Domingo Santana and the slumping Seattle Mariners are ready to take on their division rival Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in a Wednesday showdown. NBC Sports – California will be showing the matchup and the game will get underway at 3:37 p.m. ET.
Seattle Mariners vs. Oakland Athletics Odds
The Athletics are 54-41 straight up (SU) and 49-45 against the spread (ATS). The team’s gained 8.5 units for moneyline bettors and 2.1 units ATS. The Mariners are 39-59 SU and have gone 48-49 ATS. Overall, the club has lost 13.3 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 10.4 units ATS.
Oakland games have an over/under record of 45-46-3 so far in 2019. Seattle has been a great over bet with a total record of 60-31-6.
Erik Swanson will get the start for Seattle. The right-handed Swanson (1-5, 8.04 ERA) has racked up 24 punchouts in 31.1 innings so far. He has yet to face the Athletics this year and did not record a start against them in 2018, either.
The Athletics will be sending righty Homer Bailey (7-6, 4.80 ERA) to the mound. Bailey has 81 strikeouts and 38 walks to his name as well as a WHIP of 1.41. Bailey is 1-1 with 13 strikeouts and a 4.97 ERA across two starts against Seattle this year.
Seattle’s pitchers have allowed 6.0 runs per game and its starters own a 5.49 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 6.97 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 5.10, along with a K/9 of 8.77.
Mariners hitters have slashed .241/.320/.444 on their way to 5.0 runs scored per game this year, including 4.6 runs per game against divisional foes and 2.2 per game over the team’s last five outings (0-5 SU).
Seattle’s offensive production has been powered by outfielder Domingo Santana and catcher Omar Narvaez. Santana is hitting .280/.346/.489 with 19 home runs, 64 RBIs and 54 runs scored, while Narvaez (.297/.368/.504) has produced 16 homers, 38 RBIs and 45 runs scored.
For the home team, Oakland’s pitching staff has yielded 4.3 runs per game overall in 2019. The club’s starters have an ERA of 4.00, a WHIP of 1.23 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 6.9. The bullpen has a 3.91 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 9.0 K/9. In 45 games against divisional opponents, Athletics starters have an ERA of 4.69 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.32.
The Oakland offense is putting up 5.2 runs per contest, including 5.2 per game against divisional foes and 7.4 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .310/.376/.567 over its last five games and is 5-0 SU during that span.
Shortstop Marcus Semien and third baseman Matt Chapman have led the Athletics’ batters this year. Semien is slashing .274/.351/.457 with 14 home runs, 49 RBIs and 66 runs scored, and Chapman’s line is .280/.364/.554 with 22 homers, 59 RBIs and 63 runs scored.
The Mariners have lost 4.5 units and are 37-33 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has cashed in 43 of those games, as opposed to 22 that’ve gone under against righty starters. On the other hand, the Athletics have netted 0.1 units and are 35-34 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over’s cashed in 32 of those games, compared to 35 that went under the total.
Mariners at Athletics MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Athletics, ATS Winner – Mariners, O/U – UNDER
Betting Trends
- The under has cashed in five of Oakland’s last seven games.
- The Mariners have lost eight of their last nine games SU while the Athletics have won seven of their last eight.
- Seattle has posted 16.6 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 15.4 over its last five.
- The Mariners have hit 14 home runs in their last 10 games. The Athletics have hit 19 over their last 10.
- The Mariners have a team OPS of .764 this season and an OPS of .755 against right-handed pitchers. The Athletics’ OPS sits at .770 overall and .756 versus righties.
