Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics 9/22/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

By: Zack |

Last Updated: 09/21/2021 at 9:39 PM ET

The Seattle Mariners play the third game of a four-game series on the road Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics. Seattle is 81-69 following its 4-2 victory over Oakland in the first game of the series on Monday. The Mariners are third in the American League West eight games behind first-place Houston but more importantly Seattle is three games behind the second and final spot in the American League wild card chase with 12 games remaining.

Ty France is batting .294 to lead Seattle and the third baseman has team highs in hits with 155 and on-base percentage .367. Third baseman Kyle Seager has 34 home runs and 99 RBIs to lead Seattle in both. On Wednesday, the Seattle Mariners will send Chris Flexen to the mount. The right-hander is 12-6 with an ERA of 3.66, 110 Ks and 36 BBs.

Oakland dropped to 82-66 following its two-run loss to Seattle on Monday. The Athletics are second in the American League West seven games behind the first-place. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Oakland.  The Athletics are two games behind Toronto for the second and final spot in the AL wildcard chase.

First baseman Matt Olson is batting .274 to lead Oakland and has 36 home runs, 103 RBIs, 143 hits and an on-base percentage of .371 to lead Oakland in each category. On Wednesday, the Oakland Athletics will send Cole Irvin to the mound. The left-hander is 10-13 with an ERA of 3.94, 112 Ks and 35 BBs.

Seattle has dominated Oakland in this head to head series of late winning five of the last six played at Oakland and each of the last six overall between the two. The Athletics have struggled against opponents with winning records losing 11 of the last 15. Seattle has played well on the road winning four of the last five away from home. Final Score Prediction, Seattle Mariners win 6-4.

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