Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 9/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Sunday, September 29, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Oakland Athletics (69-90) are traveling to T-Mobile Park on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Seattle Mariners (82-77). The men taking the mound are Mitch Spence and Bryce Miller.

As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are earning 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 26th in the league. They have 633 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .302. The Athletics have accumulated 235 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 193 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 609 runs batted in and 1,245 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is .234. Oakland has a slugging % of .394 and have been called out on strikes 1,465 times, while drawing a walk on 486 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.39 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 164 long balls and also 749 runs (24th in the league). Oakland has conceded 1,363 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 684 earned runs. The Athletics are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.36 on the season (24th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,241 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 519 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.20 as a squad so far this year.

Athletics bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 168 times and also have had 178 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 101 holds so far this season (5th in the league). The Athletics relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 62.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 160 save situations. They have recorded 35 saves so far this season and have blown 21 of their 56 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 243 runners over the course of the season with 32.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Athletics have dispatched 522 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Athletics have converted 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,702 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 22nd in professional baseball. The Oakland Athletics have amassed 4,234 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,339 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which ranks 16th in professional baseball, and they have turned 142 double plays.

Spence has thrown 147 frames and has earned 121 K's during his MLB career. Spence (8-9 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.28 while he has gone up against 630 batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.35 (71 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.374. He has surrendered 158 base hits (9.7 hits per 9 innings) with 44 free passes.

The Seattle Mariners have compiled a team on-base percentage of .311 and a batting average of .224 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,603 occasions (1st in MLB) and have accounted for 1,173 base knocks. Seattle has accounted for 180 home runs on the year as well as 627 RBIs. The Mariners have a slugging percentage of .375 and they average 4.16 runs per game (21st in the league). They have hit 222 doubles, while getting a free base 560 times and putting up 661 runs.

The Mariners are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.078 with a FIP of 3.75 as a staff this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.80 (1,379 strikeouts against 362 free passes). They rank 1st in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,152. They have allowed 180 homers and they relinquish 3.82 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Seattle pitching staff have surrendered 597 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.50 (546 earned runs yielded).

Seattle has had relief pitchers enter the game in 54 save opportunities and they have converted 33 saves. They rank 22nd in MLB with a save percentage of 61.1%, and they have dispatched 509 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 175 times in high leverage situations and on 139 occasions with base runners. Seattle relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 39.6% out of 197 inherited base runners. With 138 save situations, the Mariners have earned 82 holds in addition to 21 blown saves.

In 12,645 innings played, the Mariners are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.5% (1st in the majors). The Seattle Mariners have turned 94 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in professional baseball). The Mariners have accrued 1,270 assists, 79 errors and have amassed 4,215 putouts on the campaign.

During his MLB career, Miller has allowed 255 base hits while tallying 290 K's in 312 innings pitched. Miller (20-15 mark in his career) has a 3.52 earned run average while giving up 7.4 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 122 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.045 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. His K/BB ratio is 4.08 and he has gone up against 1,241 batters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle

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