Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners 7/22/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 07/22/2021 at 12:35 AM ET

T-Mobile Park will welcome game 1 of 4 Thursday night between the Oakland Athletics and the Seattle Mariners. Oakland comes into this game 55-42 on the year riding a 2 game win streak. The Athletics won the last game play 6-0 against the Los Angeles Angels. James Kaprielian led the way for Oakland giving up 5 hits and no runs, while striking out 7 batter in 6 complete innings to pick up the win.
The Oakland offense struggled from the plate but put together timely hits to lead to the win. Oakland one 8-30 on the day but 3-5 with runners in scoring position to score 6 runs. All Star Matt Olson led the way for Oakland driving in 2 runs on the day, while 3 other Athletics drove in 1 each.
The Seattle Mariners are 6 games over .500 with a 51-45 record after winning 3 of the last 5 games played. Seattle fell to the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday in large part to struggles from the starter. Keynan Middleton gave up 5 hits and 5 runs in 1 inning of work leading to the loss for the Mariners.
Seattle didn't help the pitching struggles from the plate going 5-31 from the plate, while leaving 2 runners on base. Kyle Seager got the offense started with a solo home run in the top of the 2nd to break the 0-0 tie. Luis Torrens and Mitch Haniger chipped in driving in 1 run each.
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Both teams are playing well as of late and will look to continue that trend here. Look for Oakland to control the game with the slightly better pitcher and much better lineup. Oakland has a shot to make the playoffs and will have to get road wins to do so. Final Score Prediction, Oakland Athletics win 7-2.