Sacramento Athletics vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 9/3/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Thursday, September 3, 2026

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: MLB.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+125) Seattle (-150)

The Sacramento Athletics (53-86) are headed to T-Mobile Park on Thursday where they will play the Seattle Mariners (65-74). The moneyline on this matchup has Sacramento at +125 and Seattle is opening at -150. The over/under is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are J.T. Ginn and Kade Anderson.

The Athletics have tallied 215 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 161 baseballs out of the park. Sacramento has a slugging percentage of .399 and have been called out on strikes 1,190 times, while being walked on 459 occasions. As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are compiling 4.3 runs per outing, which ranks them 20th in baseball. They have tallied 577 RBI's as well as 1,157 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .245. They have racked up 602 runs scored while having a team OBP of .319.

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The Athletics have compiled a team earned run average of 5.48 so far this year (30th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,168 batters. Athletics pitchers have given up 209 home runs in addition to 803 runs (30th in the league). They have walked 552 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.91 as a team over the course of the season. Sacramento has conceded 1,292 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 748 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.12 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.50.

The Athletics have dispatched 474 relievers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 231 runners so far this year with 38.5% of those players ended up scoring. The relief pitchers have a total of 76 holds over the course of the season (14th in MLB). Athletics pitchers have entered the game with runners on 154 times in addition to having 132 appearances in high leverage situations. They have tallied 34 saves so far this season and have blown 26 out of their 60 save chances. The Athletics relievers have recorded a save rate of 56.7% and have entered the game in 139 save situations.

The Athletics have turned 67.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,061 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 29th in pro baseball. The Sacramento Athletics have accounted for 3,687 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,045 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which puts them in 13th in baseball, and they have turned 97 double plays.

Ginn (14-16 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.19 and he has faced 1,114 opposing hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 242 base knocks (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 97 free passes. His ERA is 4.26 (124 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.293. Ginn has taken the hill for 262 innings and has racked up 249 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The Seattle Mariners have compiled an on-base percentage of .309 as well as a team batting average of .228 this year. They have struck out on 1,212 instances (7th in the league) and have a total of 1,049 base knocks. Seattle has 162 home runs this season as well as 528 RBIs. The Mariners have a team slugging % of .376 and they are earning 3.94 runs per game (30th in MLB). They have recorded 167 doubles, while taking a walk 467 times as well as recording 547 runs.

The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.249 in addition to having a FIP of 3.97 as a staff on the year. They come in at 20th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,166. The Seattle pitching staff have allowed 617 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.19 (571 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (1,173 strikeouts against 366 walks). They have surrendered 165 HR's and they concede 4.53 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB).

Seattle bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.7% out of 140 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 139 times in high leverage situations and on 101 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 127 save situations, the Mariners have earned 73 holds and 23 blown saves. They are currently ranked 24th in baseball holding a save percentage of 56.6%, and they have sent 424 relievers to the hill this season.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 112 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in baseball). The Mariners have 1,139 assists, 72 errors and have a total of 3,679 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 11,037 innings played, the Mariners have a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (23rd in professional baseball).

Anderson (0-0 mark in his career) has earned a 4.50 earned run average and has allowed 7.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.60 and he has gone up against 41 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed 5 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.300 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. During his career, Anderson has surrendered 8 base knocks and he has 8 strikeouts in 10 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle (-150)

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