Mariners vs Athletics Prediction, Pick and Preview, September 21 (9/21): MLB

Mariners vs Athletics Prediction, Pick and Preview, September 21 (9/21): MLB

  • Ajay
  • Ajay
  • Sep 21, 2021, 10:37:45 PM

Credit: photo by Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports

 
Odds
Time 9:40 p.m. EST
Mariners money line +128
Mariners run line +1.0 (-125)
Athletics money line -133
Athletics run line -1.5 (+150)
Over / under 8.5 (-110)

 

Key stats
  Mariners Athletics
Record 81-69 82-68
Road / home record 39-36 40-35
Last 10 record 5-5 6-4
Streak W2 L1
Over / under record 77-69-4 68-76-6
Runs / game 4.26 4.59
Runs allowed / game 4.66 4.15

 

Preview

Seattle is back at the Oakland Coliseum for a game two matchup against the Athletics in an AL West matchup.  They won game one by a 4-2 scoreline last night and lead the series 1-0.  It was their 3rd win in their last 4 games and are coming off of a 2-1 series win against the Royals.  Seattle is only a game behind the A's in the division and both are still in the hunt for a Wild Card spot.  Oakland's loss to Seattle last night snapped a five-game winning streak.  This series could determine if one of the AL West teams can grab onto one of the available Wild Card spots in a race that looks almost certain to go down to the wire. 

Pitching matchup

Mariners

Marco Gonzales (8-5, 4.05 ERA) Marco Gonzales will start for the 23rd time this season for the Seattle Mariners.  Gonzales has a 2021 ERA of 4.05 and is a career 4.06 ERA pitcher.  He also has a 1.19 WHIP in 2021.  Gonzales is 1-0 from 3 appearances against Oakland this season.  In those games, he gave up 12 hits for 6 ERs from 15.2 innings pitched and walked 3 batters while striking out 12 more.  

Athletics

Paul Blackburn (1-2, 4.94 ERA) Paul Blackburn now in his fifth season in the majors, will start for the A's.  He has a 4.94 ERA with a 1.57 WHIP in 2021.  He faced the Mariners once so far this season pitching 5.2 innings and surrendering 5 hits for 2 ERs and had 5 strikeouts and no walks.  He had a 3.18 ERA in that game.

Prediction

With both teams trying to end the season on a high and qualifying for the playoffs, defenses could be buttoned up for this season as was evidenced last by a 4-2 scoreline.  It looks like another low-scoring tight affair tonight in Oakland.  The over / under at 8.5 is too high. 

PICK: Under 8.5 (-110)

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