Saturday night baseball and we will see the Oakland A’s take on the Seattle Mariners in game 2 of their 3 game series from Safeco Field Seattle, Washington. First pitch is scheduled for a 10:10 PM (Eastern) start time and the game will be televised on MLB Network.
Current Odds
Oakland -102
Seattle -108
Over/ Under: 7 U -115
Analysis: The Oakland A's lost last night's game 3-2, but still have the best record in baseball and are also still 2.5 games ahead of the LA Angels in the AL West. The A’s have very good on offense this year, as they come in ranked 2nd in the league in scoring (4.95 rpg), 14th in hitting (.253) and 8th in the league in homers (95). The Pitching for the A’s has been very good as well, as they are 1st in the league in ERA (3.08) and 1st in WHIP (1.15). Getting the ball for the A’s tonight will be Jesse Chavez, who is 7-5 with a 3.06 ERA on the year overall, while on the road he is 3-3 with a 3.86 ERA. Jesse has faced the Mariners twice as a starter (both this year) and he is 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA in those starts.
The Mariners did take game 1 of this series, but have still won just 3 of their last 8 games and are still 8 games behind the oakland A's in the AL West. The Mariners offense has sputtered for much of the year, ranking 18th in scoring (3.99 rpg), 24th in hitting (.244) and 19th in homers (77). The pitching has been very good for the Mariners, as they come in ranked 3rd in ERA (3.16) and 2nd in WHIP (1.16). Getting the ball for the Mariners tonight will be Hisashi Iwakuma, who is 7-4 with a 3.07 ERA on the year, while at home he has gone 3-4 with a 2.93 ERA. Iwakuma is 3-4 with a 3.45 ERA in 7 appearances (6 starts) vs Oakland.
Pick: I will look to the Under in this game. both teams are ranked in the top 3 in the league in ERA and both of these pitchers have been solid this year. Iwakuma has a 2.93 ERA at home, while Jesse Chavez has a 3.86 ERA on the road, but he is not facing a top notch offense tonight. The A's have allowed 2 runs or less in 7 of their last 9 games, while the Mariners have put just 1.5 rpg on the board in their last 8 games. Iwakuma has allowed just 1 ER total in his last 2 starts and his home starts this year have averaged just 5 rpg. This looks like last night's game that had a 3-2 final score.
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