Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 5/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Thursday, May 25, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+185) Seattle (-215)

The Seattle Mariners (24-24) will go up against the Oakland Athletics (10-40) at T-Mobile Park on Thursday. The odds on this game have Oakland at +185 and Seattle is sitting at -215. The over/under is set at 7. The pitchers taking the mound will be JP Sears and Logan Gilbert.

The Athletics have tallied 66 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 53 balls out of the stadium. Oakland has a slugging % of .366 and have been called out on strikes 472 times, while being walked on 165 occasions. As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are putting up 3.6 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 28th in baseball. They have accounted for 174 runs batted in and 376 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is .225. They are sitting with 180 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .303.

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The Athletics have a team ERA of 6.95 on the season (30th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 374 batters. Athletics pitchers have allowed 85 home runs and also 358 runs in total (30th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 243 hitters and their FIP sits at 6.00 as a unit over the course of the season. Oakland has relinquished 491 base hits (10.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 339 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.54 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.67.

The Athletics have dispatched 170 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 98 base runners so far this season and 41.8% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 4 saves on the year and have missed out on 9 out of their 13 save opportunities. The Athletics relievers have a save rate of 30.8% and has entered the game in 26 save situations. The relief pitchers have 12 holds on the season (29th in the league). Athletics pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 63 times as well as having 58 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Athletics have converted 67.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,951 innings on the field, which has them ranked 26th in the majors. The Oakland Athletics have accounted for 1,317 putouts so far this season, as well as 386 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which puts them in 29th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 35 double plays.

Sears (6-6 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.53 and he has gone up against 491 hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 113 base hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 33 free passes. His ERA is 4.32 (57 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.230. Sears has pitched in 118 innings and has earned 102 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

Seattle has accumulated 52 home runs so far this season as well as 207 RBIs. They have put up 80 doubles, while taking a walk 163 times and recording 216 runs. The Seattle Mariners have earned an on-base percentage of .308 and a batting average of .228 so far this season. The Mariners hold a team SLG% of .380 and they are scoring 4.50 runs per contest (14th in MLB). They have struck out on 461 instances (4th in baseball) and have totaled 367 hits.

The Mariners have a WHIP of 1.169 and have a FIP of 3.22 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.90 (427 strikeouts vs 122 walks). They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 381. They have conceded 33 long balls and they surrender 3.93 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB). The Seattle pitching staff have allowed 188 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.54 (169 earned runs yielded).

Seattle relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.5% out of 59 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 56 times in high leverage situations in addition to 46 occasions with runners on. With 52 save situations, the Mariners have accrued 30 holds and 8 blown saves. They sit at 16th in MLB holding a save percentage of 61.9%, and they have dispatched 168 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this year. Seattle has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 21 save chances and they have come away with 13 saves.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 31 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (3rd in pro baseball). The Mariners have recorded 426 assists, 16 errors and have accounted for 1,292 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 3,876 innings on the diamond, the Mariners hold a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (13th in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Gilbert has given up 324 base knocks while he has tallied 365 K's in 357 innings. He has allowed 150 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.151 and having a FIP of 3.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.20 and he has gone up against 1,475 batters in his MLB career. Gilbert (21-13 career record) has a 3.78 ERA while giving up 8.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle (-215)

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