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The Seattle Mariners (69-70) and Oakland A’s (61-78) play the 3rd contest in a 4-game set Wednesday. First pitch from Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum is set for 9:40 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Mariners vs. A’s odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Tied 4-4
The Mariners lost 2 of 3 games against the Los Angeles Angels over the weekend, and they brought their bad juju to the Bay Area. Seattle has dropped each of the 1st 2 games of the series, with Oakland walking it off both nights. Seth Brown was the hero Tuesday with a HR earlier in the contest, and a game-winning single.
In the losing effort, Seattle’s Cal Raleigh had a 2-run RBI double in the 1st inning to get to 84 RBI. That’s the best mark in franchise history by a catcher, breaking the record of his interim manager, Dan Wilson. It was the 25th time Raleigh has had a multi-RBI game, too, and the Mariners are 19-6 in those outings.
Oakland has won 3 of the past 4 meetings, and the Under has connected in 4 of the past 5 in the series.
Mariners at A’s projected starters
RHP George Kirby vs. LHP JP Sears
Kirby (10-10, 3.63 ERA) makes his 29th start. He has a 1.11 WHIP, 1.2 BB/9 and 8.6 K/9 in 161 IP.
- Last start: Win, 5 2/3 IP, 5 ER, 5 H (3 HR), 1 BB, 2 K in 9-5 road victory vs. Angels Friday
- 2024 road splits: 5-6, 4.17 ERA (90 2/3 IP, 42 ER), 1.16 WHIP, .258 opponents’ batting average (OBA), 12 BB, 76 K in 16 starts
- Post All-Star break: 3-3, 4.57 ERA (43 1/3 IP, 22 ER), 9 HR, 1.43 ERA, .295 OBA, 8 BB, 37 K in 8 starts
- Career vs. A’s: 4-0, 4.12 ERA (39 1/3 IP, 18 ER), 4 HR, 1.30 WHIP, 8.9 K/9 in 7 starts
Sears (11-9, 4.21 ERA) makes his 28th start. He has a 1.21 WHIP, 2.4 BB/9 and 6.9 K/9 in 151 2/3 IP.
- Last start: Win, 7 IP, 1 ER, 5 H (1 solo HR), 2 BB, 4 K in 9-2 road victory vs. Texas Rangers Friday
- 2024 home splits: 6-5, 4.70 ERA (69 IP, 36 ER), 1.25 WHIP, .274 OBA, 13 BB, 52 K in 13 starts
- Post All-Star break: 5-2, 3.53 ERA (51 IP, 20 ER), 1.10 WHIP, .253 OBA, 8 BB, 41 K in 8 starts
- Career vs. Mariners: 2-2, 1.86 ERA (38 2/3 IP, 8 ER), 3 HR, 1.01 WHIP, 8.8 K/9 in 7 appearances (6 starts)
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Mariners at A’s odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:31 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Mariners -144 (bet $144 to win $100) | A’s +122 (bet $100 to win $122)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Mariners -1.5 (+118) | A’s +1.5 (-142)
- Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Mariners at A’s picks and predictions
Prediction
A’s 4, Mariners 3
Moneyline
The A’S (+122) are a solid play as short ‘dogs at home, as they’re being extremely rude hosts to the Mariners (-144) so far in this series. In fact, Seattle’s postseason hopes might officially die in the Bay Area.
Sears has been the best pitcher for Oakland, and he has gotten stronger after the All-Star break. The A’s don’t have a great record, but they’ve been pesky, and much better than expected.
Run line/Against the spread
If you’re more of a careful bettor, and you just don’t trust Oakland straight up, A’S +1.5 (-142) for a little insurance isn’t priced out of line.
The A’s have been coming up with late-inning magic in this series, and they have their best starting pitcher going. But, if you need to take the run, no one can blame you.
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Over/Under
UNDER 7.5 (-115) is once again the lean, but stick with a half-unit play at most.
The total has gone low in 4 of the past 5 meetings between these AL West rivals.
Be careful, as the Over has cashed in each of the past 5 starts for Kirby. However, the A’s have managed just 3.5 runs per game in the past 4 outings, while allowing just 3.8 RPG.
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