Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 9/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Thursday, September 22, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-240) Oakland (+200)

The Seattle Mariners (81-66) are en route to Oakland Coliseum on Thursday where they will take on the Oakland Athletics (54-94). The odds on this game have Seattle at -240 and Oakland is priced at +200. The betting total comes in at 7. The pitchers taking the mound will be George Kirby and Adrian Martinez.

As a team, the Seattle Mariners are notching 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 19th in baseball. They have tallied 614 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .311. The Mariners have hit 209 doubles as a unit and have hit 180 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 589 RBI's in addition to 1,111 hits on the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .228. Seattle is slugging .389 and have struck out 1,259 times, while being walked on 533 occasions.

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The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 3.47 so far this year (6th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,271 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 402 hitters and their FIP is 3.87 as a squad so far this year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.16 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.19. Mariners pitchers have relinquished 167 home runs and 546 runs in total (4th in the league).

Mariners bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 114 times as well as having 160 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 81 holds on the season (12th in the league). The Mariners bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 74.0% and has entered the game in 132 save situations. They have recorded 37 saves so far this season and have blown 13 of 50 save chances. The relievers have inherited 145 base runners for the season and 24.1% of them crossed the plate. The Mariners have sent 484 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The Seattle Mariners have earned 3,936 putouts on the year, as well as 1,196 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which has them sitting 2nd in MLB, and they have twisted 105 double plays. The Mariners have transformed 71.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,808 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball.

Kirby has taken the ball for 117 innings and has accounted for 123 K's in his career. His earned run average is 2.98 (39 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.122. He has conceded 117 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) with 15 free passes. Kirby (7-4 career mark) sits with a FIP of 2.86 and he has gone up against 483 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

Oakland has knocked in 126 home runs on the season to go along with 488 runs batted in. They have put up 229 two-baggers, while getting a free base 390 times as well as racking up 517 runs. The Oakland Athletics have recorded an on-base percentage of .281 and a team batting average of .216 so far this season. The Athletics hold a slugging % of .346 and they average 3.49 runs per contest (29th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,281 occasions (11th in baseball) and have earned 1,049 base hits.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.334 in addition to having a FIP of 4.47 as a unit for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.32 (1,089 strikeouts against 470 free passes). They are currently ranked 23rd in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,267. They have surrendered 181 HR's and they surrender 4.87 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 705 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.53 (656 earned runs given up).

Sitting with 159 save situations, the Athletics have 102 holds in addition to 23 blown saves. Oakland has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 55 save chances and they have come away with 32 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 151 times in high leverage situations and on 170 occasions with runners on. Oakland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.9% out of their 242 inherited base runners. They are ranked 20th in baseball holding a save rate of 58.2%, and they have dispatched 488 relievers onto the field this season.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 122 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in the majors). The Athletics have recorded 1,337 assists, 85 errors and have 3,908 putouts on the season. In their 11,724 innings played, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (15th in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Martinez has allowed 51 base hits and he has 37 K's in 43 innings. Martinez (4-5 mark in his career) has earned a 5.77 earned run average and has allowed 10.5 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 28 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.511 and a FIP of 5.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.47 and he has faced 196 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle (-240)

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