Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners 5/25/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Oakland Athletics will complete a three-game series on the road Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners. Oakland dropped to 17-27 following its 7-6 loss to Seattle in the opening game of the series on Monday. Oakland has lost three straight and four out of the last 5. The Athletics are last in the American League West, 10 ½ games behind the first-place Houston Astros.

Sheldon Nuese is batting .252 to lead Oakland and the third baseman has team highs in hits with 36 and on-base percentage at .310. Catcher Sean Murphy is the leader in home runs with four and RBIs with 21. On Wednesday, the Oakland Athletics will send Paul Blackburn to the mound. The right-hander is 4-0 with a 1.91 ERA, 34 Ks and 7 BBs.

Seattle improved to 18-25 following a one-run victory over Oakland on Monday. Julio Rodriguez hit a three-run homer for Seattle while Eugenio Suarez and Cal Raleigh each hit two-run home runs for the Mariners. The victory snapped a four-game losing streak for Seattle. The Mariners are fourth in the American League West, nine games behind the first-place Houston Astros.

Ty France is batting ,329 to lead Seattle and the third baseman has team highs in RBIs with 28, hits with 57 and on-base percentage at .394. Third baseman Eugenio Suarez is the leader in home runs with nine. On Wednesday, the Seattle Mariners will send Robbie Ray to the mound. The left-hander is 4-4 with a 4.77 ERA, 58 Ks and 20 BBs.