Following a big two-homer game last time out, Shea Langeliers leads the Oakland Athletics (60-78) into action as +134 underdogs against the Seattle Mariners (69-69). First pitch from Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum at 9:40 p.m. ET on Tuesday, live on ROOT Sports NW.
Seattle’s Luis Castillo and Oakland’s J.T. Ginn have been named the starters for this contest.
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Mariners and Athletics Betting Trends
The Mariners have been the moneyline favorite 92 total times this season. They’ve gone 50-42 in those games.
Seattle has gone 18-14 (winning 56.2% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -158 or shorter.
This season, the Athletics have been the underdog 121 times and won 48, or 39.7%, of those games.
Oakland is 20-46 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +134 or more on the moneyline.
The Mariners have combined with opponents to go over the total 62 times this season for a 62-69-7 record against the over/under.
The Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in 62 of their 137 games with a total this season.
Mariners Stats & Insights
The Mariners are the fifth-lowest scoring team in baseball averaging four runs per game (548 total).
Seattle is 16th in MLB action with 154 total home runs.
The Mariners’ .216 batting average ranks last in the majors.
Seattle’s batters strike out 10.2 times per game, the most in the majors.
The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Mariners pitching staff ranks ninth in MLB.
Seattle’s 3.54 team ERA ranks first among all MLB pitching staffs.
Athletics Stats & Insights
The Athletics have scored the 25th-most runs in the league this season with 565 (4.1 per game).
Oakland’s 177 home runs rank fifth in Major League Baseball.
The Athletics’ .234 batting average ranks 24th in the league this season.
Oakland ranks 25th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.2 Ks per contest.
The Athletics strike out just 7.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in MLB.
Oakland has pitched to a 4.30 ERA this season, which ranks 23rd in baseball.
Mariners Key Players to Watch
Castillo (11-12) takes the mound for the Mariners in his 29th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.65 ERA in 165 1/3 innings pitched, with 167 strikeouts.
Cal Raleigh is batting .205 this season with a team-high 28 home runs and 82 RBI.
Randy Arozarena has collected 101 hits this season and has an OBP of .332. He’s slugging .389 on the year.
Justin Turner has 97 hits this season and a slash line of .252/.347/.369.
Julio Rodriguez leads Seattle with a batting average of .259. He’s also hit 13 home runs with 47 RBI.
Athletics Key Players to Watch
Ginn heads to the mound for the Athletics to make his second start of the season, seeking his first win.
Brent Rooker has racked up a team-high batting average of .295, while pacing the Athletics in home runs (33) and runs batted in (93).
JJ Bleday is hitting .248 with 37 doubles, four triples, 20 home runs and 56 walks.
Lawrence Butler has 20 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 28 walks while hitting .265.
Langeliers has 16 doubles, two triples, 25 home runs and 33 walks while hitting .223.
Mariners and Athletics Injuries
Mariners: Yimi Garcia: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Gregory Santos: 15 Day IL (Biceps), Matt Brash: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jackson Kowar: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Sam Haggerty: 60 Day IL (Achilles)
Athletics: Tyler Soderstrom: 10 Day IL (Undisclosed), Esteury Ruiz: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Austin Adams: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Scott Alexander: 15 Day IL (Rotator cuff), Alex Wood: 60 Day IL (Rotator cuff), Ken Waldichuk: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Gott: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Miguel Andรยบjar: 60 Day IL (Muscle), Luis Medina: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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