Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics 9/20/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The final game of the Monday MLB schedule will feature a matchup between the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics from RingCentral Coliseum. The Mariners (80-69) have split their previous ten games and four games back in the race for the final AL Wild Card spot. On Sunday, Seattle OF Jared Kelenic homered and drove in three runs during a 7-1 road victory against Kansas City.

Thirty-one year old left-hander Tyler Anderson (6-9 4.14 ERA) will head to the hill for the Mariners in this contest. Through 152 plus innings, Anderson has struck out 125 batters and owns a respectable 1.21 WHIP.

The Oakland Athletics are riding a five-game winning streak and trail Toronto by two games in the race for the final AL Wild Card spot. On Sunday, Jed Lowrie came through with a sacrifice fly that scored Matt Olson with the winning run during a 3-2 road victory against Los Angeles in ten innings. SP Frankie Montas allowed one hit across seven shutout innings and did not factor in the decision for the Athletics (82-67).

The Athletics will turn to talented southpaw Sean Manaea (10-9 3.95 ERA) in the series opener. Last time out, Manaea allowed five runs in five innings during a 12-10 road victory against Kansas City.