Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 9/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Monday, September 2, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Oakland Coliseum is the location where the Oakland Athletics (58-76) will take on the Seattle Mariners (68-66) on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound are Logan Gilbert and Osvaldo Bido.

Seattle is slugging .364 and have been rung up 1,374 times, while taking a walk on 459 occasions. They have earned 501 RBI's in addition to 943 hits on the season, and their batting average is at .216. The Mariners have tallied 175 doubles as a unit and have knocked 149 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 529 runs and hold an OBP of .302. As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are notching 4.0 runs per outing, which puts them at 26th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.78 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.09. Mariners pitchers have conceded 145 home runs and 507 total runs (1st in baseball). Seattle has surrendered 985 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 460 earned runs. The Mariners are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.50 so far this year (1st in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,163 batters. They have walked 308 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.69 as a team on the campaign.

The Mariners have dispatched 429 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relievers have inherited 175 base runners for the season and 40.0% of those runners crossed the plate. They have earned 30 saves for the season and have blown 19 of 49 save opportunities. The Mariners relievers have compiled a save rate of 61.2% and stepped onto the hill in 116 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 65 holds on the year (20th in MLB). Mariners pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 126 times and also have had 150 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Francisco Giants have earned a total of 3,553 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,081 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which has them sitting 22nd in the majors, and have 83 double plays. The Mariners have converted 71.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,659 innings on the field, which has them ranked 1st in the majors.

Gilbert has pitched in 666 innings and has earned 663 strikeouts in his MLB career. Gilbert (39-28 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.54 while he has faced 2,700 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.60 (266 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.080. He has given up 575 hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) with 144 walks.

Oakland has hit 170 home runs this season to go along with 522 RBIs. They have notched 192 doubles, while taking a walk 428 times as well as racking up 545 runs. The Oakland Athletics are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .305 in addition to a team batting average of .233 so far this year. The Athletics hold a slugging percentage of .397 and they are recording 4.07 runs per game (25th in the league). They have struck out on 1,226 instances (6th in baseball) and have a total of 1,037 base hits.

The Oakland pitching staff have yielded 622 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.32 (568 earned runs given up). They have conceded 137 dingers and they relinquish 4.74 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.318 in addition to having a FIP of 4.24 as a staff this season. Their K/BB ratio is 7.90 (1,036 strikeouts vs 442 bases on balls). They sit at 20th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,116.

Oakland relievers have an inherited score rate of 31.4% out of their 204 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 127 times in high leverage situations and also on 141 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 138 save situations, the Athletics have 88 holds and 17 blown saves. They are ranked 15th in the league with a save percentage of 63.8%, and they have sent 431 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season. Oakland has had relievers step onto the hill in 47 save opportunities and they have earned 30 saves.

In 10,641 innings played, the Athletics hold a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (19th in pro baseball). The Oakland Athletics have turned 121 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (21st in professional baseball). The Athletics have recorded 1,126 assists, 73 errors and have amassed 3,547 putouts on the season.

So far in his career, Bido has given up 91 hits while he has tallied 104 strikeouts in 107 innings. Bido (7-8 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.46 ERA while surrendering 7.7 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 53 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.272 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 2.31 and he has faced 464 batters thus far in his career.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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