Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics MLB Odds, Betting Preview 9/2/18

A pair of teams from the AL West will square off this afternoon as we preview a game between the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland A’s. This is game four of a four-game series and will take place at the Oakland Coliseum. The Mariners took game three of this series by a score of 8-7.   

Lines:  Seattle +122… Oakland -132… Over/Under 9

Pitching Matchup

Felix Hernandez gets the nod for the Mariners and he has gone 9=8-12 with a 5.29 ERA in 26 games (25 starts) on the year, including 14-7 with a 6.95 ERA in 13 games (12 starts) on the road, In his career, he has gone 78-64 with a 3.43 ERA in 198 games (197 starts) on the road and 25-24 with a 3.52 ERA in 67 starts in Sept/ Oct, plus 56-41 with a 3.32 ERA in 132 day starts. King Felix is 26-12 with a 2.71 ERA in 50 games (49 starts) against the A’s, including 13-5 with a 2.89 ERA in 26 games (25 starts) here at the Coliseum.

Toeing the rubber for the A’s will be Edwin Jackson and he has gone 4-3 with a 3.03 ERA in 12 starts on the year, including 3-2 with a 2.88 ERA in six starts here at home. In his career, he has gone 4-2 with a 2.2.85 ERA in eight starts here at the Coliseum and 19-27 with a 5.87 ERA in 90 games (60 starts) during Sept/ Oct, plus 36-48 with a 4.85 ERA in 140 games (107 starts) in the daytime. Jackson is 4-0 with a 1.26 ERA in four career starts against the Mariners.

A Look At Seattle

The Seattle Mariners grabbed a huge win in game three of this series as they won by a score of 8-7. They have now taken two of the first three games of this series to move to within 5.5 games of a wild card slot in the AL. Seattle did have a big 8-3 lead on Saturday, but the A’s made a game of it by scoring four times in the bottom of the 7th. The Mariners held on from there and Edwin Diaz picked up his 51st save of the year. That leads the league and by a wide margin as Wade Davis is 2nd with 37. Getting the win was James Paxton, who allowed three ERs on two hits and four walks while striking out 10 in 5.0 innings. He is now 11-5 with a 3.74 ERA on the year.  

Leading their offensive attack was Jean Segura, who had three hits and drove in two runs. Ben Gamel also had a nice game with two hits and a couple of RBIs. Despite the win, the Mariners are just 4-6 in their last 10 games and they will look to turn that around. They have gone 38-32 on the road this year, so they have a shot at pulling this one off. On the other hand, they do have Felix Hernandez on the mound and he has not been very good at all this year. They have to hoop that their offense really shows up in this one.    

A Look At Oakland

The A’s have not been playing great ball of late. Still, thanks to the struggles of the Astros, they are just two games out of first place in the American League West. They also currently have the 2nd wildcard slot and lead the Mariners by 5.5 games for that spot. The A’s really need to win this game. They do have an edge on the mound as King Felix has really struggled this year, while Edwin Jackson has pitched well. We do note that he has a 5.14 ERA in his last three starts, so this will not be a slam dunk for the A’s. He is 4-0 with a 1.26 ERA in his career against the Mariners. The pressure will be on him in this one.   

The A’s nearly came back from an 8-3 deficit in game three as they scored four in the bottom of the 7th to tighten up the game. They just couldn’t get the tying run. Leading their attack in the game was Mike Cahana, who drove in three runs, while Marcus Semien had two RBIs. Cahana had his 15th homer of the year in the game while Khris Davis had his 40th. Liam Hendriks took the loss after allowed two ERs on two hits and a walk in just 1.2 innings of work. He is now 0-1 with a 7.82 ERA on the year. The A’s have gone a solid 40-28 here at home.  

Trends

Seattle is:

7-1 in their last 8 during game 4 of a series

4-1 in Hernandez’s last 5 starts during game 4 of a series

3-13 in Hernandez’s last 16 road starts vs. a team with a winning record

The Over is 8-1 in Hernandez’s last 9 road starts vs. a team with a winning record.

Oakland is:

22-7 in their last 29 home games

42-20 in their last 62 games vs. a right-handed starter

9-21 their last 30 home games in this series

The Under is 17-8-1 in their last 26 on grass