Domingo Santana and the Seattle Mariners will head south to Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum to face their AL West foe Oakland Athletics. NBC Sports – California will be televising the action and the game is scheduled to get going at 9:37 p.m. ET.
Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics Odds
Seattle (+165) is the underdog to Oakland (-175) and Vegas has set the Over/Under for this night game at nine runs. The odds for wagering on the game’s total stand at +100 for the under and -120 for the over. There’s a runline of Mariners +1.5 (-135) and Athletics -1.5 (+115) for this matchup.
The Mariners have gone only 29-43 SU this year and are 36-35 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 9.3 units for gamblers taking the moneyline and 7.0 units ATS. Seattle has covered the spread six times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in six of those seven. The Athletics, on the other hand, are 35-34 SU and 33-36 ATS. They’ve lost 2.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 4.1 units ATS. Oakland has a 3-4 ATS mark over its last seven games and the total has gone under in five of those seven.
Athletics games have a 33-33-3 over/under record so far in 2019. Seattle has been a great over bet with a total record of 47-20-4.
Southpaw Marco Gonzales is projected to start for the visiting Mariners. Gonzales is 6-6 with a 4.77 ERA and 59 strikeouts. He’s 1-0 with four strikeouts and a 4.50 ERA against Oakland this year.
The Athletics are putting the ball in the right hand of Chris Bassitt (3-2, 3.57 ERA), who’s got 53 strikeouts and 20 walks as well as a 1.15 WHIP. Bassitt hasn’t faced the Mariners yet this year and did not record a start against them in 2018.
Seattle’s pitching staff allowed 6.2 runs per game and its starters own a 5.35 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 6.79 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 5.48, along with a K/9 of 9.05.
The Mariners offense has slashed .243/.324/.453 on its way to 5.2 runs scored per game this year, including 5.1 runs per game against divisional foes and 6.2 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Domingo Santana and Edwin Encarnacion have paced Seattle’s offense. Santana is slashing .276/.341/.478 with 13 home runs, 49 RBIs and 36 runs scored, while Encarnacion (.241/.356/.531) has produced 21 homers, 49 RBIs and 48 runs scored.
For the home team, Oakland’s pitching staff has given up 4.6 runs per game overall this season. The team’s starters have a 4.23 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.37 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 8.9 K/9. In 34 divisional games, Athletics starters have an ERA of 4.89 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.74.
Oakland’s hitters are putting up 4.9 runs per contest, including 4.9 per game against divisional foes and 4.4 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .212/.286/.364 over its last five matchups and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
The Athletics’ batters have been led by shortstop Marcus Semien and third baseman Matt Chapman. Semien is slashing .274/.357/.431 with nine home runs, 34 RBIs and 43 runs scored, and Chapman’s line is .249/.336/.494 with 16 homers, 36 RBIs and 41 runs.
The Mariners have lost 3.6 units and are 26-23 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has hit in 32 of those games, compared to 14 that’ve gone under against righty starters. On the other hand, the Athletics have netted 8.0 units and are 11-9 ATS when facing a lefty starter. The over’s hit in 11 of those games, compared to eight that went under.
Mariners vs. Athletics MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Athletics, ATS Winner – Mariners, O/U – UNDER
Betting Notes
- Seattle has logged 24 extra-base hits over its last five outings. Oakland has 11 XBH over its last five.
- Oakland has recorded 22.4 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 18.4 over its last five.
- The Mariners have hit 23 home runs in their last 10 games. The Athletics have hit 13 over their last 10.
- The Mariners have a total OPS of .778 this season and an OPS of .774 against right-handed pitchers. The Athletics’ OPS stands at .748 overall and .723 against righties.
