Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 9/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Seattle Mariners (69-69) are on their way to Oakland Coliseum on Wednesday where they will take on the Oakland Athletics (60-78). The pitchers who are expected to start will be George Kirby and JP Sears.

The Mariners have accounted for 180 two-baggers as a team and have hit 154 balls out of the park. Seattle owns a slugging percentage of .364 and have been rung up 1,406 times, while drawing a walk on 482 occasions. As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are knocking in 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 26th in baseball. They have tallied 518 runs batted in in addition to 971 base knocks on the year, while their batting average comes in at .216. They have racked up 548 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .303.

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The Mariners have compiled a team earned run average of 3.53 on the year (1st in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,192 batters. Mariners pitchers have conceded 155 home runs and 525 runs (1st in baseball). They have walked 316 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.77 as a team this year. Seattle has yielded 1,008 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) and also 478 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 3.77 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.09.

The Mariners have dispatched 442 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 178 runners so far this season and 39.9% of them crossed home plate. They have tallied 30 saves on the year and have blown 19 out of their 49 chances to save the game. The Mariners relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 61.2% and has entered the game in 118 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 67 holds this season (18th in the league). Mariners bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 128 times in addition to having 156 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Francisco Giants have amassed 3,654 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,105 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which has them sitting 19th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 84 double plays. The Mariners have turned 72.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,962 innings, which has them sitting 1st in the majors.

Kirby has taken the hill for 481 innings and is sitting with 458 K's in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.46 (185 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.110. He has surrendered 472 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 62 free passes. Kirby (31-25 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.41 and he has faced 1,965 batters in the majors.

Oakland has accumulated 177 home runs this season to go along with 542 RBIs. They have 203 doubles, while getting a free base 435 times and notching 565 runs. The Oakland Athletics have a team on-base percentage of .305 and a team batting average of .234 on the year. The Athletics have a SLG% of .400 and they score 4.09 runs per game (25th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,263 occasions (6th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,074 base hits.

The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.317 and have a FIP of 4.24 as a squad on the season. They rank 22nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,148. The Oakland pitching staff have given up 637 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.29 (581 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.90 (1,074 strikeouts against 456 walks). They have yielded 141 homers and they allow 4.71 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB).

Oakland has called on relievers to take the mound in 47 save opportunities and they have walked away with 30 saves. They are ranked 14th in MLB with a save rate of 63.8%, and they have sent 443 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 135 times in high leverage situations in addition to 142 occasions with base runners. Oakland relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 31.1% of 206 inherited base runners. Sitting with 138 save situations, the Athletics have recorded 88 holds and 17 blown saves.

In 10,965 innings on the field, the Athletics hold a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (19th in baseball). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 122 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (21st in MLB). The Athletics have accrued 1,158 assists, 75 errors and have earned a total of 3,655 putouts on the season.

Sears (22-26 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.30 earned run average while allowing 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and he has faced 1,656 batters in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 188 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.248 and having a FIP of 4.2. During his pro baseball career, Sears has allowed 375 base hits while earning 329 K's in 393 frames.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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