Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics 5/24/19 MLB Odds, Preview, and Prediction

Left-hander Wade LeBlanc gets the call to start for Seattle in this series opener. The 34-year old University of Alabama product has started in a total of four games this season and has a record of 2-1 with an ERA of 7.36, a WHIP of 1.19 and a BAA of .329. The Mariners have lost in LeBlanc’s last two starts this season.

The native of Lake Charles in Louisiana has pitched in a total of 18.1 innings this season and he has allowed a total of 15 earned runs on 28 hits with 6 home runs while striking out 14 batters and walking 7 hitters. In his last start, he allowed seven earned runs on six hits with four homers in just 2.1 innings of work. LeBlanc earned the loss in a 4-18 shellacking against Minnesota.

Dee Gordon leads Seattle with his .281 batting average. Daniel Vogelbach has 14 home runs to lead the Mariners this season while Domingo Santana’s 38 RBIs are a team-high this year. Overall, Seattle is batting at a .243 clip this season while scoring a total of 271 runs.

For the Athletics, it will be Daniel Mengden who will open on top of the mound for the Athletics in Game 1 of this series. The 26-year old Texas A&M product has started in a total of two games this season and owns a record of 1-1 with an ERA of 3.65, a WHIP of 1.14 and BAA of 1.86. The A’s are 1-1 in his two starts this season.

The Houston, Texas native has pitched a total of 12.1 innings this season and has allowed five earned runs on eight hits while striking out nine and walking six batters. In his last start, Mengden got his first win of the season after allowing just one earned run on three hits in 7.0 innings pitched.

As a team, the Athletics are hitting the ball at a .244 average while scoring on a total of 245 runs this season. Marcus Semien leads the team with his .263 batting average while Khris Davis leads Oakland with a total of 12 home runs and 29 RBIs while batting at .248 this season.

Who Wins?

Seattle is 3-7 SU in their last 10 games played. The Mariners are 0-4 SU in their last four games played at home. Oakland is 7-3 SU in their last 10 games played. The Athletics are 14-10 SU in 24 home games played so far this season. Head to head, the Mariners are 5-1 SU in their last six games against the Athletics. Seattle is also 5-2 SU in their last seven road games against Oakland.

Seattle is 19-19 SU in 38 games against a right-handed starter this season. The Mariners are 12-21 SU in 33 games as betting underdogs this season. On the other hand, the Athletics are 10-5 SU in 15 games against a left-handed starting pitcher this season. Seattle is 18-14 SU in 32 games as betting favorites this year.

The Mariners are 4-3 SU in LeBlanc’s last seven starts. Seattle is 7-3 SU in LeBlanc’s last 10 road starts. The Mariners are also 4-1 SU in his five career starts against the Athletics and 3-0 SU in his three starts in Oakland. The Athletics are 7-3 SU in Mengden’s last 10 starts, 6-4 in his last 10 starts at home and 1-2 SU in his last three starts against Seattle.

The A’s have played well over the past week and have won six straight games. They have also won in all but one of Mengden’s last five starts. The Mariners have struggled as of late, especially on the road, dropping 14 out of their last 16 away from home and losing 5 of 7 against AL West foes. I’m going with the A’s here. Prediction: Oakland Athletics

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The Mariners are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games played. Seattle is 1-3 ATS in their last four games played at home. The Athletics are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games played. Oakland is 10-14 ATS in 24 home games played this season.

Six out of the last 10 games between these two teams were decided by two or more runs but the last three have been settled by one run. Seven out of Seattle’s last 10 games had at least a two-run difference. The A’s have won six games in a row and have done so by a winning average of over five runs per game. LeBlanc has pitched very well in Oakland by he’s given up 15 earned runs in his last four starts. I think the A’s win this by at least two runs. Prediction: Athletics -1.5

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The total has gone over in six out of the last 10 games played by Seattle. The Mariners have seen the total go over in 19 out of their 28 road games played this season. The under is 6-3-1 in the last 10 games played by Oakland. The total has gone under in 15 out of the 24 home games played by the Athletics this season. Head to head, the over is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings between these two teams.

The total has gone over in 12 out of the last 18 overall games played by the Mariners. The over is 12-6 in their last 18 games against an opponent from the American League. Seattle has seen the total go over in 4 out of their last five road games in Oakland. The over is 7-3 in LeBlanc’s last 10 starts but 8-2 in his last 10 starts on the road. On the other hand, the over is 6-3-1 in Mengden’s last 10 starts and 3-1 in his last four starts at home. These teams are averaging a combined 10.33 runs per game this season. I think this will be a high-scoring affair. Prediction: Over 9

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