Oakland A's at Seattle Mariners 8/2/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/02/2020 at 9:50 AM ET

On Sunday, the Oakland Athletics will conclude a three-game series on the road against American League West rivals the Seattle Mariners. Oakland dropped to 3-4 following its 5-3 loss on Friday to the Mariners in the opening game of the series. With the loss, Oakland has now lost three straight and is one game behind first-place Houston in the AL West.

Ramon Laureano is the leading hitter for Oakland with a batting average of .348 and the right fielder leads in hits with eight. Mark Canha is tied with four other teammates for the A's in home runs with one apiece and is the leader in RBIs with five. On Sunday, the A's will send Chris Bassitt to the mound. The righthander is 0-0 with an ERA of 0.00, 5 Ks and 1 BBs.

Seattle improved to 4-4 and won its third straight after defeating the A's on Friday night. Taijuan Walker allowed just one hit through seven innings for the Mariners, while Kyle Lewis had a multi-hit game for the sixth straight time in helping the Mariners to the victory on Friday. Seattle is in second place just a half-game behind first-place Houston in the AL West

Kyle Lewis is leading the Mariners in hitting with a batting average of .455, in home runs with two and in hits with 15. Kyle Seager is the RBI leader for Seattle with eight. On Sunday, the Mariners will send Kendall Graveman to the mound.The right-hander is 0-1 with an ERA of 13.50, 7 Ks and 3 BBs.

Seattle is clicking on all cylinders at the moment having won three straight to level it's record at 4-4. The Mariners are being led by Kyle Lewis who has 15 hits through 8 games and has two or more hits in six games this season. The Mariners have won five of their last seven overall while the A’s have struggled and lost 7 of the last 10. Final Score Prediction, Seattle Mariners win 6-3.

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