Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 5/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

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

T-Mobile Park is the location where the Seattle Mariners (22-24) will try to beat the Oakland Athletics (10-38) on Tuesday. The line on this contest has Oakland at +200 and Seattle is at -240. The total has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Luis Medina and Marco Gonzales.

Oakland has a slugging rate of .374 and have struck out 452 times, while drawing a walk on 161 occasions. They have accumulated 170 RBI's as well as 366 hits for the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .227. The Athletics have tallied 65 two-baggers as a team and have hit 53 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 176 runs while holding a team OBP of .307. As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are notching 3.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 27th in baseball.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.53 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.68. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 81 home runs and 344 runs (30th in MLB). Oakland has relinquished 473 hits (10.1 per 9 innings) and also 325 earned runs. The Athletics are sitting with a team earned run average of 6.91 on the year (30th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 362 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 236 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 5.98 as a unit so far this year.

The Athletics relievers have compiled a save rate of 30.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 26 save situations. The relievers have inherited 97 runners on the season with 42.3% of them crossed home plate. Athletics relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 62 times as well as having 58 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have dispatched 165 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen have racked up 12 holds for the season (29th in MLB). They have accumulated 4 saves this season and have blown 9 of 13 chances to save the game.

The Oakland Athletics have amassed 1,269 putouts this season, in addition to 373 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which puts them in 27th in MLB, and have accumulated 35 double plays. The Athletics have turned 67.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,807 innings, which ranks them 26th in baseball.

Medina (0-2 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 6.23 and he has faced 73 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 16 base knocks (8.5 hits per nine innings) with 5 walks. His ERA is 6.88 (13 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.235. Medina has taken the hill for 17 innings and has earned 15 K's so far in his career.

The Mariners hold a team SLG% of .375 and they score 4.39 runs per contest (16th in the league). They have 77 doubles, while getting a free base 156 times as well as putting up 202 runs. Seattle has compiled 48 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 193 RBIs. They have been rung up on 449 occasions (3rd in MLB) and are sitting with 349 base knocks. The Seattle Mariners have compiled an OBP of .306 as well as a batting average of .226 on the year.

The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.186 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.30 as a staff for the year. They rank 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 371. The Seattle pitching staff have surrendered 184 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.60 (165 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.90 (407 strikeouts against 118 free passes). They have surrendered 33 homers and they yield 4.02 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB).

Sitting with 49 save situations, the Mariners have earned 28 holds and also 8 blown saves. Seattle has had relievers take the mound in 20 save opportunities and they have earned 12 saves. Their relievers have come in 53 times in high leverage situations and on 45 occasions with runners on base. Seattle bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.3% out of 58 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 18th in baseball with a save rate of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 162 relief pitchers onto the field so far this year.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 29 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .990 (4th in professional baseball). The Mariners have recorded 405 assists, 16 errors and have earned 1,238 putouts this year. In their 3,714 innings played, the Mariners hold a efficiency on defense of 69.4% (13th in baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Gonzales has surrendered 905 hits while earning 657 punch outs in 881 innings pitched. Gonzales (64-49 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.17 earned run average and has given up 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 408 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.292 and a FIP of 4.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.81 and he has faced 3,724 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland (+200)

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