Oakland A's vs. Seattle Mariners Lines - Free Baseball Picks

The Green Man

Date: May 23, 10:10 am

Location: Safeco Field

TV: FSN

Betting Odds

Moneyline: A's +115 / Mariners -125

Total: 7

It's the 19-26 Oakland A's vs. the 26-17 Seattle Mariners in Seattle, Washington tonight May 23, 2016. The first pitch is scheduled to be thrown at 10:10 PM ET at Safeco Field.

In their last games: The Mariners beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 while the A's lost to the New York Yankees 5-4. Seattle scored five runs on 12 hits while giving up four runs on eight hits in their win over the Reds. Oakland gave up five runs on 10 hits and scored four runs on six hits in their loss to the Yankees.

The A's are coming off being swept in a four-game series facing the Yankees and they are in 4th place in the AL West eight games back of the Mariners. They rank 22nd in the Majors in runs scored and 26th in team ERA. In being swept by the Yankees Oakland only totaled nine runs in the four games.

The Mariners have won four straight and are coming off a three-game sweep of the Reds. They sit atop the AL West 1.5 games up on the Texas Rangers. Seattle has been balanced so far on the season ranking 8th in runs scored and 5th in team ERA. They have combined for 24 runs in their four-game winning streak.

<div class="heading">Pitching Matchup</div>
Oakland: Rich Hill (6-3, 2.54 ERA) 
Seattle: Taijuan Walker (2-3, 2.95 ERA)
Rich Hill goes for the A's tonight and in his last outing he gave up one earned run in six innings in an 8-1 win over the Texas Rangers. The last time Oakland won was with Hill on the mound and they have won his last three starts. After compiling an ERA of 4.15 in his first three starts of the season he has an ERA of only 1.96 in his last six starts. Hill had a solid outing early in the season facing the Mariners going six innings and only allowing one run while striking out 10 in a 6-1 Oakland win. The A's are 5-0 in Hill's last five road starts.

Taijuan Walker gets the starting nod for the Mariners and in his last start he gave up three earned runs in five innings in a 5-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. The Mariners have lost three of his last four starts. Walker had a solid ERA of 1.44 in his first four starts, but since then he is 0-3 with an ERA of 5.09 in his last four starts. He faced the A's early in the season and had a good outing giving up two runs in six innings, but took a no-decision in a 3-2 Mariners' loss.

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<h2>Betting Angles</h2>
<ul>
<li>The A's are 5-1 in their last 6 games against the Mariners in Seattle.</li>
<li>In the last 7 games between these teams the Under record is 5-2.</li>
<li>In the last 4 games between these teams in Seattle the total has gone Under every time.</li>
<li>This season the Mariners are 8-10 at home and the A's are 11-11 on the road.</li>
</ul>
<h2>STRAIGHT UP / OVER/UNDER / RUN LINE RECORDS </h2>
Oakland A's: 19-26 SU / O/U 23-20 / Run Line W/L 22-23 
Seattle Mariners: 26-17 SU / O/U 17-22 / Run Line W/L 22-21

<h2>Betting Trends </h2>
<ul>
<li>OAK is 2-6 in their last 8 road games.</li>
<li>OAK is 0-4 in their last 4 overall.</li>
<li>OAK has an Over record of 13-3-1 in their last 17 road games.</li>
<li>SEA is 4-0 in their last 4 overall.</li>
<li>SEA is 6-1 in their last 7 games vs. a left-handed starter.</li>
<li>SEA has an Over record of 4-1-1 in their last 6 home games.</li>
</ul>
<div class="heading">Key Player Injuries </div>
A'S 
[P] 03/31/2016 - Jarrod Parker 60-day DL (3/13) ( Elbow ) 
[P] 03/31/2016 - R.J. Alvarez 60-day DL (3/25) ( Elbow ) 
[CF] 04/01/2016 - Sam Fuld 60-day DL (3/25) ( Shoulder ) 
[2B] 05/10/2016 - Jed Lowrie 15-day DL (5/9) ( Shin ) 
[C] 05/17/2016 - Josh Phegley 15-day DL (5/10) ( Knee ) 
[LF] 05/11/2016 - Mark Canha 15-day DL (5/9) ( Back ) 
[P] 05/11/2016 - Liam Hendriks 15-day DL (5/9) ( Tricep ) 
[P] 05/11/2016 - Chris Bassitt 60-day DL (4/28); out for season ( Elbow ) 
[P] 05/22/2016 - Sonny Gray 15-day DL ( Trapezius ) 
[RF] 05/20/2016 - Josh Reddick 15-day DL (5/20) ( Thumb ) 
[2B] 04/03/2016 - Eric Sogard 60-day DL (3/25) ( Shoulder ) 
[P] 04/10/2016 - Henderson Alvarez 15-day DL (4/6) ( Shoulder ) 
[P] 04/05/2016 - Felix Doubront 60-day DL (4/4); out for season ( Elbow
MARINERS 
[P] 05/04/2016 - Tony Zych 15-day DL (5/2) ( Rotator Cuff ) 
[SS] 05/22/2016 - Ketel Marte 15-day DL ( Thumb ) 
[P] 04/04/2016 - Charlie Furbush 15-day DL (3/25) ( Bicep ) 
[P] 04/04/2016 - Evan Scribner 15-day DL (3/25) ( Oblique ) 
[C] 03/30/2016 - Jesus Sucre 60-day DL (3/1) ( Leg ) 
[P] 03/30/2016 - Ryan Cook 60-day DL (3/12) ( Shoulder )

Oakland A's vs. Seattle Mariners Prediction

The A's starter Rich Hill has had some success against the Mariners recording a quality starts against in all three of his career starts. That said, two of the three starts came in 2009 or earlier. He did look great in his early April start against them striking out 10 over six innings allowing one run. The Mariners' starter Taijuan Walker has mediocre numbers against the Athletics' lineup and hasn't recorded a quality start the last four times he has been handed the ball. I'll go against two streaks and lay down on the visitor.

Free Pick: Take the Oakland Athletics +115

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