Lawrence Butler (13 games) will look to add to his hitting streak when the Oakland Athletics (61-78) and Seattle Mariners (69-70) meet Wednesday at 9:40 p.m. ET, live on ROOT Sports NW from Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Lawrence Butler and the Athletics are listed as underdogs on the moneyline by oddsmakers (+121).
George Kirby takes the mound for Seattle while JP Sears is Oakland’s starter for the contest.
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Mariners and Athletics Betting Trends
The Mariners are 50-43 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 53.8% of those games).
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -142 or shorter, Seattle has gone 29-23 (55.8%).
This season, the Athletics have been the underdog 122 times and won 49, or 40.2%, of those games.
Oakland has entered 84 games this season as the underdog by +121 or more and is 29-55 in those contests.
The Mariners have had an over/under set by bookmakers 139 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 62 of those games (62-70-7).
The Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in 62 of their 138 games with a total this season.
Mariners Stats & Insights
The Mariners are the fifth-lowest scoring team in MLB play averaging four runs per game (550 total).
Seattle ranks 17th in baseball with 154 total home runs.
The Mariners’ .216 batting average ranks last in MLB.
Seattle’s 10.2 strikeouts per game are the most in MLB.
The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Mariners pitching staff ranks ninth in the majors.
Seattle’s 3.53 team ERA leads all league pitching staffs.
Athletics Stats & Insights
The Athletics have scored the 25th-most runs in the league this season with 568 (4.1 per game).
Oakland’s 179 home runs rank fifth in Major League Baseball.
The Athletics have a team batting average of .233 this season, which ranks 24th among MLB teams.
Oakland ranks 25th with an average of 9.1 strikeouts per game.
The Athletics have an eight K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in baseball.
Oakland pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.28 ERA this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
Mariners Key Players to Watch
The Mariners will send Kirby (10-10) out for his 29th start of the season. He is 10-10 with a 3.63 ERA and 153 strikeouts through 161 2/3 innings pitched.
Cal Raleigh leads Seattle in home runs with 28 and runs batted in with 84.
Randy Arozarena has 101 hits and an OBP of .331 to go with a slugging percentage of .387 this season.
Justin Turner is slashing .251/.346/.368 this season for the Mariners.
Julio Rodriguez leads Seattle in batting average (.259) this season while adding 13 home runs and 47 RBI.
Athletics Key Players to Watch
Sears (11-9) will take the mound for the Athletics, his 28th start of the season.
Brent Rooker has put up a team-best batting average of .294, while leading the Athletics in home runs (33) and runs batted in (93).
JJ Bleday is batting .247 with 37 doubles, four triples, 20 home runs and 57 walks.
Butler is hitting .265 with 20 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 28 walks.
Shea Langeliers has 16 doubles, two triples, 25 home runs and 33 walks while hitting .224.
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), Austin Adams: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Alex Wood: 60 Day IL (Rotator cuff), Ken Waldichuk: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Gott: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Miguel Andújar: 60 Day IL (Muscle), Luis Medina: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Esteury Ruiz: 60 Day IL (Wrist)
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