The Oakland A’s have had a tumultuous season, plagued by poor attendance and poor play as questions about their future still haunt the once-proud franchise. Anyone looking at the MLB matchups for Friday night will see the meetings between these two teams this season have been heavily tilted in favor of the Seattle Mariners. Seattle, which is still four games below .500, has now won eight of its past 10 games.
The Mariners, who are 5-2 against Oakland this season, have used the Athletics to climb up the stands. Seattle has won four straight against the A’s, including four games in the past two weeks. Oakland will want to find a way to reverse the trend. The A’s have been a better road team this season.
Athletics at Mariners Matchups Information
Athletics at Mariners Stats
Oakland Athletics Stats
There isn’t too much the A’s have done well this season. Offensively, Oakland ranks 29th in the league in runs scored, putting up 3.21 runs per game. The A’s can’t hit for average or power, ranking 30th and 29th, respectively, with a .212 team batting average and having hit 54 home runs.
Oakland pitcher James Kaprielian hasn’t found this season to be much of a picnic either. When he heads to the mound Friday, it could be a tough day for anyone making MLB picks today on Oakland to win. The A’s have lost four of the last five games Kaprielian starter. This season, Kaprielian has a 0-5 record and 5.88 ERA.
Oakland first baseman Seth Brown leads the A’s with 10 home runs and 36 RBIs. As a whole, no regular starter on the A’s hits better than .244. Ramone Laureano and Sheldon Neuse are tied for the team lead with a .244 average.
Seattle Mariners Stats
Mariners’ left-handed pitcher Marco Gonzales has strung together a number of strong starts for Seattle. In four of their last five outings, Gonzales has thrown six innings or more. For the season, Gonzales has compiled a 4-8 record and 3.31 ERA.
Seattle is doing its best to try and climb in the MLB standings after a slow start to the year. The Mariners’ pitching staff has helped the team stay in the race after the offense has been stuck in neutral. Seattle has a 3.78 team ERA, which is the ninth-best mark in the league. Offensively, the Mariners rank 25th in the league in terms of runs score, producing 4.03 per game.
Seattle hits .234 as a team, which ranks 24th, and has blasted 82 home runs, which ranks 15th. The Mariners have had a number of players show pop this season. Julio Rodriguez (13 home runs), Eugenio Suarez (13), Ty France (10) and Cal Raleigh (10) have all hit 10 home runs or more for the Mariners. France leads the team with 45 RBIs.
Athletics at Mariners Stats Matchup Betting Trends
- Oakland is 35-43 on the run line this season.
- Seattle is 40-38 on the run line this season.
- The over has gone 33-38-7 in the A’s games.
- The over has gone 37-39-2 in the Mariners’ games.
- Oakland is 18-34 straight up following a loss this season.
- Seattle is 16-20 straight up following a loss this season.
Matchup Who to bet
MLB odds have Seattle as a -215 favorite, while Oakland is +180 on the moneyline. The over/under is set at 8.0 runs.
Seattle hasn’t had the strongest strength of schedule during its reason run of strong play, but has made the most of playing against the last-place team in the AL East, the Baltimore Orioles, and against the A’s, who are mired in the basement of the AL West.
Gonzales has been solid on the mound for the Mariners this season and will be the better man in this pitching matchup. While Oakland won Kaprelian’s last start, the A’s haven’t seen much consistency from him this season. The A’s offense will need to find a way to try and pick up its starting pitcher.
While there is a chance this game could veer into the territory of being an ugly slugfest, expect Seattle to collect their fifth straight win against Oakland.
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