Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 6/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Oakland Coliseum is where the Oakland Athletics (23-45) will attempt to defeat the Seattle Mariners (29-39) on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound are George Kirby and Paul Blackburn.

As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are compiling 3.9 runs per game, which has them at 26th in the league. They have accumulated 264 runs while having a team OBP of .315. The Mariners have accumulated 101 two-baggers as a team and have hit 69 balls out of the park. They have 255 runs batted in in addition to 527 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is .232. Seattle owns a slugging percentage of .374 and have struck out 576 times, while being walked on 244 occasions.

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The Mariners have compiled a team earned run average of 3.91 on the year (16th in the league), and their staff has struck out 566 hitters. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.87 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23. Mariners pitchers have conceded 89 home runs and also 283 total runs (15th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 197 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.26 as a team on the campaign.

Mariners pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 53 times in addition to having 64 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 28 holds for the season (26th in MLB). The Mariners bullpen have a save rate of 61.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 47 save situations. They have recorded 11 saves so far this year and have not converted 7 of their 18 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 68 runners this season and 32.4% of those runners crossed home plate. The Mariners have dispatched 227 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Mariners have turned 71.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,397 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 7th in baseball. The Seattle Mariners have notched a total of 1,799 putouts on the year, as well as 559 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .990 which ranks 2nd in baseball, and have a total of 45 double plays.

Kirby has thrown 43 frames and has accounted for 41 K's so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.56 (17 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.140. He has given up 44 base hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 5 free passes. Kirby (1-2 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.06 and he has gone up against 179 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Athletics hold a team SLG% of .330 and they tally 3.19 runs per game (29th in the league). They have recorded 109 doubles, while taking a walk 176 times as well as recording 217 runs. Oakland has compiled 48 home runs on the campaign as well as 199 RBIs. They have struck out on 575 occasions (12th in baseball) and have earned 463 base hits. The Oakland Athletics have recorded an on-base percentage of .274 as well as a batting average of .210 so far this year.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.345 with a FIP of 4.20 as a pitching staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.32 (509 strikeouts against 219 bases on balls). They come in at 24th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 583. They have allowed 70 home runs and they allow 4.68 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Oakland pitching staff have allowed 310 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.32 (286 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 67 save situations, the Athletics have amassed 43 holds and also 10 blown saves. Oakland has called on relievers to enter the contest in 24 save opportunities and they have earned 14 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 70 times in high leverage situations and also on 86 occasions with base runners. Oakland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 24.2% out of 132 inherited runners. They are ranked 26th in MLB holding a save rate of 58.3%, and they have sent 239 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season.

In 5,367 innings on the field, the Athletics hold a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (21st in professional baseball). The Oakland Athletics have turned 61 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (26th in the majors). The Athletics have accrued 622 assists, 47 errors and have earned 1,789 putouts on the season.

In his career, Blackburn has given up 227 base hits while accumulating 128 strikeouts in 209 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 106 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.345 and having a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.33 and he has gone up against 891 hitters in his pro baseball career. Blackburn (12-13 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.55 earned run average while allowing 9.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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