Athletics at Mariners 9/26/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Wednesday, the Oakland Athletics conclude a three-game series on the road against the Seattle Mariners. Oakland clinched a playoff berth as its game started on Monday thanks to the New York Yankees defeating the Tampa Bay Rays. The A’s then proceeded to beat Seattle 7-3 and hope to catch the Yankees for the top wildcard spot and have home field advantage.

Seattle pitching gave up four home runs to the A’s in the loss. The Mariners are a solid 85-71 on the season, but are 40-46 since mid-June when they led the A’s by 11 games in the wildcard race. In the loss on Monday Dee Gordon and Robinson Cano each homered for Seattle. James Paxton gave up three hits and two runs, both home runs, in four innings in his first start since contracting pneumonia. Matt Chapman leads the A’s with a .280 batting average. Khris Davis has the A’s lead in home runs with 46 and in RBIs with 120. Oakland has a team batting average of .252 while opposing hitters are averaging .236 at the plate against Athletics pitching. On Wednesday, the A’s will send Edwin Jackson to the mound. The right-hander this season is 6-3 with an ERA of 3.18, 66 Ks and 32 BBs.

Jean Segura is leading Seattle with a .303 batting average and a team high 172 hits. Nelson Cruz is the Seattle leader in home runs with 36 and in RBIs with 92. Seattle has a team batting average of .255, while opposing hitters are averaging .251 at the plate against Mariners pitching. On Wednesday, the Mariners will send Felix Hernandez to the mound. The right-hander this season is 8-13 with an ERA of 5.46, 121 Ks and 57 BBs.