Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 5/25/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+150) Seattle (-170)

T-Mobile Park is where the Seattle Mariners (18-25) will take on the Oakland Athletics (17-27) on Wednesday. The line on this contest has the Athletics at +150 while the Mariners are coming in at -170. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The starting pitchers are Paul Blackburn and Robbie Ray.

Oakland has a slugging % of .317 and have struck out 379 times, while drawing a walk on 117 occasions. They have 136 RBI's and 294 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate is .208. The Athletics have hit 63 doubles as a team and have knocked 26 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 146 runs scored while having a team OBP of .274. As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are scoring 3.3 runs per game, which puts them at 28th in baseball.

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The Athletics are sitting with a team ERA of 3.89 this season (17th in baseball), and they have rung up 344 hitters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.53 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26. Athletics pitchers have yielded 41 long balls and 178 runs (20th in baseball). They have walked 136 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.88 as a unit on the season.

The Athletics have sent 154 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 77 base runners this season and 20.8% of them crossed home plate. They have accumulated 11 saves over the course of the season and have blown 5 of their 16 save opportunities. The Athletics relievers have a save rate of 68.8% and has come into the game in 44 save situations. The bullpen have 28 holds this season (9th in the league). Athletics relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 52 times in addition to having 46 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Oakland Athletics have 1,160 putouts this year, as well as 400 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .981 which has them ranked 24th in baseball, and they have twisted 41 double plays. The Athletics have converted 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,480 innings, which has them sitting 18th in professional baseball.

Blackburn has pitched in 180 frames and has totaled 111 K's during his MLB career. Blackburn (10-11 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 4.14 while he has faced 767 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.84 (97 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.370. He has given up 202 hits (10.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 45 free passes.

The Seattle Mariners have recorded an OBP of .314 as well as a batting average of .235 this year. They have been rung up on 367 instances (10th in MLB) and are sitting with 337 hits. Seattle has compiled 46 home runs this season and 166 RBIs. The Mariners hold a team slugging % of .381 and they score 3.98 runs per outing (20th in baseball). They have 60 two-baggers, while getting a free base 152 times and notching 171 runs.

The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.312 in addition to having a FIP of 4.37 as a staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.61 (360 strikeouts against 138 free passes). They are sitting at 25th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 353. They have conceded 57 home runs and they give up 4.71 runs per 9 innings (25th in MLB). The Seattle pitching staff have allowed 196 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.31 (179 earned runs relinquished).

Seattle relievers hold an inherited score rate of 34.0% of 50 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 41 times in high leverage situations in addition to 38 occasions with runners on. With 35 save situations, the Mariners have compiled 22 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. They sit at 26th in the league holding a save percentage of 58.3%, and they have dispatched 148 relievers to the hill so far this season. Seattle has had relievers take the mound in 12 save chances and they have tallied 7 saves.

Out of their 3,372 innings played, the Mariners are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.9% (17th in the majors). The Seattle Mariners have turned 33 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in pro baseball). The Mariners have accrued 350 assists, 20 errors and have 1,124 putouts so far this season.

During his career, Ray has surrendered 960 hits while accumulating 1,348 strikeouts in 1,090 innings. He has surrendered a total of 489 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.314 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.85 and he has gone up against 4,644 batters during his pro baseball career. Ray (66-62 career win-loss record) has a 4.04 earned run average and has allowed 7.9 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland (+150)

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