Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 8/20/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Saturday, August 20, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Seattle Mariners (65-54) are hitting the road to Oakland Coliseum on Saturday where they will meet the Oakland Athletics (43-75). The pitchers taking the mound are Logan Gilbert and James Kaprielian.

The Mariners have recorded 175 doubles as a unit and have hit 133 baseballs out of the stadium. Seattle owns a slugging percentage of .383 and have struck out 1,020 times, while taking a walk on 431 occasions. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are notching 4.1 runs per outing, which has them at 22nd in MLB. They have earned 470 RBI's in addition to 918 hits on the season, and their team batting average is .232. They have accounted for 492 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .315.

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Mariners pitchers have given up 146 home runs in addition to 464 runs in total (7th in the league). They have walked 342 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.07 as a team on the year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.97 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22. The Mariners hold a team earned run average of 3.69 this season (7th in the league), and they have struck out 1,015 hitters.

Mariners bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 95 times as well as having 134 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 65 holds on the year (13th in baseball). The Mariners relief pitchers have a save rate of 75.0% and has come into the game in 106 save situations. They have accumulated 30 saves on the campaign and have blown 10 of their 40 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 123 base runners over the course of the season and 26.8% of them ended up scoring. The Mariners have dispatched 393 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Seattle Mariners have accumulated 3,183 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 962 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .990 which puts them in 1st in professional baseball, and they have twisted 87 double plays. The Mariners have converted 71.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,549 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 4th in the majors.

Gilbert has pitched in 257 frames and has tallied 255 strikeouts thus far in his career. Gilbert (16-10 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.80 and he has gone up against 1,081 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.05 (116 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.211. He has conceded 243 base knocks (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 69 free passes.

The Athletics have a team slugging percentage of .346 and they earn 3.39 runs per game (29th in MLB). They have put up 183 two-baggers, while taking a walk 309 times and recording 400 runs. Oakland has accounted for 103 home runs on the campaign as well as 375 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 988 instances (15th in MLB) and have notched a total of 833 base knocks. The Oakland Athletics are sitting with an on-base percentage of .279 and a team batting average of .215 on the campaign.

The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.299 in addition to having a FIP of 4.34 as a staff for the season. They have a ranking of 19th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 975. The Oakland pitching staff have yielded 528 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.24 (488 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.36 (875 strikeouts against 370 walks). They have surrendered 137 homers and they surrender 4.59 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB).

With 129 save situations, the Athletics have tallied 83 holds and 17 blown saves. Oakland has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 44 save opportunities and they have recorded 27 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 128 times in high leverage situations and also on 132 occasions with runners on. Oakland relievers have an inherited score rate of 30.1% out of their 196 inherited base runners. They rank 21st in MLB with a save rate of 61.4%, and they have dispatched 395 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the year.

In their 9,321 innings on the field, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (9th in the majors). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 95 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in professional baseball). The Athletics have 1,055 assists, 70 errors and have a tally of 3,107 putouts over the course of the season.

Kaprielian (11-12 mark in his career) has earned a 4.24 earned run average while conceding 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.32 and he has gone up against 930 batters so far in his career. He has conceded a total of 103 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.276 and a FIP of 4.8. During his pro baseball career, Kaprielian has surrendered 195 base knocks while he has totaled 195 K's in 218 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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