Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 9/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-218) Oakland (+180)

The Oakland Athletics (46-103) are hosting the Seattle Mariners (81-68) at Oakland Coliseum on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Seattle at -218 while Oakland is at +180. The over/under is set at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Luis Castillo and Paul Blackburn.

The Mariners have earned 264 doubles as a squad and have hit 195 balls out of the park. Seattle has a slugging percentage of .415 and have been called out on strikes 1,483 times, while taking a walk on 500 occasions. As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 4.7 runs/g, which ranks them 10th in the league. They have accumulated 677 RBI's as well as 1,234 hits this year, and their average at the plate is .244. They have 704 runs scored and have an OBP of .322.

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The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 3.74 on the season (1st in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,351 batters. Mariners pitchers have conceded 167 long balls in addition to 612 runs in total (3rd in MLB). They have walked 375 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.82 as a team so far this season. Seattle has surrendered 1,207 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 555 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.60 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.18.

Mariners bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 140 times in addition to having 177 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 94 holds so far this season (6th in the league). The Mariners relievers have earned a save rate of 67.7% and has come into the game in 159 save situations. They have tallied 42 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 20 of their 62 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 176 base runners on the campaign and 25.0% of those players crossed home plate. The Mariners have sent 504 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The San Francisco Giants have a tally of 4,006 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,254 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .986 which has them sitting 12th in baseball, and have earned 116 double plays. The Mariners have converted 69.7% of balls in play into outs out of 12,018 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 9th in pro baseball.

Castillo has taken the mound for 1,039 innings and has earned 1,136 strikeouts in his MLB career. Castillo (61-62 career mark) has a FIP of 3.67 and he has gone up against 4,289 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.50 (404 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.169. He has conceded 864 base hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 351 free passes.

Oakland is sitting with 160 home runs for the year as well as 525 RBIs. They have 209 two-baggers, while getting a free base 459 times and earning 545 runs. The Oakland Athletics hold a team on-base percentage of .299 as well as a batting average of .224 for the season. The Athletics hold a slugging percentage of .373 and they score 3.66 runs per outing (30th in MLB). They have struck out on 1,373 occasions (7th in baseball) and have earned 1,098 base knocks.

The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.531 in addition to having a FIP of 5.09 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.20 (1,189 strikeouts vs 642 walks). They rank 27th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,358. They have given up 198 home runs and they concede 5.93 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Oakland pitching staff have relinquished 861 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 5.56 (807 earned runs relinquished).

Oakland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 39.5% out of 266 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 163 times in high leverage situations in addition to 170 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 111 save situations, the Athletics have 56 holds in addition to 25 blown saves. They are currently ranked 26th in baseball holding a save percentage of 51.9%, and they have dispatched 496 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. Oakland has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 52 save opportunities and they have recorded 27 saves.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 114 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (27th in MLB). The Athletics have 1,173 assists, 89 errors and have 3,920 putouts over the course of the season. In 11,760 innings played, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (27th in the majors).

Blackburn (17-22 career record) has a 4.83 earned run average while giving up 10.1 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.48 and he has gone up against 1,497 hitters in his MLB career. He has allowed 185 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.426 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. In his MLB career, Blackburn has allowed 386 hits while he has accumulated 263 punch outs in 345 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland (+180)

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