Athletics vs Marlins Picks and Prediction – 5/2/2025

The Athletics open a three-game series on the road in South Florida on Friday versus the Miami Marlins. The Athletics are 16-15 following a 7-1 victory over Texas on Wednesday. The Athletics will complete that series on Thursday. Brent Rooker hit a ninth-inning two-run homer to break a tie and lead the Athletics to the win. The Athletics are third in the American League West, 2 ½ games behind first-place Seattle. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB previews.

Jacob Wilson is batting .325 to lead the Athletics and has a team-high 37 hits. Tyler Soderstrom is the leader in home runs with nine, RBI with 24, and on-base percentage with .349. The Athletics are batting .254 with a .425 slugging percentage. On Friday, the Athletics will send Osvaldo Bido to the mound. The right-hander is 2-2 with a 4.31 ERA, 17 Ks, and 12 BBs.

The Miami Marlins dropped to 12-18 following a 12-7 loss on the road Wednesday to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Miami was swept in a three-game series by Los Angeles and lost two out of three to Seattle before that. The Marlins were 1-5 on their just-completed six-game road trip. Miami is last in the National League East, 8 ½ games behind the first-place New York Mets.

Kyle Stowers is batting .323 with 19 RBI and an on-base percentage of .396 to lead Miami in the three categories. Matt Mervis is the leader in home runs with seven, and Xavier Edwards is the leader in hits with 33. Miami is batting .255 with a .388 slugging percentage. Miami has not announced its starting pitcher for Friday's opening game of a three-game series at home versus the Athletics.

The Athletics have won six of the last eight and are 10-5 in the last 15 played on the road. Miami has dropped five of its last six. The Marlins will have had the day off but are returning from a disappointing West Coast road trip. Athletics starting pitcher Osvaldo Bido is coming off a strong effort in which the right-hander allowed one run on five hits across 5.1 innings. Final Score Prediction: Athletics win 5-3.