Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 5/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-165) Oakland (+140)

The Seattle Mariners (12-16) are on their way to Oakland Coliseum on Wednesday where they will meet the Oakland Athletics (6-23). The odds on this game have the Mariners at -165 and the Athletics are coming in at +140. The over/under comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Logan Gilbert and JP Sears.

As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are knocking in 4.3 runs per contest, which is 20th in the league. They have racked up 120 runs scored and hold an OBP of .296. The Mariners have hit 49 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 31 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 118 RBI's in addition to 205 hits on the year, and their team batting average sits at .219. Seattle is slugging .375 and have been rung up 279 times, while taking a walk on 89 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.86 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Mariners pitchers have given up 21 home runs and also 119 total runs (10th in MLB). Seattle has given up 227 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 102 earned runs. The Mariners have a team ERA of 3.60 over the course of the season (9th in the league), and the staff has rung up 249 hitters. They have walked 87 opposing players and their FIP is 3.63 as a unit this season.

The Mariners have dispatched 105 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 28 runners on the year with 28.6% of them earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 9 saves so far this year and have not converted 6 out of their 15 save chances. The Mariners bullpen have recorded a save rate of 60.0% and has come into the game in 37 save situations. The bullpen have earned 21 holds so far this year (7th in the league). Mariners relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 26 times in addition to having 41 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Mariners have converted 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,292 innings, which has them sitting 14th in baseball. The San Francisco Giants have amassed 764 putouts for the season, in addition to 254 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .989 which has them ranked 8th in professional baseball, and they have turned 19 double plays.

Gilbert (20-12 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.55 while facing 1,382 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 308 base hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) with 82 walks. His earned run average is 3.81 (141 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.172. Gilbert has thrown 332 innings and is sitting with 336 strikeouts during his MLB career.

Oakland has tallied 33 home runs so far this year as well as 109 RBIs. They have notched 36 doubles, while taking a walk 97 times and scoring 113 runs. The Oakland Athletics have earned a team OBP of .311 and a team batting average of .229 so far this year. The Athletics have a slugging percentage of .375 and they average 3.90 runs per outing (25th in the league). They have been rung up on 271 occasions (7th in MLB) and have earned 222 base hits.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.772 with a FIP of 6.26 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.60 (214 strikeouts against 145 free passes). They are sitting at 30th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 305. They have conceded 50 dingers and they yield 8.15 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB). The Oakland pitching staff have relinquished 230 runs this season while holding an ERA of 7.72 (218 earned runs conceded).

Oakland has called on relievers to take the mound in 10 save opportunities and they have earned 3 saves. They sit at 30th in MLB with a save rate of 30.0%, and they have sent 102 relievers to the hill this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 36 times in high leverage situations and also on 37 occasions with base runners. Oakland relievers have an inherited score rate of 48.2% of 56 inherited base runners. With 16 save situations, the Athletics have earned 5 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.

The Oakland Athletics have turned 22 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .979 (30th in professional baseball). The Athletics have recorded 216 assists, 21 errors and have a total of 762 putouts this season. Out of their 2,286 innings played, the Athletics hold a efficiency on defense of 65.5% (28th in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Sears has conceded 93 base hits while he has earned 78 strikeouts in 96 frames. Sears (6-5 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.50 ERA while surrendering 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 48 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.271 and a FIP of 4.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.69 and he has gone up against 397 batters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (-165)

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