Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 6/21/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Oakland Coliseum is the site where the Oakland Athletics (23-45) will take on the Seattle Mariners (29-39) on Tuesday. The expected starting pitchers are Marco Gonzales and James Kaprielian.

Seattle has a slugging rate of .374 and have struck out 576 times, while drawing a walk on 244 occasions. They have 255 runs batted in and 527 hits on the year, and their average at the plate comes in at .232. The Mariners have accumulated 101 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 69 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 264 runs scored while having a team OBP of .315. As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 3.9 runs per outing, which puts them at 26th in the league.

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The Mariners have compiled a team earned run average of 3.91 this year (16th in the league), and their staff has struck out 566 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 197 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.27 as a team so far this year. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.87 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.23. Mariners pitchers have yielded 89 home runs and also 283 runs in total (18th in baseball).

Mariners relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 53 times in addition to having 64 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 28 holds on the year (25th in baseball). The Mariners bullpen have a save percentage of 61.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 47 save situations. They have accumulated 11 saves so far this season and have blown 7 of 18 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 68 base runners on the season with 32.4% of them ended up scoring. The Mariners have dispatched 227 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Mariners have turned 71.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,397 innings, which has them ranked 8th in MLB. The Seattle Mariners have notched a total of 1,799 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 559 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding rate is at .990 which puts them in 2nd in pro baseball, and they have twisted 45 double plays.

Gonzales (54-40 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.34 and he has gone up against 3,064 hitters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 728 base hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) with 196 free passes. His earned run average is 4.00 (324 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.268. Gonzales has taken the hill for 728 innings and has accumulated 568 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Athletics have a SLG% of .330 and they score 3.19 runs per contest (29th in MLB). They have hit 109 doubles, while taking a walk 176 times and scoring 217 runs. Oakland has tallied 48 long balls this year as well as 199 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 575 occasions (11th in the league) and have accounted for 463 hits. The Oakland Athletics have recorded an on-base percentage of .274 in addition to a team batting average of .210 so far this season.

The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.345 and have a FIP of 4.20 as a staff on the year. They have a ranking of 25th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 583. The Oakland pitching staff have allowed 310 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.32 (286 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.32 (509 strikeouts vs 219 free passes). They have surrendered 70 home runs and they concede 4.68 runs per 9 innings (21st in baseball).

Oakland has called on relievers to enter the game in 24 save opportunities and they have recorded 14 saves. They are currently ranked 26th in the league holding a save rate of 58.3%, and they have dispatched 239 relief pitchers onto the field over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 70 times in high leverage situations and also on 86 occasions with runners on. Oakland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 24.2% out of their 132 inherited runners. With 67 save situations, the Athletics have recorded 43 holds and also 10 blown saves.

In 5,367 innings on the diamond, the Athletics are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (22nd in MLB). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 61 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .981 (26th in MLB). The Athletics have accrued 622 assists, 47 errors and have earned a total of 1,789 putouts so far this year.

Thus far in his career, Kaprielian has surrendered 152 hits while tallying 154 K's in 164 innings. Kaprielian (8-9 career mark) has earned a 4.71 ERA while conceding 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 86 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.302 and having a FIP of 5.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.48 and he has gone up against 703 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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