Mariners vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 4, 2024

Led by Luke Raley (two-game homer streak), the Seattle Mariners (34-27) are favorites versus the Oakland Athletics (24-37) Tuesday at 9:40 PM ET. Sportsbooks have named the Mariners as -159 favorites for the game, which airs on NBCS-CA. George Kirby will get the ball for Seattle while Oakland will counter with Mitch Spence.

Here is our betting preview for this matchup, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

Mariners vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Mariners (-159)
• Underdog: Athletics (+134)
• Over/under: 7.5

Mariners vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Mariners have been victorious in 21, or 61.8%, of the 34 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Seattle has a record of 6-4 when favored by -159 or more this year.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mariners have a 61.4% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Athletics have a 17-35 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 32.7% of those games).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +134 or longer, Oakland has a record of 10-24 (29.4%).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Athletics’ implied win probability is 42.7%.

Mariners vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• Julio Rodriguez leads Seattle with a .270 batting average. He’s also hit four homers and has 23 RBI.
• Rodriguez ranks 169th in home runs and 108th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Dylan Moore has 33 hits and an OBP of .343 to go with a slugging percentage of .439 this season.
• JJ Bleday is batting .244 with 17 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 27 walks.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Bleday ranks 54th in home runs and 118th in RBI.
• Brent Rooker’s 12 home runs, 39 RBI and .280 batting average are all team-highs.

Mariners vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Mariners have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, eighth-best in baseball.
• The Mariners have the sixth-best ERA (3.47) in the majors this season.
• No team allows fewer walks and hits than the Mariners, who lead MLB with a 1.067 WHIP.
• The 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Athletics pitching staff ranks 28th in the majors.
• Oakland has the 23rd-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.29).
• The Athletics have the 23rd-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.328).