Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 6/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-158) Oakland (+134)

Oakland Coliseum is where the Oakland Athletics (24-37) will go up against the Seattle Mariners (34-27) on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has the Mariners at -158 while the Athletics are coming in at +134. The betting total is set at 7.5. The men taking the mound are Logan Gilbert and Joey Estes.

Seattle has a slugging % of .365 and have been called out on strikes 612 times, while being walked on 189 occasions. They have recorded 222 RBI's as well as 439 hits for the season, while their team batting average sits at .222. The Mariners have hit 72 doubles as a unit and have hit 66 balls out of the park. They have earned 230 runs scored and hold an OBP of .298. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 3.8 runs per contest, which ranks them 28th in MLB.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.62 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.07. Mariners pitchers have allowed 63 home runs and 223 total runs (8th in MLB). Seattle has allowed 430 base knocks (7.2 per 9 innings) and 207 earned runs. The Mariners hold a team ERA of 3.47 for the season (7th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 517 hitters. They have walked 143 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.66 as a team over the course of the season.

The Mariners bullpen have a save rate of 76.2% and has entered the game in 49 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 78 base runners so far this year with 35.9% of those players crossed the plate. Mariners pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 52 times as well as having 59 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 184 relievers to the hill this year. The bullpen have recorded 27 holds on the campaign (22nd in the league). They have accumulated 16 saves for the year and have not converted 5 of 21 chances to get a save.

The Mariners have turned 72.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,836 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 3rd in professional baseball. The San Francisco Giants have amassed 1,612 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 483 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which ranks 21st in pro baseball, and they have turned 39 double plays.

Gilbert has taken the ball for 572 innings and has earned 562 punch outs in his career. Gilbert (35-21 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.67 and he has gone up against 2,336 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.70 (235 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.120. He has given up 508 base knocks (8.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 133 walks.

The Athletics hold a team slugging percentage of .383 and they tally 3.79 runs per outing (27th in the league). They have hit 91 doubles, while walking 193 times as well as scoring 231 runs. Oakland has tallied 73 home runs for the year and 222 runs batted in. They have struck out on 595 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have tallied 456 base hits. The Oakland Athletics have recorded a team on-base percentage of .296 as well as a team batting average of .223 for the year.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.327 and have a FIP of 4.03 as a squad on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.80 (471 strikeouts vs 198 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 521. They have yielded 57 long balls and they relinquish 4.90 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Oakland pitching staff have yielded 295 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.28 (258 earned runs relinquished).

With 61 save situations, the Athletics have earned 39 holds and also 7 blown saves. Oakland has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 21 save opportunities and they have walked away with 14 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 63 times in high leverage situations and also on 64 occasions with runners on base. Oakland relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.3% of 80 inherited runners. They are ranked 12th in baseball holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 195 relievers to the mound on the year.

In their 4,878 innings on the field, the Athletics have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.5% (26th in the majors). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 61 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in baseball). The Athletics have racked up 534 assists, 43 errors and have a tally of 1,626 putouts so far this season.

Estes (1-2 career mark) has a 6.46 ERA while giving up 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.38 and he has gone up against 134 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 22 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.272 and a FIP of 5.1. So far in his pro baseball career, Estes has conceded 31 base knocks while accumulating 27 punch outs in 30 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (-158)

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