In our MLB predictions for Thursday, June 23, we bring you the best Mariners vs Athletics betting pick and odds. Seattle and Oakland wrap up their three-game AL West series at Oakland Coliseum, and weโre expecting to see a great battle between Robbie Ray and Frankie Montas on the mound. The Mariners hammered the Aโs 8-2 in Tuesdayโs opener, while the middle game of this set has been excluded from the analysis.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
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Mariners vs Athletics Betting Pick
This game will be played at Oakland Coliseum at 3:37 PM ET on Thursday, June 23, 2022.
Why Bet The Mariners:
โ Robbie Ray has turned the corner in his last two games, allowing only one earned run across 14 innings of work. The reigning AL Cy Young Award champ has registered an underwhelming 4.97 ERA and 4.75 FIP through his first 12 starts in 2022. Last Friday, Ray fanned ten across seven frames of a one-run, three-hit ball in an 8-1 dismantling of the Los Angeles Angels.
โ Frankie Montas owns a 4.76 ERA and 4.01 FIP in June. The 29-year-old righty has struggled over his previous three starts, surrendering 14 runs (nine earned) on 24 hits and five walks across 17 innings of work. Last Friday, Montas yielded five runs on ten hits and issued three free passes through five frames in a 5-1 defeat to the Kansas City Royals.
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โ The Mariners are more dangerous when hitting the right-handed pitchers. They are slashing .213/.314/.349 against the lefties and .241/.319/.392 against the righties in 2022. The current Mโs own a .273/.293/.541 triple-slash with five doubles and a pair of home runs in 60 at-bats against Frankie Montas. Ty France is 6-for-11 with a couple of doubles versus the Athleticsโ righty.ย
Seattle Mariners
The Mariners snapped their three-game skid with that 8-2 victory at Oakland Coliseum, improving to 30-39 on the season. They slugged four homers, while Marco Gonzales yielded two runs in seven solid innings.
Seattle has gone 5-8 in the last couple of weeks, scoring just 42 runs on a poor .217/.309/.359 slash line. The Marinersโ pitching staff has compiled a sharp 2.82 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, and .208 opposing batting average in that span.
Oakland Athletics
The Aโs dropped to 23-46 on the season following Tuesdayโs defeat to the Mariners. It was their 16th loss in the previous 19 games overall, and the Athletics had the worst record in the majors.
Oaklandโs pitching staff has been awful in the last two weeks, tallying a 5.26 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, and .290 batting average against. On the other side of the ball, the Aโs have recorded a .210/.266/.370 slash line.