Thursday’s matchup between the Mariners and Athletics is set to get started at 3:37 PM ET from Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA. The money line odds have the Mariners as the favorite, sitting at -150 compared to the Athletics at +126. The over/under line is currently at 7.5 runs.
RSNW will be televising this game, and the Mariners come in with a record of 70-70, which has them in 2nd place in the AL West. The Athletics are 4th in the division at 61-79. Bryan Woo will start for the Mariners, and he is facing off against Joey Estes for the Athletics.
Mariners Look to Woo Their Way Back in AL West Race Despite Struggles
Seattle is currently 2nd in the AL West and are 5.5 games behind the Astros. They are 70-70 overall and 21-17 vs. the AL West. The Mariners are 41-28 at home and 29-42 on the road. They are 51-44 as the favorite and 19-26 as the underdog. Seattle is losing their current series vs. the Athletics 1-2.
Seattle is sending right-hander Bryan Woo to the mound today, and he is 6-2 with a 2.30 ERA. The Mariners are 58-82 vs. the run line and have a run differential of +0.2 runs per game. Offensively, they are 26th in scoring and are led by Julio RodrÃguez, who is hitting .258 with 13 home runs and 48 RBI. The Mariners are hitting just .217 as a team, which is the worst in the league. They are 4th in walks and 28th in scoring at home, averaging 3.7 runs per game.
Athletics Battle for Wild Card Spot: Estes Takes the Mound as Rooker Stays Hot
The Athletics are 61-79 overall and trail the Astros by 14.5 games in the AL West. Oakland is currently 4th in the AL West and trail the Rangers by 6 games for the final Wild Card spot. They are 19-23 in divisional games and have an overall series record of 17-22-4. Oakland is currently leading their series vs. the Mariners 2-1. The Athletics are 35-36 at home and 26-43 on the road. They have an over/under record of 64-74 and have played in 73.6% of their games with an over/under line set at 7.5 runs.
Joey Estes gets the start for the Athletics today and is 6-6 with a 4.29 ERA. He has a WHIP of 1.11 and has allowed a batting average of .236. Estes has seven quality starts this season. Oakland’s offense is 25th in scoring at 4.1 runs per game. They are hitting .233 as a team and have the 5th most home runs in the league. Brent Rooker is hitting .297 with 33 home runs and is hitting .500 over his last six games. Shea Langeliers is hitting .221 and has 25 home runs. Miguel Andujar, Brent Rooker, and Lawrence Butler are all on hitting streaks for the Athletics.
Betting on the Underdog: Athletics Poised for a 6-5 Victory Over Mariners
With the Athletics’ money line sitting at +126, this is the direction we recommend going for today’s Mariners vs. Athletics matchup. Our predicted final score is 6-5 in favor of the Athletics, giving us some wiggle room if you want to take the Athletics on the run line.
Looking at today’s starters, we have Joey Estes finishing with five strikeouts, and he is projected to finish with the fourth-worst ERA among today’s starters. As for Bryan Woo, he is projected to finish with seven strikeouts, and we have him finishing with the second-best ERA among starters.
