Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 8/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Monday, August 28, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Oakland Athletics (38-92) are hitting the road to T-Mobile Park on Monday where they will meet the Seattle Mariners (73-56). The pitchers taking the mound are Adrian Martinez and Bryan Woo.

Oakland has a slugging rate of .367 and have been called out on strikes 1,190 times, while drawing a walk on 416 occasions. They have accounted for 457 runs batted in as well as 956 hits on the season, while their team batting average is at .224. The Athletics have accumulated 177 doubles as a unit and have hit 134 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 475 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .302. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are recording 3.7 runs per game, which puts them at 30th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.91 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.53. Athletics pitchers have conceded 180 home runs in addition to 772 runs in total (30th in baseball). Oakland has yielded 1,202 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 727 earned runs. The Athletics hold a team ERA of 5.74 on the season (30th in the league), and they have rung up 1,048 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 548 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 5.13 as a team for the year.

The Athletics have dispatched 432 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 245 runners this year and 38.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 22 saves so far this season and have not converted 24 of their 46 save opportunities. The Athletics bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 47.8% and has come into the game in 94 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 46 holds this year (29th in MLB). Athletics bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 157 times and also have had 149 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Oakland Athletics have accounted for 3,422 putouts for the season, as well as 1,029 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which ranks 26th in MLB, and have 92 double plays. The Athletics have transformed 67.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,266 innings on the field, which has them ranked 28th in MLB.

Martinez (4-8 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 5.12 while he has faced 412 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 106 base knocks (10.3 hits per nine innings) and has 32 free passes. His earned run average is 6.04 (62 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.495. Martinez has taken the ball for 92 innings and has accumulated 84 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Seattle Mariners have recorded a team on-base percentage of .325 as well as a batting average of .245 for the season. They have struck out on 1,279 occasions (2nd in MLB) and have totaled 1,073 base hits. Seattle has a total of 168 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 601 RBIs. The Mariners hold a slugging % of .417 and they score 4.84 runs per outing (9th in the league). They have put up 233 doubles, while walking 444 times as well as notching 624 runs.

The Seattle pitching staff have allowed 523 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.69 (474 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 138 dingers and they surrender 4.07 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The Mariners have a WHIP of 1.175 and have a FIP of 3.71 as a squad on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.20 (1,177 strikeouts against 323 free passes). They have a ranking of 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,037.

Sitting with 141 save situations, the Mariners have 82 holds and 18 blown saves. Seattle has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 56 save opportunities and they have walked away with 38 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 144 times in high leverage situations and also on 117 occasions with runners on. Seattle bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 25.0% out of their 148 inherited base runners. They sit at 8th in MLB with a save percentage of 67.9%, and they have dispatched 437 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Seattle Mariners have turned 100 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in pro baseball). The Mariners have recorded 1,096 assists, 63 errors and have notched a total of 3,473 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 10,419 innings played, the Mariners are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (8th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Woo has allowed 54 base hits while he has totaled 63 punch outs in 59 innings pitched. Woo (1-3 career record) has earned a 4.58 ERA while giving up 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 30 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.220 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.50 and he has faced 249 hitters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle

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