Mariners vs Athletics Betting Odds
When: August 20, 2022, at 7:15 p.m. EDT
Venue: Oakland Coliseum – Oakland, CA
Mariners vs Athletics Betting Preview
An American League West series continues Saturday night when the Seattle Mariners (66-54, 35-28 away) visit the Oakland Athletics (43-77, 17-39 home). Oakland stinks and is will out of the playoff race. Seattle currently occupies the top AL Wild Card spot and are 3.5 games clear. This game will air live on FOX.
Eugenio Suarez is having a big second half and now leads the Mariners with 22 home runs and 68 RBIs. Ty France leads the way with a .289 batting average. Seattle is hitting .233 and the pitching staff has combined for a 3.67 ERA and 1.21 WHIP.
Sean Murphy has been the catalyst for Oakland as he leads the team with a .249 batting average and 52 RBIs. Seth Brown has a team high 17 home runs. The Athletics are batting .215 and the pitchers have recorded a 4.33 ERA and 1.31 WHIP.
Mariners vs Athletics Pick & Prediction
Last time out, Seattle got this series started with an easy 10-2-win Friday night. Oakland was leading 2-1 until the fourth inning when Seattle took a 3-2 lead and then started pulling away in the later innings. Seattle outhit the A’s 13-6 in this one.
Eugenio Suarez went 2-5 with two home runs, five RBIs and two runs scored in the win. Chad Pinder went 2-3 with one RBI in the loss. Marco Gonzales improved to 8-12 and Cole Irvin fell to 6-11 on the season.
Pitching Matchup: Logan Gilbert (10-5, 3.51 ERA, 1.24 WHIP) vs James Kaprielian (3-7, 4.33 ERA, 1.33 WHIP)
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