Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 9/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Monday, September 18, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-170) Oakland (+140)

The Seattle Mariners (81-67) are headed to Oakland Coliseum on Monday where they will attempt to beat the Oakland Athletics (46-102). The odds on this game have the Mariners at -170 and the Athletics open at +140. The total comes in at 7.5. The men taking the mound will be Bryan Woo and JP Sears.

As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 4.8 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 10th in MLB. They have accumulated 703 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .323. The Mariners have tallied 263 doubles as a unit and have hit 195 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 676 runs batted in in addition to 1,227 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .244. Seattle is slugging .417 and have been called out on strikes 1,470 times, while taking a walk on 496 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 3.60 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.18. Mariners pitchers have yielded 164 long balls and 606 runs (2nd in the league). Seattle has allowed 1,197 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 549 earned runs. The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 3.73 this year (1st in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,343 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 373 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.80 as a team so far this season.

The Mariners relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 67.7% and has entered the game in 159 save situations. The relievers have inherited 176 runners for the year and 25.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. Mariners pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 140 times as well as having 177 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 502 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have 94 holds so far this year (5th in baseball). They have 42 saves on the season and have not converted 20 out of their 62 chances to save the game.

The Mariners have converted 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,937 innings, ranking them 9th in professional baseball. The San Francisco Giants have accumulated 3,979 putouts this season, as well as 1,241 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which puts them in 11th in pro baseball, and have a total of 116 double plays.

Woo (3-4 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.90 and he has gone up against 316 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 65 base knocks (7.7 hits per 9 innings) with 22 walks. His earned run average is 4.16 (35 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.150. Woo has thrown 75 innings and has earned 76 punch outs in his MLB career.

The Oakland Athletics have earned an OBP of .300 and a team batting average of .224 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,357 instances (7th in baseball) and have earned 1,092 hits. Oakland has hit 159 home runs on the campaign as well as 524 RBIs. The Athletics have a team slugging percentage of .373 and they are scoring 3.68 runs per game (30th in MLB). They have hit 209 doubles, while taking a walk 458 times and putting up 544 runs.

The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.529 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.09 as a squad on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (1,181 strikeouts against 639 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,345. They have surrendered 196 home runs and they surrender 5.90 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Oakland pitching staff have yielded 851 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 5.53 (797 earned runs conceded).

Oakland has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 52 save opportunities and they have tallied 27 saves. They sit at 26th in the league holding a save rate of 51.9%, and they have dispatched 493 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 163 times in high leverage situations and also on 170 occasions with runners on. Oakland relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 39.5% out of 266 inherited base runners. Sitting with 111 save situations, the Athletics have recorded 56 holds in addition to 25 blown saves.

Out of their 11,679 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (27th in the majors). The Oakland Athletics have turned 114 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (27th in the majors). The Athletics have recorded 1,167 assists, 89 errors and have amassed 3,893 putouts for the year.

Thus far in his career, Sears has surrendered 216 hits while totaling 195 strikeouts in 227 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 108 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.247 and having a FIP of 4.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.87 and he has gone up against 955 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Sears (11-14 career record) holds a 4.27 ERA while conceding 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (-170)

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