Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 10/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Sunday, October 2, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+225) Seattle (-265)

The Oakland Athletics (56-101) are headed to T-Mobile Park on Sunday where they will play the Seattle Mariners (86-70). The odds on this game have the Athletics at +225 and the Mariners are at -265. The over/under has been set at 7. The expected starting pitchers are James Kaprielian and Robbie Ray.

The Athletics have accounted for 245 doubles as a unit and have hit 132 balls out of the stadium. Oakland is slugging .346 and have been called out on strikes 1,348 times, while drawing a walk on 415 occasions. As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are putting up 3.5 runs per game, which has them at 29th in the league. They have 516 RBI's and 1,112 base knocks this year, while their batting average is sitting at .216. They have earned a total of 547 runs and have an OBP of .281.

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The Athletics have an ERA of 4.60 over the course of the season (25th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,159 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 489 hitters and their FIP is 4.46 as a unit on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.37 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.34. Athletics pitchers have given up 193 home runs and 755 total runs (24th in MLB).

The Athletics relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 57.9% and has come into the game in 163 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 254 runners for the year with 28.3% of them crossed the plate. Athletics pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 179 times in addition to having 156 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have dispatched 516 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The bullpen have notched 104 holds over the course of the season (3rd in the league). They have compiled 33 saves so far this season and have blown 24 out of their 57 chances to get a save.

The Oakland Athletics have accounted for 4,141 putouts for the season, as well as 1,423 assists and 88 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .984 which is 21st in baseball, and they have turned 133 double plays. The Athletics have turned 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,423 innings, which has them sitting 16th in baseball.

Kaprielian has thrown 251 innings and has earned 218 K's in his career. His ERA is 4.30 (120 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.311. He has surrendered 229 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 100 free passes. Kaprielian (12-14 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.64 and he has faced 1,075 batters during his time in the majors.

The Seattle Mariners have a team on-base percentage of .314 in addition to a team batting average of .229 for the season. They have struck out on 1,334 occasions (16th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,184 base knocks. Seattle has compiled 189 home runs this season to go along with 633 RBIs. The Mariners have a team slugging percentage of .389 and they score 4.22 runs per contest (20th in the league). They have 225 doubles, while taking a walk 575 times as well as earning 658 runs.

The Seattle pitching staff have relinquished 592 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.55 (549 earned runs allowed). They have relinquished 177 home runs and they relinquish 3.83 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Mariners have a WHIP of 1.191 in addition to having a FIP of 3.89 as a unit over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 3.11 (1,336 strikeouts vs 429 walks). They come in at 9th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,229.

Seattle has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 54 save chances and they have tallied 39 saves. They are ranked 5th in the league with a save percentage of 72.2%, and they have sent 519 relievers onto the diamond this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 171 times in high leverage situations and on 125 occasions with base runners. Seattle relievers have an inherited score percentage of 27.6% out of their 163 inherited base runners. Sitting with 143 save situations, the Mariners have accrued 88 holds in addition to 15 blown saves.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 113 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in MLB). The Mariners have recorded 1,267 assists, 63 errors and have a total of 4,176 putouts over the course of the season. In 12,528 innings played, the Mariners have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (5th in baseball).

In his MLB career, Ray has surrendered 1,070 hits and he has 1,499 punch outs in 1,219 innings pitched. He has given up 533 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.298 and a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 2.93 and he has faced 5,166 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Ray (74-69 career record) has a 3.94 earned run average while allowing 7.9 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle (-265)

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