The Seattle Mariners head into Oakland on Friday to take on the Athletics. The Mariners are 2nd in the AL West with a 65-54 record. Seattle has won seven of their last ten games and have won three straight games. The Mariners beat the Angels 11-7 on Wednesday. Cal Raleigh led the way with 3 RBI's in the win.'
Marco Gonzales will make his 24th start on the hill for Seattle. Gonzales is 7-12 on the season with 129.1 innings pitched. Gonzales has 74 strikeouts and carries a 4.18 ERA. Gonzales pitched 5 innings in his last start allowing 4 runs and 9 hits.'
The Oakland Athletics roll into Friday after losing 10-3 on Thursday to Texas. Oakland is last in the AL West with a 43-76 record. The A's have won just two of their last ten games and carry a 17-38 home field record. Oakland is averaging just 3.4 runs per game which is 29th in the MLB.'