Mariners at Athletics 5/23/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions
On Wednesday, the Seattle Mariners will play the second game of their current series on the road against the Oakland Athletics.
The Mariners were off on Monday, but won three straight over the weekend against the Detroit Tigers including Sunday’s 3-2 victory. The Mariners are now in second place in the AL West just two games behind the Houston Astros, after winning five of their last seven overall.
Jed Lowrie leads Oakland with a .320 batting average and team high 58 hits. Khris Davis leads the team in home runs with 13 and RBIs with 38. Oakland has a team batting average of .252, while opposing hitters are averaging .255 at the plate against Athletics pitching. Oakland has not yet announced its starting pitcher for Wednesday’s game.
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Seattle has dominated Oakland winning 20 of the last 27 meetings between the two in Oakland, and 12 of the last 15 meetings overall. Look for bunch of runs here as Mariners offense and up and down pitching staff push this over total. Final Score Prediction, Seattle Mariners win high scoring game 7-5.