Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 8/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+215) Seattle (-265)

The Oakland Athletics (38-94) are en route to T-Mobile Park on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Seattle Mariners (75-56). The moneyline on this matchup has Oakland at +215 while Seattle is coming in at -265. The total is 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Zach Neal and Bryce Miller.

As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are scoring 3.6 runs per game, which puts them at 30th in baseball. They have earned a total of 476 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .300. The Athletics have accumulated 178 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 134 balls out of the park. They have 458 runs batted in in addition to 962 hits so far this year, while their batting average comes in at .222. Oakland has a slugging rate of .364 and have struck out 1,210 times, while drawing a walk on 421 occasions.

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The Athletics have compiled a team earned run average of 5.76 over the course of the season (30th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,063 hitters. Athletics pitchers have given up 182 long balls in addition to 785 runs in total (30th in the league). They have walked 554 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 5.12 as a team for the year. Oakland has conceded 1,230 base knocks (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 740 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.92 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.54.

The Athletics have dispatched 435 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 247 runners so far this year with 39.3% of them crossed the plate. They have compiled 22 saves this season and have not converted 24 of their 46 save opportunities. The Athletics relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 47.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 94 save situations. The bullpen have earned 46 holds on the season (29th in MLB). Athletics bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 158 times in addition to having 149 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Oakland Athletics have earned 3,470 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,046 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which is 27th in MLB, and have earned 94 double plays. The Athletics have transformed 67.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,410 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 29th in pro baseball.

Neal has taken the hill for 102 innings and has racked up 48 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 5.26 (60 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.276. He has surrendered 117 base hits (10.3 hits per nine innings) with 14 free passes. Neal (3-4 career mark) has a FIP of 5.46 and he has gone up against 432 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Seattle Mariners have recorded an on-base percentage of .326 and a team batting average of .246 this year. They have been rung up on 1,298 instances (2nd in the league) and have a total of 1,093 hits. Seattle has hit 172 long balls so far this season to go along with 611 runs batted in. The Mariners hold a team slugging % of .420 and they tally 4.84 runs per contest (9th in MLB). They have recorded 238 two-baggers, while walking 450 times and scoring 634 runs.

The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.167 in addition to having a FIP of 3.70 as a squad for the season. They sit at 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,046. The Seattle pitching staff have allowed 525 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.65 (476 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.10 (1,195 strikeouts against 326 bases on balls). They have given up 139 long balls and they relinquish 4.02 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

Sitting with 144 save situations, the Mariners have recorded 84 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. Seattle has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 57 save chances and they have tallied 39 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 146 times in high leverage situations in addition to 118 occasions with base runners. Seattle relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.8% out of their 149 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 7th in MLB with a save rate of 68.4%, and they have dispatched 443 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 103 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in MLB). The Mariners have racked up 1,110 assists, 63 errors and have a total of 3,527 putouts on the season. Out of their 10,581 innings on the diamond, the Mariners have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (8th in MLB).

Miller (8-4 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.90 earned run average while surrendering 7.5 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 4.52 and he has gone up against 408 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has given up 44 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.043 and having a FIP of 3.8. Thus far in his career, Miller has surrendered 85 hits while he has earned 95 strikeouts in 101 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland (+215)

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