Domingo Santana and the slumping Seattle Mariners will be taking on their divisional rival Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in a Saturday showdown. The game gets underway 4:07 p.m. ET and NBC Sports – California will broadcast the matchup.
Seattle Mariners vs. Oakland Athletics Odds
Las Vegas has Seattle (+120) as the underdog to Oakland (-130). You can play matchup’s total with current odds posted at +105 for over 9 runs and -125 for under 9. This game currently has a runline of Mariners +1.5 (-175) and Athletics -1.5 (+155).
The Athletics are 26-25 straight up (SU) and 23-27 against the spread (ATS). The team has lost 2.5 units for moneyline bettors and 5.3 units ATS. The Mariners have gone 23-30 SU this year and are 27-25 ATS. In total, the team’s lost 4.0 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 4.2 units ATS.
Oakland games have a 24-23-3 over/under record so far in 2019. Seattle has been a solid over bet with a total record of 35-14-3.
Yusei Kikuchi will get the nod for the visiting Mariners. The left-handed Kikuchi (3-1, 3.43 ERA) has recorded 49 strikeouts in 60.1 innings so far. He’s 0-0 with eight strikeouts and a 3.38 ERA against Oakland this year (two starts).
The Athletics will put the ball in the right hand of Mike Fiers (3-3, 5.05 ERA, 1.21 WHIP), who has 41 strikeouts and 19 walks this season. Fiers is 0-1 with seven strikeouts and a 6.75 ERA across two starts against Seattle this year.
Seattle’s pitchers have allowed 5.9 runs per game and its starters own a 4.91 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 6.96 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 5.55, along with a WHIP of 1.35 and a K/9 of 9.97.
Mariners hitters have slashed .243/.323/.454 on their way to 5.2 runs scored per game in 2019, including 5.0 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (1-4 SU).
Outfielders Domingo Santana and Mitch Haniger continue to lead Seattle’s offense. Santana is slashing .274/.338/.468 with eight home runs, 39 RBIs and 24 runs scored, while Haniger (.228/.322/.480) is up to 12 homers, 26 RBIs and 40 runs scored.
In the home-team dugout, Oakland’s pitching staff has given up 4.3 runs per game overall in 2019. Its starters have an ERA of 4.07, a WHIP of 1.24 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.3. The bullpen has a 4.03 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 9.0 K/9. In 19 divisional games, Athletics starters have an ERA of 4.74 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.30.
The Oakland offense is putting up 4.8 runs per outing, including 4.6 per game against divisional foes and 5.6 per game over its last five. The team has hit .270/.345/.552 over its last five games and is 5-0 SU during that span.
The Athletics’ offense has been led by shortstop Marcus Semien and right fielder Stephen Piscotty. Semien is hitting .270/.364/.412 with five home runs, 22 RBIs, 32 runs and five steals, and Piscotty’s line is .268/.339/.419 with six homers, 23 RBIs and 25 runs scored.
The Mariners have gained 0.8 units and are 21-17 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has hit in 24 of those games, compared to 11 that’ve hit the under against righties. On the other hand, the Athletics have netted 5.2 units and are 9-6 ATS when facing a lefty starter. The over has cashed in seven of those games, compared to seven that went under.
Mariners vs. Athletics MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Athletics, ATS Winner – Mariners, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The over has cashed in four of Seattle’s last seven outings.
- The Mariners have dropped seven of their last eight games SU.
- Seattle fielders have 13 errors over the last 10 games, compared to only two errors for Oakland over its last 10.
- The Mariners have hit 15 home runs in their last 10 games. The Athletics have hit 25 over their last 10.
- The Mariners have an OPS of .777 this season and an OPS of .781 when facing right-handed pitchers. The Athletics’ OPS stands at .745 overall and .727 against righties.
