Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners 7/2/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 07/01/2022 at 10:07 PM ET

Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners 7/2/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, the Oakland Athletics play the third game of a four-game series on the road against the Seattle Mariners. Oakland is 25-53 following its 8-6 loss to Seattle in the opening game of the series on Thursday. Oakland has lost four straight and eight of the last 10. The Athletics are last in the American League West, 24 ½ games behind the first-place Houston Astros.

Elvis Andrus is batting .229 to lead Oakland and the shortstop has a team high 55 hits. First baseman Seth Brown is the leader in home runs with 10 and RBIs with 36, while second baseman Tony Kemp is the leader in on-base percentage .298. On Saturday, the Oakland Athletics will send Paul Blackburn to the mound. The right-hander is 6-3 with a 3.12 ERA, 62 Ks and 21 BBs.

Seattle improved to 37-41 following its two-run victory over Oakland on Thursday. Julio Rodriguez belted his second home run in as many days, while Cal Raleigh hit a triple that drove in two runs. Seattle has won three straight and eight of the last 10. The Mariners are tied for third in the American League West with the Los Angeles Angels, 12 ½ games behind first-place Houston.

First baseman Ty France is batting .316 with 45 RBIs, 87 hits and an on-base percentage of .390 to lead Seattle in each category. Third baseman Eugenio Suarez is the leader in home runs with 13. On Saturday, the Seattle Mariners will send George Kirby to the mound. The right-hander is 2-3 with a 4.08 ERA, 49 Ks and 7 BBs.

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Seattle has won eight of the last 10 at home versus Oakland and has won 20 of the last 26 overall against the A’s. Oakland starting pitcher Paul Blackburn has been hit hard in each of the last two starts, allowing 10 runs on 15 hits across nine innings resulting in losses to Seattle and the New York Yankees. On June 22, Seattle starter George Kirby defeated Oakland 9-0 after allowing no runs on five hits across six innings. Final Score Prediction, Seattle Mariners win 7-2.