Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners Prediction 9-20-23 MLB Picks

The Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics meet Wednesday in MLB action from O.co Coliseum. This matchup will be the final installment in a three-game series. The Mariners took a shutout win in the opener, then in game two went up 2-0 in the set with a five-run victory. Check back all season long for free MLB picks at Sports Chat Place.

Seattle Mariners 

The Mariners scored twice in the fourth inning on Monday in the opener of this series, powering out a 5-0 shutout victory. JP Crawford put up a run, a hit, three walks and an RBI, and Jose Caballero had a homer with two runs and two RBI. On Tuesday Seattle scored four runs in the seventh inning to cap off a nice 7-2 win. Jarred Kelenic (two hits) and JP Crawford (two hits; two runs; homer) each had two RBI in the victory. 

In the starting pitcher slot for the Mariners on Wednesday it’ll be George Kirby. This year Kirby is 10-10 with a 3.57 ERA and 28 Ks. He’s got 158 Ks in 171.2 total innings. Kirby is 1-2 with a 3.98 ERA over his last seven starts. 

Seattle Mariners Team Facts

The Mariners have won each of their last 10 road games against AL West opponents.
The Mariners have covered the run line in 12 of their last 13 road games against AL West opponents.
The Mariners have led after 5 innings in each of their last five road games against AL West opponents.
The Mariners have led after 7 innings in each of their last five road games against AL West opponents.
The Mariners have led after 3 innings in each of their last five road games against AL West opponents.

Oakland Athletics

Over on the A’s side, they could only muster five team hits in the Monday victory, with no player posting more than one. Ryan Noda managed one hit and a couple of walks in the loss. On Tuesday Oakland didn’t plate any runs outside the seventh inning. Shea Langeliers and Tyler Soderstrom each had an RBI, and Zack Gelof managed two hits. 

As starter for the Wednesday finale the A’s are sending out Joey Estes. This will be his Major League debut. Estes came over from the Braves in the Matt Olson trade and put up a 5.23 ERA in seven games (six starts) at the Triple-A level this year.

Oakland Athletics Team Facts

The Athletics have lost each of their last six games.
The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games.
The Athletics have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last six games.
The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six games.
The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Athletics' last six home games against American League opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

The Oakland Athletics rank 30th in the league for runs scored this season (545).
The Oakland Athletics rank 30th in the league for hits this season (1103).
The Seattle Mariners rank 1st in the league for ERA this season (3.72).
The Seattle Mariners rank T1st in the league for walks allowed this season (381).

ANDREW’S FREE PICK 

I’ll take a stab on the A’s as a value play here. Oakland should have some early opportunities while Kirby is out there—if he can’t get it together, that is. Over his last three starts Kirby is 0-2 with 11 earned runs in 15.1 innings on 16 hits and four walks. The good news for Seattle is that Kirby has gone at least 6.0 innings in each of his last two outings, though. As for Estes, it’ll be interesting to see what he can do here. A few good innings would be great news for the A’s. On Tuesday Oakland had another rough night at the plate. That gives the A’s two or fewer runs in five of the last six games (and three runs in the other), so they’ve got to get the bats going in this finale to stave off the sweep.