Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 5/24/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+210) Seattle (-250)

The Oakland Athletics (10-39) are on their way to T-Mobile Park on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Seattle Mariners (23-24). The odds on this game have the Athletics at +210 and the Mariners are at -250. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Ken Waldichuk and Bryce Miller.

As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are scoring 3.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 28th in MLB. They have a total of 178 runs and have an on-base percentage of .305. The Athletics have accrued 66 doubles as a team and have knocked 53 balls out of the park. They have accrued 172 runs batted in and 371 base knocks this season, while their team batting average sits at .226. Oakland has a slugging rate of .370 and have struck out 463 times, while drawing a walk on 164 occasions.

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The Athletics have compiled a team ERA of 7.02 on the season (30th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 370 hitters. Athletics pitchers have conceded 83 home runs and also 355 total runs (30th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 241 opposing players and their FIP sits at 5.99 as a team this year. Oakland has given up 486 base knocks (10.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 336 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.54 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.69.

Athletics bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 62 times in addition to having 58 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 12 holds on the year (29th in the league). The Athletics relievers have accumulated a save rate of 30.8% and has entered the game in 26 save situations. They have compiled 4 saves so far this season and have not converted 9 of their 13 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 97 runners this year with 42.3% of those players crossed the plate. The Athletics have sent 167 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Oakland Athletics have amassed 1,293 putouts for the season, in addition to 379 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which has them ranked 27th in professional baseball, and have a total of 35 double plays. The Athletics have transformed 67.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,879 innings, ranking them 27th in MLB.

Waldichuk has pitched in 80 innings and has earned 72 K's during his pro baseball career. Waldichuk (3-5 career mark) has a FIP of 6.00 while he has gone up against 366 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 6.02 (54 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.574. He has given up 89 hits (9.9 hits per nine innings) with 38 free passes.

The Seattle Mariners have accounted for an on-base percentage of .309 as well as a batting average of .229 on the campaign. They have struck out on 457 occasions (3rd in MLB) and have a total of 362 hits. Seattle has accumulated 50 home runs so far this year to go along with 204 runs batted in. The Mariners have a team SLG% of .379 and they are recording 4.53 runs per game (15th in baseball). They have tallied 79 two-baggers, while taking a walk 161 times as well as putting up 213 runs.

The Mariners have a WHIP of 1.180 and have a FIP of 3.27 as a pitching staff for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.90 (418 strikeouts vs 121 free passes). They come in at 9th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 376. They have yielded 33 homers and they concede 3.97 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB). The Seattle pitching staff have given up 186 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.57 (167 earned runs yielded).

Seattle has called on relievers to enter the game in 20 save opportunities and they have walked away with 12 saves. They rank 18th in the league holding a save rate of 60.0%, and they have sent 165 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 53 times in high leverage situations and also on 46 occasions with runners on. Seattle relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.5% out of 59 inherited base runners. With 49 save situations, the Mariners have 28 holds and 8 blown saves.

The Seattle Mariners have turned 29 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .991 (4th in the majors). The Mariners have accrued 414 assists, 16 errors and have a total of 1,265 putouts during this campaign. In 3,795 innings on the diamond, the Mariners are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (13th in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Miller has surrendered 11 hits while he has earned 22 strikeouts in 25 innings pitched. He has surrendered 4 ER's while holding a WHIP of 0.513 and a FIP of 1.8. His K/BB ratio is 11.00 and he has gone up against 88 batters during his career. Miller (2-1 win-loss mark in his career) has a 1.42 earned run average while allowing 3.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland (+210)

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