Seattle Mariners vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Betting Preview | September 30

Jesse Winker will try to collect his 100th hit of the season (he has 98) when his Seattle Mariners (85-70) take on the Oakland Athletics (56-100) on Friday at 9:40 PM ET. The Mariners are favored (-255) over the Athletics (+215). Seattle’s Logan Gilbert and Oakland’s Ken Waldichuk pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Mariners vs. Athletics

• Game Day: Friday, September 30, 2022
• Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Location: Seattle, Washington
• Stadium: T-Mobile Park

Mariners Stats & Trends

Mariners Batting

• The Mariners are 10th-best in baseball with 188 total home runs.
• The Mariners have the fourth-worst batting average in the majors (.229).
• The Mariners rank 16th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .314.
• The Mariners strike out 8.5 times per game to rank 15th in the league.
• The Mariners average 1.2 homers per home game this season (84 total at home).
• The Mariners have a .375 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.6 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The team averages 7.0 hits per game and is batting .219 at home this season.

Mariners Key Batters

• Ty France leads Seattle in slugging percentage (.443) thanks to 47 extra-base hits.
• Among the qualified hitters in MLB, France’s batting average ranks 32nd, his on-base percentage ranks 43rd, and he is 55th in slugging.
• France has recorded a base hit in four straight games. In his last five games he is batting .429 with two doubles, two walks and three RBI.
• Eugenio Suarez is hitting .239 with 24 doubles, two triples, 31 home runs and 73 walks.
• Among qualified hitters, Suarez’s batting average places him 103rd, his on-base percentage 48th, and his slugging percentage 27th.
• J.P. Crawford has 125 hits this season and has a slash line of .248/.341/.343.
• Adam Frazier is batting .235 with a .301 OBP and 40 RBI for Seattle this season.

Athletics Stats & Trends

Athletics Batting

• The Athletics’ 131 home runs rank 26th in MLB this season.
• The Athletics have a team batting average of just .217 this season, which ranks last among MLB teams.
• The Athletics have an OBP of just .281 this season, which ranks last in MLB.
• The Athletics rank 19th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.6 whiffs per contest.
• They’ve hit 79 homers, an average of 1.0 per game, in 78 road contests this season.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .365 in away games this season with 204 extra-base hits.
• They are averaging 7.6 base hits per game and batting .225 on the road this season.

Athletics Key Batters

• Sean Murphy has accumulated a .331 on-base percentage and a .430 slugging percentage, both team-best marks for the Athletics.
• Including all the qualifying players in the big leagues, Murphy’s batting average places him 81st, his on-base percentage is 59th, and he is 67th in slugging.
• Tony Kemp is hitting .233 with 23 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 44 walks.
• Including all qualifying players, Kemp is 114th in batting average, 107th in on-base percentage and 129th in slugging percentage.
• Seth Brown has put up 110 hits, a team-high for the Athletics.
• Chad Pinder is hitting .229 with 17 doubles, 12 home runs and 14 walks.

Mariners vs. Athletics Probable Pitchers