Seattle Mariners vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Betting Preview | September 20

Carlos Santana leads the Seattle Mariners (81-65) into a contest against the Oakland Athletics (53-94) after his two-home run showing in a 9-1 win over the Angels. The Mariners are favored on the moneyline (-213) in this game against the underdog Athletics (+176), which starts at 9:40 PM ET on Tuesday. Seattle has Luis Castillo starting things off, while Oakland will counter with JP Sears.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Mariners vs. Athletics

• Game Day: Tuesday, September 20, 2022
• Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Location: Oakland, California
• Stadium: Oakland Coliseum

Mariners Stats & Trends

Mariners Batting

• The Mariners are ninth-best in baseball with 180 total home runs.
• The Mariners’ .229 batting average ranks 26th in MLB.
• The Mariners’ .312 on-base percentage is 18th in the league.
• The Mariners strike out 8.5 times per game, the No. 18 average in baseball.
• The Mariners average 1.3 home runs per game when playing away from home this season (96 total in road outings).
• The Mariners have a .400 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.9 extra-base hits per game on the road.
• The club is batting .237 with 610 hits (8.1 per game) on the road this season.

Mariners Key Batters

• Julio Rodriguez leads Seattle in OBP (.341), slugging percentage (.499) and total hits (136) this season.
• Among all qualified hitters, Rodriguez ranks 35th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 46th, and he is 17th in slugging.
• Rodriguez will look for his eighth straight game with a hit in this contest. During his last 10 games he is batting .447 with two doubles, five home runs, six walks and seven RBI.
• Ty France is batting .274 with 24 doubles, 20 home runs and 31 walks.
• Among all qualified, France is 37th in batting average, 52nd in on-base percentage and 54th in slugging percentage.
• J.P. Crawford leads Seattle with an OBP of .341 this season while batting .254 with 58 walks and 55 runs scored.
• Crawford heads into this game with three games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is batting .385 with a double, a triple and six walks.
• Santana has 19 home runs, 57 RBI and a batting average of .200 this season.
• Santana enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .286 with a double, five home runs, a walk and 11 RBI.

Athletics Stats & Trends

Athletics Batting

• The Athletics rank 27th in Major League Baseball with just 125 home runs as a team.
• The Athletics have a team batting average of just .216 this season, which ranks last among MLB teams.
• The Athletics are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking last with an OBP of .280.
• The Athletics rank 20th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.7 whiffs per contest.
• In 72 games at home this season, they’ve hit 46 homers, an average of 0.6 per contest.
• In 72 home games this season, they’re slugging .318 with 164 hits going for extra bases.
• They are averaging 6.5 base hits per game and batting .204 as a team at home this season.

Athletics Key Batters

• Sean Murphy has accumulated a team-high OBP (.334) and slugging percentage (.439).
• Including all qualified hitters, Murphy ranks 74th in batting average, while his on-base percentage is 60th and he is 58th in slugging.
• Tony Kemp is hitting .236 with 22 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 42 walks.
• Kemp’s batting average is 109th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 98th, and he is 129th in slugging.
• Seth Brown has put up 104 hits, a team-best for the Athletics.
• Chad Pinder has 17 doubles, 12 home runs and 13 walks while hitting .231.

Mariners vs. Athletics Probable Pitchers