Mariners vs Athletics Picks and Prediction – 9/5/2024

In Thursday afternoon MLB action, the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics will wrap up their series from the Oakland Coliseum. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Mariners (70-70) are 13 games below .500 on the road and trail Houston by 5.5 games for first place in the AL West Division. Last night, Seattle OF Victor Robles drove in three runs and scored three more during a 16-3 road triumph against Oakland. 

Twenty-four year old righty Bryan Woo (6-2 2.30 ERA) is quietly putting together a nice season for the Mariners. Last time out, Woo (6.1 IP) gave up five hits and four runs during a 5-4 road loss against Los Angeles. 

The Oakland Athletics have won six of their last 11 games and are a distant fourth place in the AL West Division standings. On Wednesday, Oakland RP Janson Junk surrendered seven runs and failed to record an out in a dreadful relief appearance. SP JP Sears (11-10) gave up five runs in six innings and took the loss for the Athletics (61-79), who fell to 35-36 at home. 

The Athletics will counter with twenty-two year old righty Joey Estes (6-6 4.29 ERA) on Thursday. In his last start, Estes (6 IP) allowed two runs and struck out seven batters during a 3-2 road loss against Texas.

Oakland 1B Tyler Soderstrom (wrist) took batting practice on Tuesday and will begin a rehab assignment on Wednesday. Through 140 games, Seattle ranks 29th in OPS and 26th in runs scored. For the season, Oakland ranks 19th in OPS and 25th in runs scored. Take the Athletics to win at home. Final Score Prediction, Oakland Athletics win 7-0.