Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 6/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Oakland Coliseum is the location where the Oakland Athletics (24-37) will go up against the Seattle Mariners (34-27) on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be George Kirby and Joey Estes.

Seattle has a slugging rate of .365 and have been called out on strikes 612 times, while taking a walk on 189 occasions. They have compiled 222 runs batted in and 439 hits on the year, while their batting average sits at .222. The Mariners have tallied 72 two-baggers as a team and have hit 66 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 230 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .298. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 3.8 runs/g, which ranks them 28th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.62 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.07. Mariners pitchers have relinquished 63 long balls and also 223 runs in total (8th in baseball). Seattle has relinquished 430 hits (7.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 207 earned runs. The Mariners have compiled a team ERA of 3.47 this year (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 517 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 143 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.66 as a squad on the campaign.

The Mariners relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 76.2% and has come into the game in 49 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 78 runners so far this season and 35.9% of them ended up crossing the plate. Mariners pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 52 times as well as having 59 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have dispatched 184 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen have a total of 27 holds over the course of the season (22nd in the league). They have accumulated 16 saves on the year and have blown 5 out of their 21 save chances.

The San Francisco Giants have 1,612 putouts this year, as well as 483 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .984 which is 22nd in the majors, and have accumulated 39 double plays. The Mariners have turned 72.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,836 innings on the diamond, ranking them 3rd in the majors.

Kirby has taken the ball for 389 innings and is sitting with 370 punch outs during his career. His ERA is 3.49 (151 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.093. He has surrendered 378 hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 47 free passes. Kirby (25-20 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.23 while going up against 1,578 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Athletics have a team slugging % of .383 and they average 3.79 runs per contest (27th in the league). They have hit 91 two-baggers, while taking a walk 193 times as well as scoring 231 runs. Oakland has tallied 73 long balls for the season to go along with 222 RBIs. They have been rung up on 595 occasions (2nd in MLB) and have totaled 456 base hits. The Oakland Athletics have accumulated an OBP of .296 in addition to a team batting average of .223 this season.

The Oakland pitching staff have yielded 295 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.28 (258 earned runs given up). They have allowed 57 long balls and they allow 4.90 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.327 and have a FIP of 4.03 as a pitching staff this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.80 (471 strikeouts vs 198 free passes). They rank 28th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 521.

Sitting with 61 save situations, the Athletics have earned 39 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. Oakland has had relievers step onto the hill in 21 save chances and they have earned 14 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 63 times in high leverage situations in addition to 64 occasions with runners on. Oakland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.3% out of their 80 inherited runners. They rank 12th in baseball holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 195 relievers onto the field so far this year.

In their 4,878 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (26th in professional baseball). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 61 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in MLB). The Athletics have recorded 534 assists, 43 errors and have a total of 1,626 putouts so far this year.

In his MLB career, Estes has allowed 31 hits while he has earned 27 strikeouts in 30 frames. Estes (1-2 mark in his career) has earned a 6.46 earned run average and has conceded 9.1 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 22 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.272 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.38 and he has faced 134 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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