Mariners vs. Athletics Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/19/2022

The Seattle Mariners (65-54) will play the Oakland Athletics (43-76) on Friday at 9:40 PM ET. Sean Murphy will be looking for his 98th hit of the season for the underdog Athletics (+115) when the game gets underway at Oakland Coliseum. Seattle’s Marco Gonzales and Oakland’s Cole Irvin have been named the starters for this contest.

Mariners vs. Athletics Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Mariners vs. Athletics

After digging through all of the key stats and trends for this matchup, our best bet is the Athletics on the moneyline at +115. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 7 runs.

Our computer pick: Oakland Athletics (+115) and Over (7)

Mariners vs. Athletics Game Info

• Seattle Mariners probable starting pitcher: Marco Gonzales
• Oakland Athletics probable starting pitcher: Cole Irvin
• Game Day: Friday, August 19, 2022
• Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Location: Oakland, California
• Stadium: Oakland Coliseum

Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics Pitching Matchup

Mariners Starter Marco Gonzales

• Gonzales makes the start for the Mariners, his 24th of the season. He is 7-12 with a 4.18 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 129 1/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent time out on Saturday against the Texas Rangers, the left-hander went 5 2/3 innings, allowing five earned runs while surrendering nine hits.
• The 30-year-old has put up a 4.18 ERA and 5.1 strikeouts per nine innings across 23 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .280 to opposing hitters.
• Gonzales enters this outing with 13 quality starts under his belt this year.
• Gonzales is looking for his 12th straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.2 innings per appearance on the hill.
• He meets an Athletics offense that ranks 29th in the league with 403 runs while batting .215 as a squad. It has a collective .346 slugging percentage (29th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 104 home runs (24th in MLB).
• In 18 1/3 innings over three appearances against the Athletics this season, Gonzales has a 4.42 ERA and a 1.364 WHIP while his opponents are batting .303.
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 30-year-old’s 4.18 ERA ranks 46th, 1.407 WHIP ranks 53rd, and 5.1 K/9 ranks 58th.

Athletics Starter Cole Irvin

• The Athletics’ Irvin (6-10) will make his 22nd start of the season.
• The left-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw 6 2/3 innings against the Houston Astros, giving up five earned runs while allowing eight hits.
• The 28-year-old has an ERA of 3.13, a 3.542 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.052 in 21 games this season.
• In 21 starts this season, he’s earned 12 quality starts.
• Irvin will look to pitch five or more innings for the 22nd start in a row.
• The Mariners have scored 492 runs this season, which ranks 20th in MLB. They are batting .232 for the campaign with 133 home runs, 12th in the league.
• Among qualified pitchers in the majors this year, the 28-year-old ranks 22nd in ERA (3.13), 17th in WHIP (1.052), and 56th in K/9 (5.9).

Mariners Betting Picks & Insights

• The Mariners have entered the game as favorites 49 times this season and won 34, or 69.4%, of those games.
• Seattle has a record of 21-10, a 67.7% win rate, when favored by -135 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 57.4% chance of a victory for the Mariners.
• Games involving Seattle have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 58 of 119 chances this season.
• The Mariners are 62-57-0 against the spread this season.

Athletics Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have come away with 37 wins in the 102 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This season, Oakland has come away with a win 27 times in 83 chances when named as an underdog of at least +115 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Athletics have an implied victory probability of 46.5% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• Oakland and their opponents have hit the over in 50 of their 119 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Athletics have posted a record of 57-62-0 against the spread this season.

Mariners Leaders & Batting Stats

• Ty France leads the Mariners with a .287 batting average.
• In all of MLB, France is 77th in homers and 39th in RBI.
• Julio Rodriguez has 19 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 29 walks while hitting .266.
• Rodriguez ranks 36th in home runs and 33rd in RBI in the major leagues.
• J.P. Crawford has 20 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 45 walks while hitting .260.
• Jesse Winker is batting .228 with 14 doubles, 13 home runs and 67 walks.

Athletics Leaders & Batting Stats

• Murphy has posted a team-best batting average of .249 and leads the Athletics in runs batted in with a mark of 52.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Murphy ranks 53rd in homers and 70th in RBI.
• Seth Brown’s 17 home runs pace his team.
• Brown ranks 45th among all hitters in MLB in home runs, and 79th in RBI.
• Tony Kemp is hitting .220 with 19 doubles, four home runs and 34 walks.
• Chad Pinder is hitting .236 with 15 doubles, 10 home runs and 11 walks.