Friday, May 8, 2015

Safeco Field

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Probable Pitchers: Sonny Gray (4-0) vs. Taijuan Walker (1-3)

The Oakland Athletics head to Safeco Field on Friday to take on the Seattle Mariners. The probable starters are Sonny Gray for the Athletics and Taijuan Walker for the Mariners. The opening line has Oakland at -113 and Seattle at +103. The over/under for this matchup is 7. So far this season Oakland is 22-7 against the over/under while the Mariners are 13-15.

The Athletics come into this game with a 12-18 record, including 8-9 on the road. Sonny Gray has a 4-0 record and an earned run average of 1.67. He's given up 28 hits in 43 innings pitched so far and Oakland is currently averaging 6.3 runs in his starts. As a team, they are batting .265, good for 7th in the league. They also rank 11th in the league in on base percentage at .324 with Stephen Vogt leading the way at .454.

The Mariners overall record is 11-17 and they are 5-7 at home. Taijuan Walker is currently 1-3 with an ERA of 8.74. He's pitched 22.2 innings thus far and given up 34 hits. Seattle has averaged 2.4 runs in his starts this year. The Mariners are 22nd in the league in team ERA at 4.31 and 19th in the league in hits allowed per 9 innings at 8.87. They come into this game batting .236 as a team with an OBP of .289, good for 27th in the league.

Oakland Athletics Betting Trends

The Oakland Athletics are 22-7 against the over/under

The Oakland Athletics are 15-15 against the run line

Seattle Mariners Betting Trends

The Seattle Mariners are 13-15 against the over/under

The Seattle Mariners are 9-19 against the run line

Injuries to Watch

Oakland Athletics

05/04/15 P Eric O'Flaherty Shoulder 15-day DL (5/1)
04/25/15 2B Ben Zobrist Knee 15-day DL (4/25)
04/05/15 P Jarrod Parker Elbow 15-day DL (3/27)
04/05/15 1B Nate Freiman Back 15-day DL (4/4)
04/05/15 P Sean Doolittle Rotator Cuff 15-day DL (4/4)
04/05/15 P Sean Nolin Abdominal 15-day DL (4/4)
04/04/15 P A.J. Griffin Elbow 60-day DL (2/27)
04/04/15 P Taylor Thompson Shoulder 60-day DL (2/26)

Seattle Mariners

05/05/15 CF Austin Jackson Ankle 15-day DL (5/4)
04/25/15 P Hisashi Iwakuma Back 15-day DL (4/21)
04/14/15 P Tom Wilhelmsen Elbow 15-day DL (4/11)
04/05/15 SS Chris Taylor Wrist 15-day DL (3/27)

Tony's Pick: Take the Mariners

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