Mariners vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 3, 2024

The Oakland Athletics (60-78) and Shea Langeliers (2 HR in his last game) are underdogs (+129) on the moneyline for their matchup with the Seattle Mariners (69-69) on Tuesday at 9:40 p.m. ET on ROOT Sports NW. Luis Castillo takes the mound for Seattle while J.T. Ginn is Oakland’s starter for the contest.

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Mariners vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Mariners (-153)
• Underdog: Athletics (+129)
• Over/under: 8

Mariners vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Mariners have been favorites in 93 games this season and have come away with the win 52 times (55.9%) in those contests.
• This year Seattle has won 22 of 38 games when listed as at least -153 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mariners have a 60.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Athletics have a 48-74 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 39.3% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +129 or longer, Oakland has a 23-50 record (winning only 31.5% of its games).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Athletics’ implied win probability is 43.7%.

Mariners vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• Cal Raleigh is batting .205 this season with a team-high 28 home runs and 82 RBI.
• Raleigh ranks 17th in Major League Baseball in homers, and 21st in RBI.
• Randy Arozarena is batting .217 with an OBP of .332 and a slugging percentage of .389 this season.
• Brent Rooker has a team-high batting average of .295, while pacing the Athletics in home runs (33) and runs batted in (93).
• Rooker is eighth in home runs and 11th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• JJ Bleday is batting .248 with 37 doubles, four triples, 20 home runs and 56 walks.

Mariners vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Mariners average 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-most in the league.
• The Mariners have a 3.54 ERA as a team, best in baseball.
• The Mariners have a combined 1.088 WHIP as a pitching staff, which is the best in baseball this season.
• The 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Athletics pitching staff ranks 27th in MLB.
• Oakland has a 4.30 team ERA that ranks 23rd among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Athletics combine for the 24th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.318).