Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 5/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Friday, May 10, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Seattle Mariners (20-17) are hosting the Oakland Athletics (18-21) at T-Mobile Park on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Paul Blackburn and Bryan Woo.

As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are scoring 4.0 runs per outing, which puts them at 22nd in baseball. They have earned a total of 154 runs while having a team OBP of .299. The Athletics have accrued 53 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 51 balls out of the park. They have earned 149 runs batted in and 283 hits this year, and their team batting average is at .221. Oakland has a slugging % of .391 and have struck out 362 times, while taking a walk on 130 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.41 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.31. Athletics pitchers have allowed 31 home runs and also 166 runs (20th in MLB). Oakland has surrendered 308 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 150 earned runs. The Athletics hold a team ERA of 4.10 over the course of the season (20th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 297 hitters. They have walked 123 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.89 as a squad on the year.

The Athletics relievers have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 41 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 45 runners on the year with 31.1% of those runners earned a run for their team. Athletics pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 34 times in addition to having 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have dispatched 117 relievers to the mound for the season. The relievers have 26 holds so far this year (8th in MLB). They have compiled 10 saves so far this season and have blown 5 of their 15 chances to get a save.

The Oakland Athletics have a tally of 987 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 330 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .978 which has them sitting 30th in MLB, and they have turned 40 double plays. The Athletics have converted 68.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,961 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 25th in professional baseball.

Blackburn has pitched in 395 innings and has accounted for 301 K's during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.69 (206 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.387. He has allowed 427 base knocks (9.7 hits per 9 innings) with 121 walks. Blackburn (20-25 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.29 while going up against 1,699 batters in the majors.

The Seattle Mariners have earned an on-base percentage of .302 as well as a team batting average of .223 on the year. They have struck out on 384 occasions (1st in MLB) and have recorded 270 hits. Seattle has knocked in 40 HRs so far this year and 133 runs batted in. The Mariners hold a team slugging % of .365 and they earn 3.73 runs per game (24th in baseball). They have 38 two-baggers, while walking 122 times as well as scoring 138 runs.

The Mariners have a WHIP of 1.044 and have a FIP of 3.45 as a staff over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (321 strikeouts against 91 free passes). They come in at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 242. They have given up 33 long balls and they concede 3.38 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB). The Seattle pitching staff have conceded 120 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.05 (108 earned runs conceded).

Seattle bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.1% out of their 48 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 33 times in high leverage situations in addition to 32 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 29 save situations, the Mariners have earned 18 holds and 3 blown saves. They sit at 7th in MLB with a save rate of 72.7%, and they have dispatched 111 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. Seattle has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 11 save opportunities and they have walked away with 8 saves.

In 2,874 innings on the field, the Mariners have a defensive efficiency of 73.0% (2nd in baseball). The Seattle Mariners have gotten 22 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (19th in professional baseball). The Mariners have accrued 270 assists, 21 errors and have earned a total of 958 putouts for the season.

Woo (4-5 mark in his career) holds a 4.21 earned run average while conceding 7.7 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.00 and he has gone up against 371 opposing batters during his career. He has given up a total of 41 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.209 and having a FIP of 4.4. In his career, Woo has surrendered 75 base knocks while he has earned 93 strikeouts in 87 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle

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