Seattle Mariners vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 9/11/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Friday, September 11, 2026

Location: Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-122) Sacramento (+102)

The Seattle Mariners (68-78) are hitting the road to Sutter Health Park on Friday where they will compete against the Sacramento Athletics (59-88). The moneyline on this game has the Mariners at -122 and the Athletics are coming in at +102. The total comes in at 8. The men taking the mound are George Kirby and Jeffrey Springs.

As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are notching 4.0 runs per game, which is 30th in baseball. They have notched a total of 577 runs scored and have an OBP of .310. The Mariners have accounted for 180 doubles as a squad and have knocked 164 baseballs out of the stadium. They have amassed 555 runs batted in in addition to 1,108 hits so far this season, and their average at the plate is at .229. Seattle has a slugging % of .374 and have been called out on strikes 1,271 times, while being walked on 492 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.23 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25. Mariners pitchers have given up 179 long balls in addition to 652 runs in total (17th in baseball). Seattle has conceded 1,231 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 605 earned runs. The Mariners have a team earned run average of 4.22 this season (20th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,240 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 384 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.02 as a team so far this season.

The Mariners relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 58.2% and have come into the game in 131 save situations. They have recorded 32 saves on the campaign and have blown 23 of 55 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 149 runners so far this season with 30.9% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Mariners relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 107 times in addition to having 141 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have dispatched 448 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The bullpen have notched 75 holds so far this season (20th in MLB).

The Seattle Mariners have a total of 3,868 putouts this season, as well as 1,201 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .986 which has them sitting 17th in the majors, and have 117 double plays. The Mariners have converted 69.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,604 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 24th in professional baseball.

Kirby (54-45 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.65 while he has gone up against 3,268 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 793 base hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 130 free passes. His earned run average is 3.71 (328 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.159. Kirby has taken the ball for 796 frames and has totaled 754 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

Sacramento has compiled 178 long balls on the year as well as 613 RBIs. They have hit 223 doubles, while taking a walk 480 times as well as putting up 641 runs. The Sacramento Athletics have recorded an OBP of .318 as well as a team batting average of .245 so far this year. The Athletics hold a team slugging percentage of .403 and they score 4.36 runs per contest (20th in MLB). They have been rung up on 1,256 occasions (10th in MLB) and have accounted for 1,222 base hits.

The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.488 in addition to having a FIP of 4.85 as a staff for the year. They come in at 29th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,358. The Sacramento pitching staff have surrendered 828 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 5.35 (773 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (1,239 strikeouts against 577 bases on balls). They have surrendered 217 home runs and they concede 5.73 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball).

Sacramento relievers have an inherited score percentage of 38.2% out of their 241 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 139 times in high leverage situations and on 160 occasions with base runners. With 150 save situations, the Athletics have 83 holds in addition to 27 blown saves. They are currently ranked 25th in the league with a save percentage of 57.8%, and they have dispatched 497 relievers onto the diamond this season.

The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 106 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in pro baseball). The Athletics have 1,120 assists, 69 errors and have amassed 3,900 putouts during this campaign. In 11,700 innings on the field, the Athletics have a efficiency on defense of 67.9% (29th in professional baseball).

Springs (38-36 record in his career) has a 4.15 ERA while giving up 8.4 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.86 and he has gone up against 2,605 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 283 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.280 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. Thus far in his career, Springs has given up 576 hits while tallying 601 K's in 614 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle (-122)

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