The Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners will play Wednesday at T-Mobile Park. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. ET.
Oakland (10-39 SU and 18-31 RL) is starting lefty Ken Waldichuk tomorrow night. The 25-year-old is 1-3 with a 6.85 ERA and 1.85 WHIP in nine outings this year.
Seattle (23-24 SU and 25-22 RL) is starting righty Bryce Miller. The 24-year-old is 2-1 with a 1.42 ERA and 0.51 WHIP through four outings.
The Mariners are -275 moneyline favorites and the game total is 8.
Oakland was routed in Monday's series opener 11-2, its fifth straight loss. The Athletics have dropped 13 of their last 15 games and are 20 games behind AL West leader Texas in the division standings.
Oakland scores 3.63 runs per game (28th) and hits .226 (29th) with a .675 OPS (27th). It's hit 53 homers (16th) and stolen 47 bases (3rd) in the 2023 season. The A's pitching staff has a 7.02 ERA (30th) and a 1.69 WHIP (30th) with ten quality starts.
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Waldichuk will take the mound for the Athletics in game three of the four-game series. The left-hander has surrendered three or fewer runs in five of his nine starts in 2023 and has a 39:28 K:BB ratio. Waldichuk has given up 13 home runs, the second-most in MLB this season.