Mariners Vs Athletics: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – June 22, 2022

The Seattle Mariners (30-39) visit the Oakland Athletics (22-46) on Wednesday at 9:40 PM ET. George Kirby starts for Seattle (-134 to win) while Oakland (+114) will counter with Paul Blackburn.

The betting trends in this article reflect odds as of June 22, 2022 at 9:24 PM ET.

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Mariners vs Athletics Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Mariners Probable Starter George Kirby

• Kirby (1-2) gets the starting nod for the Mariners in his ninth start of the season. He’s put together a 3.56 ERA in 43 innings pitched, with 41 strikeouts.
• In his most recent time out on Friday, the right-hander tossed 6 2/3 innings against the Los Angeles Angels, giving up two earned runs while surrendering six hits.
• In eight games this season, the 24-year-old has put up a 3.56 ERA and 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .254 to his opponents.
• Kirby is trying to collect his fifth quality start of the season in this matchup.
• He will take the mound against an Athletics offense that ranks last in MLB with 470 total hits (on a .210 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .331 (29th in MLB) with 49 total home runs (29th in MLB).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 22, 2022 at 9:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Athletics Stats vs Kirby

Athletics Probable Starter Paul Blackburn

• The Athletics will hand the ball to Blackburn (6-2) for his 14th start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw 5 2/3 innings against the Boston Red Sox, giving up one earned run while allowing eight hits.
• The 28-year-old has an ERA of 2.26 and 6.4 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .225 in 13 games this season.
• He has started 13 games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in three of them.
• The Mariners rank 26th in MLB with 272 runs scored this season. They have a .234 batting average this campaign with 73 home runs (13th in the league).
• Among qualified pitchers in the majors this season, the 28-year-old ranks seventh in ERA (2.26), 23rd in WHIP (1.074), and 52nd in K/9 (6.4).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 22, 2022 at 9:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Mariners Stats vs Blackburn

Mariners Betting Trends

• The Mariners have won 56% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (14-11).
• When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -134 or shorter, Seattle has a 7-6 record (winning 53.8% of its games).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Mariners have an implied win probability of 57.3%.
• Seattle has played in 69 games with set over/under, and has combined with opponents to go over the total 32 times (32-35-2).
• The Mariners have covered 49.3% of their games this season, going 34-35-0 against the spread.

Athletics Betting Trends

• This season, the Athletics have been the underdog 56 times and won 19, or 33.9%, of those games.
• Oakland is 12-30 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +114 or more on the moneyline.
• The Athletics have a 46.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• So far this season, Oakland and its opponents have hit the over in 31 of their 69 games with a total.
• In 69 games with a spread this season, the Athletics are 30-39-0 ATS.

Mariners Players to Watch

• Ty France has put up a team-high OBP (.395) and slugging percentage (.483), while leading the Mariners in hits (86). He’s hitting .320 with 14 doubles, 10 home runs and 20 walks.
• Among the qualified hitters in baseball, France’s batting average ranks 10th, his on-base percentage ranks seventh, and he is 33rd in the league in slugging.
• J.P. Crawford is batting .277 with 13 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 29 walks.
• Among qualified hitters, Crawford ranks 36th in batting average, 27th in on-base percentage, and 92nd in slugging.
• Julio Rodriguez is hitting .272 with 13 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 20 walks.
• Eugenio Suarez is batting .227 with 12 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 32 walks.

Mariners Batting Stats (2022)

Athletics Players to Watch

• Seth Brown has 42 hits, which is best among Oakland hitters this season, while batting .210 with 22 extra-base hits.
• Among all qualified hitters, Brown is 147th in batting average, his on-base percentage is 146th, and he is 79th in slugging percentage.
• Sean Murphy is batting .211 with a .399 slugging percentage and 28 RBI this year.
• Murphy’s batting average is 145th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage places him 136th, and he is 97th in slugging.
• Elvis Andrus is batting .219 with a .335 slugging percentage and 11 RBI this year.
• Tony Kemp leads the Athletics with an OPS of .587. He has a slash line of .226/.313/.274 this season.

Athletics Batting Stats (2022)

Mariners vs Athletics Player Props

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