchouts and 12 walks this season. Hernandez is 0-1 with seven strikeouts and a 2.84 ERA over one starts against Oakland this year.
Oakland’s pitching staff allowed 4.9 runs per game and its starters own a 4.53 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 7.59 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 4.22, along with a WHIP of 1.20.
The Athletics offense has slashed .263/.340/.441 on its way to 5.0 runs scored per game in 2018, including 4.2 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.4 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Second baseman Jed Lowrie and third baseman Matt Chapman have led Oakland’s hitters. Lowrie is hitting .339/.397/.583 with six home runs, 27 RBIs and 13 runs scored, while Chapman is hitting .269 with six homers, 15 RBIs and 21 runs scored.
Chapman taken a step back when hitting right-handed pitching on the road last season. Over 115 such plate appearances, he put up a slash line of .149/.243/.347 (compared to his total season line of .234/.313/.472).
For the home team, Seattle’s pitching staff has given up 4.8 runs per game overall in 2018. Its starters have an ERA of 5.62, a WHIP of 1.44 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.6. The bullpen has a 3.84 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 10.2 K/9. In 10 divisional games, Mariners starters have an ERA of 5.44 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.54.
The Seattle hitters have produced 4.7 runs per contest, including 4.3 per game against divisional foes and 7.2 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .275/.337/.544 over its last five games and is 4-1 SU during that span.
Right fielder Mitch Haniger and second baseman Robinson Cano have led the Mariners’ offense so far. Haniger is hitting .309/.384/.701 with 10 home runs, 27 RBIs and 17 runs scored, while Cano’s line sits at .313/.422/.479 with three homers, 14 RBIs and 18 runs.
Cano appeared to enjoy facing righties at home in 2017, slashing .321/.393/.542 across 214 such plate appearances (compared to his total season line of .280/.338/.453).
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The Athletics have lost three of their last four games SU while the Mariners have won five of their last six SU.
Oakland fielders have 11 errors over the last 10 games, compared to three errors for Seattle over its last 10.
The Athletics have hit 11 home runs in their last 10 games, including six over their last five.
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