Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 9/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Seattle Mariners (69-70) are on their way to Oakland Coliseum on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the Oakland Athletics (61-78). The pitchers taking the mound are Bryan Woo and Joey Estes.

As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are compiling 4.0 runs per game, which has them at 26th in the league. They have accounted for 550 runs scored while having a team OBP of .303. The Mariners have recorded 182 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 154 balls out of the stadium. They have 520 runs batted in and 976 hits for the year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .216. Seattle has a slugging % of .363 and have struck out 1,416 times, while being walked on 485 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.77 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.09. Mariners pitchers have conceded 157 long balls and also 528 runs in total (2nd in the league). Seattle has conceded 1,014 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) as well as 481 earned runs. The Mariners have a team earned run average of 3.53 for the year (1st in MLB), and they have struck out 1,200 batters. They have walked 318 batters and their FIP sits at 3.78 as a unit this year.

The Mariners bullpen have a save rate of 61.2% and stepped onto the hill in 118 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 178 runners on the season with 39.9% of them ended up scoring. Mariners bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 128 times as well as having 158 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have dispatched 444 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The bullpen have accumulated 67 holds this season (20th in MLB). They have compiled 30 saves on the season and have not converted 19 of 49 chances to save the game.

The Mariners have turned 72.2% of balls hit into play into outs in their 11,037 innings, which ranks them 1st in the majors. The San Francisco Giants have a tally of 3,679 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,109 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which has them ranked 17th in baseball, and have earned 85 double plays.

Woo has taken the hill for 182 innings and has totaled 164 punch outs thus far in his career. Woo (10-7 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.17 and he has gone up against 729 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.22 (65 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.001. He has surrendered 142 base hits (7.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 40 walks.

Oakland has accumulated 179 HRs for the year and 545 RBIs. They have recorded 203 doubles, while taking a walk 437 times and recording 568 runs. The Oakland Athletics have an on-base percentage of .304 and a team batting average of .233 this year. The Athletics have a team slugging % of .400 and they have an average of 4.09 runs per game (25th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,271 occasions (6th in MLB) and have recorded 1,080 hits.

The Oakland pitching staff have conceded 639 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.28 (583 earned runs given up). They have allowed 141 long balls and they surrender 4.69 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.314 with a FIP of 4.22 as a team on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.90 (1,084 strikeouts vs 459 walks). They come in at 20th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,153.

Oakland has called on relievers to take the mound in 47 save opportunities and they have recorded 30 saves. They rank 15th in the league with a save rate of 63.8%, and they have dispatched 444 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 136 times in high leverage situations and on 142 occasions with runners on base. Oakland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.1% out of 206 inherited base runners. With 138 save situations, the Athletics have earned 88 holds and also 17 blown saves.

The Oakland Athletics have turned 125 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (21st in MLB). The Athletics have recorded 1,168 assists, 75 errors and have a total of 3,682 putouts so far this year. In 11,046 innings on the field, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (19th in baseball).

In his MLB career, Estes has surrendered 108 base knocks and he has 90 strikeouts in 117 frames. Estes (6-7 record in his career) has a 4.54 earned run average while giving up 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 59 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.137 and having a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.60 and he has gone up against 487 hitters during his MLB career.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle

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