Seattle Mariners (81-65) vs. Oakland Athletics (53-94)
The Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics lock horns in the middle contest of a three-game series at Oakland Coliseum, so we bring you the best Mariners vs. A’s betting pick and odds for Wednesday, September 21, 2022.
It’s Game 15 of their AL West regular-season series. Tuesday night’s clash has been excluded from this preview, while the Mariners have won eight of their first 13 meetings with the Athletics in 2022. Seattle is a firm -200 moneyline fave for Wednesday’s battle, while Oakland is listed at +185 moneyline odds with a total of 7.0 runs.
The Seattle Mariners trounced the Los Angeles Angels 9-1 this past Monday to stop a three-game losing streak. After scoring nine runs through the first three games of a four-game set at Angel Stadium, the Mariners accounted for nine runs on nine hits in Monday’s closer, and Carlos Santana led the way with a couple of homers and five RBI. Seattle improved to 81-65 on the season, sitting at the final wild-card spot in the American League, five games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles and five and a half ahead of the Chicago White Sox.
Man, he's on a hot one… pic.twitter.com/9PQYXjMq3a
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) September 19, 2022
Robbie Ray will get the starting call Wednesday and try to avoid his third consecutive defeat. The reigning AL Cy Young Award champ has struggled over his last two outings, allowing nine earned runs on 16 hits across ten innings of work. He’s now 12-10 with a 3.72 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, and 194/54 K/BB ratio in 29 starts (171.2 innings pitched) in 2022.
Ray is 1-1 with a strong 2.41 ERA and 28/5 K/BB ratio in three starts against the Athletics this season. The 30-year-old left-hander whiffed 12 through six frames of a one-run ball the last time they met and emerged victorious in a narrow 2-1 win at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. Ray holds a 3.00 ERA in 12 innings pitched at Oakland Coliseum in his career.