Seattle Mariners (82-77) vs Oakland Athletics (69-90)
Game Info: Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 3:10 pm (T-Mobile Park)
Logan Gilbert (8-12) (3.33) vs Mitch Spence (8-9) (4.35)
Betting Odds: Seattle Mariners / Oakland Athletics --- Over/Under: Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Oakland A’s and the Seattle Mariners meet Sunday in MLB action from T-Mobile Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Oakland A’s vs. Seattle Mariners prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Oakland A’s will send out Mitch Spence for the start here and Spence is 8-9 with a 4.35 ERA and 121 strikeouts this season. This will be Spence’s second career start against the Mariners. The Seattle Mariners will trot out Logan Gilbert for the start here and Gilbert is 8-12 with a 3.33 ERA and 213 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against Oakland, Gilbert is 1-1 with a 2.57 ERA and 30 strikeouts.
Oakland A’s Recap
The Oakland A’s come into this one looking to avoid the sweep after Saturday’s 7-6 loss to the Mariners. The loss in the series meant that the A’s would be unable to build on their series win over Texas earlier in the week.
A’s Looking Forward To 2025
Brent Rooker leads the A’s with 160 hits and 112 RBIs along with 39 home runs this season while Lawrence Butler has 22 home runs, 57 RBIs and 24 doubles. JJ Bleday has a team-high 43 doubles, 4 triples, 139 hits and 60 RBIs. Rooker also has 175 K’s at the dish this season, while Zack Gelof has the unfortunate title of leading strikeout bat with 186 strikeouts this season. Shea Langeliers has also chipped in 29 home runs and 80 RBIs.
Why the Oakland Athletics will win
- The Mariners have lost seven of their last eight day games at T-Mobile Park after going to extra innings.
- The Athletics have won 11 of their last 14 games as underdogs following a road loss.
- The Mariners have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight day games at T-Mobile Park after going to extra innings.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last five games against the Mariners following a road loss.
Seattle Mariners Recap
The Seattle Mariners come into this one looking to complete the sweep to end the season on a positive note. The series win for the Mariners means that Seattle will close the year winning their last three series after knocking off the Astros and Rangers over the last week and a half.
Mariners Left Wondering What Could’ve Been
Julio Rodriguez leads the Mariners with 154 hits including a .273 batting average and also has 17 doubles. Cal Raleigh has a team-high 33 home runs along with 98 RBIs and 176 strikeouts. Mitch Haniger also has 12 home runs and 44 RBIs while Rodriguez has 24 stolen bases and 155 strikeouts as well this season. Dylan Moore has 23 doubles with 32 stolen bases and Josh Rojas has 19 doubles also this season.
Why the Seattle Mariners will win
- The Athletics have lost each of their last eight road games following an extra innings loss.
- The Mariners have won seven of their last eight games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games against American League opponents after playing the previous day.
- The Mariners have covered the run line in each of their last six day games against American League opponents following a home win.
A's vs. Mariners Prediction
I’m on the Mariners here. I just think that Seattle has been the one that’s shown more fight in this game and in this series. Oakland’s a decent team that I think will take a step forward in 2025, but Spence has been more effective at home this year as has Gilbert and I think being at home for Gilbert will be the difference in this one. Give me Seattle.
Chris’s Pick Seattle Mariners
AUTHOR: Chris Ruffolo
Mitch's Take...
