Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 9/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Seattle Mariners (69-68) are headed to Oakland Coliseum on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Oakland Athletics (59-78). The pitchers who are expected to start are Luis Castillo and JP Sears.

As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are earning 4.0 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 26th in the league. They have racked up 544 runs scored and hold an OBP of .304. The Mariners have hit 179 doubles as a team and have smacked 153 balls out of the stadium. They have 514 RBI's in addition to 965 hits so far this season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .216. Seattle is slugging .364 and have struck out 1,395 times, while taking a walk on 477 occasions.

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The Mariners hold a team ERA of 3.52 for the year (1st in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,180 batters. Mariners pitchers have yielded 153 home runs and also 520 total runs (1st in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 314 opposing players and their FIP is 3.76 as a unit for the year. Seattle has relinquished 1,003 base knocks (7.5 per 9 innings) as well as 473 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.76 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.09.

The Mariners have dispatched 439 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 178 base runners on the season with 39.9% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 30 saves so far this year and have not converted 19 of their 49 save opportunities. The Mariners relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 61.2% and stepped onto the hill in 118 save situations. The bullpen have racked up 67 holds for the season (18th in MLB). Mariners relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 128 times in addition to having 153 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Francisco Giants have earned 3,630 putouts this season, as well as 1,100 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which has them ranked 19th in pro baseball, and have earned 84 double plays. The Mariners have converted 72.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 10,890 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 1st in the majors.

Castillo (73-76 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.50 and he has faced 5,039 batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,031 base hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 405 free passes. His ERA is 3.56 (482 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.178. Castillo has taken the hill for 1,219 innings and has 1,323 K's so far in his MLB career.

Oakland has accounted for 175 home runs for the season as well as 537 RBIs. They have put up 200 two-baggers, while walking 433 times as well as scoring 560 runs. The Oakland Athletics have an OBP of .305 and a team batting average of .234 over the course of the season. The Athletics have a slugging percentage of .400 and they score 4.09 runs per contest (25th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,251 occasions (6th in MLB) and are sitting with 1,069 hits.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.318 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.24 as a squad so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.90 (1,063 strikeouts against 451 free passes). They rank 21st in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,142. They have allowed 140 home runs and they allow 4.71 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball). The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 633 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.29 (577 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 138 save situations, the Athletics have earned 88 holds and also 17 blown saves. Oakland has had relief pitchers take the mound in 47 save chances and they have come away with 30 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 131 times in high leverage situations and also on 141 occasions with base runners. Oakland relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.4% out of 204 inherited base runners. They sit at 13th in MLB holding a save rate of 63.8%, and they have dispatched 439 relievers to the hill this season.

In their 10,884 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (19th in baseball). The Oakland Athletics have turned 122 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (21st in MLB). The Athletics have accrued 1,155 assists, 75 errors and have notched a total of 3,628 putouts over the course of the season.

Thus far in his career, Sears has conceded 375 hits while he has totaled 329 strikeouts in 393 innings. He has given up 188 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.248 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.84 and he has gone up against 1,656 batters in his MLB career. Sears (22-26 career mark) is the owner of a 4.30 earned run average and has allowed 8.6 hits per 9 innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle

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