Mariners vs Athletics Picks and Prediction – 5/6/2025

The Seattle Mariners open a three-game series on the road Monday versus the Athletics. Seattle improved to 20-12 following its 2-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday. Seattle has won each of the first two games of its series with Texas, outscoring the Rangers by a combined 15-2. Seattle has won six straight and leads the American League West by three games. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB picks.

JP Crawford is batting .287 with an on-base percentage of .410 to lead Seattle in both categories. Cal Raleigh is the leader in home runs with 12 and hits with 31. Jorge Polanco is the leader in RBI with 25. Seattle is batting .248 with a .428 slugging percentage. On Monday, Seattle will send Bryce Miller to the mound. The right-hander is 2-3 with a 3.52 ERA, 31 Ks, and 19 BBs.

The Athletics dropped to 18-16 following Saturday’s 9-6 loss to the Miami Marlins. Athletics’ pitching gave up a game-ending grand slam to the Marlins. The Athletics had their three-game winning streak snapped by the loss. The Athletics have won five of the last seven and are tied for second in the American League West, three games behind the first-place Mariners.

Jacob Wilson is batting .328 with 41 hits and an on-base percentage of .354 to lead the Athletics in the three categories. Brent Rooker is the leader in home runs with nine, and Tyler Soderstrom is the leader in RBI with 24. The Athletics are batting .253 with a .423 slugging percentage. On Monday, the Athletics will send Luis Severino to the mound. The right-hander is 1-3 with a 3.30 ERA, 33 Ks, and 13 BBs.

The play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in five of the Athletics’ last seven. The two starting pitchers for this matchup performed well in their last starts. Seattle starter Bryce Miller is coming off a strong effort in which the right-hander allowed no runs on two hits across five innings. Athletics’ starter Luis Severino is coming off a strong effort in which the right-hander allowed one run on eight hits across five innings. Final Score Prediction: Seattle Mariners win but our best play is UNDER 4-2.