Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners 10/2/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Mariners are thinking about the playoffs as they close out a series at home against the Oakland A's on Sunday, and will have one series after that in the regular season. Check out all of our free MLB picks.

The Mariners are 10-7 against the A's this season, and 6-4 against them in Seattle. Seattle is 5-5 over its last 10, and it is doubtful the outcome of the remaining schedule will affect their playoff position. Oakland is 3-7 over its last 10, has the worst record in the American League, and the next to the worst in all of baseball.

Oakland has the worst batting average in the major leagues at .216 and is 25th in era at 4.60. Seattle also struggles at the plate, 28th in batting average at .229, but their era of 3.55 is seventh best.

Seattle has Robbie Ray (12-11, 3.58) scheduled to start on the mound. His 209 strikeouts are seventh-best in the league. Oakland has James Kaprielian (4-9, 4.43) scheduled to start. Kapriellan is 2-1 against Seattle this season, and Oakland is 4-1 against the Mariners in games he has started.

Ray has four starts against Oakland this season and has struck out 35 batters in 18 innings. Ray is 1-1 against the A's, and Seattle is 2-2 against Oakland when he has started.

Eugenio Suarez leads Seattle with 31 home runs and 85 rbi. Julio Rodriguez leads Seattle with a .280 batting average.

Brown has 25 home runs and 67 rbi for Oakland. Sean Murphy has 18 home runs and leads the team with a .249 batting average.