Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 5/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Thursday, May 4, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-180) Oakland (+155)

The Seattle Mariners (13-16) are on their way to Oakland Coliseum on Thursday where they will go up against the Oakland Athletics (6-24). The odds on this game have Seattle at -180 and Oakland is coming in at +155. The total has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are George Kirby and Drew Rucinski.

Seattle is slugging .372 and have been called out on strikes 288 times, while taking a walk on 94 occasions. They have compiled 120 RBI's in addition to 208 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average is at .215. The Mariners have tallied 51 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 32 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 122 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .294. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are earning 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 19th in baseball.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.98 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.21. Mariners pitchers have allowed 21 home runs in addition to 120 total runs (10th in baseball). Seattle has surrendered 230 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 103 earned runs. The Mariners are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.52 this season (7th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 265 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 89 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.50 as a unit over the course of the season.

Mariners bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 27 times in addition to having 43 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 22 holds so far this year (7th in the league). The Mariners relievers have accumulated a save rate of 62.5% and has come into the game in 39 save situations. They have accumulated 10 saves this year and have blown 6 of their 16 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 30 runners for the year and 26.7% of them earned a run for their team. The Mariners have sent 109 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Mariners have transformed 69.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,373 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 14th in baseball. The San Francisco Giants have 791 putouts so far this season, in addition to 257 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which puts them in 8th in baseball, and they have twisted 19 double plays.

Kirby (10-7 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 2.92 and he has gone up against 662 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 162 base knocks (9.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 24 free passes. His ERA is 3.30 (59 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.158. Kirby has taken the hill for 160 innings and has 157 punch outs thus far in his career.

The Oakland Athletics have an OBP of .307 and a batting average of .225 on the season. They have struck out on 287 occasions (4th in baseball) and have 225 hits. Oakland has a total of 33 home runs this year as well as 110 runs batted in. The Athletics hold a team SLG% of .368 and they tally 3.80 runs per game (25th in MLB). They have recorded 37 two-baggers, while taking a walk 99 times and scoring 114 runs.

The Oakland pitching staff have conceded 232 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 7.53 (220 earned runs yielded). They have given up 51 dingers and they relinquish 7.94 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.741 and have a FIP of 6.18 as a squad on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.60 (223 strikeouts vs 150 walks). They are currently ranked 30th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 308.

Oakland relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 49.1% out of 57 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 38 times in high leverage situations and also on 38 occasions with base runners. With 17 save situations, the Athletics have 5 holds and also 8 blown saves. They sit at 30th in baseball with a save rate of 27.3%, and they have dispatched 105 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Oakland has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 11 save chances and they have come away with 3 saves.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 22 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in pro baseball). The Athletics have accrued 220 assists, 21 errors and have accounted for 789 putouts for the season. In 2,367 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 66.1% (28th in pro baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Rucinski has surrendered 74 base knocks while accumulating 45 K's in 59 frames. He has allowed 35 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.642 and having a FIP of 4.5. His K/BB ratio is 1.88 and he has faced 274 batters in his pro baseball career. Rucinski (4-5 record in his career) has earned a 5.28 ERA while surrendering 11.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland (+155)

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