The Oakland Athletics (82-66) pulled out a win on Saturday night against the Seattle Mariners (80-67) and will look to open up more room in their quest for either the American League West crown or a wild card spot when these teams meet up again on Sunday.
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Seattle has been playing much stronger baseball than the Athletics in recent weeks but a bases loaded walk by Mariners closer Fernando Rodney was all Oakland needed to get a key win on Saturday.
The Mariners had won 3 in a row against Oakland before losing on Saturday and they’ll be a large underdog on Sunday with online sportsbooks listing Seattle at around +145 odds. Around 60% of tracked MLB bettors are taking the Athletics to win this one, while the total sits at over or under 7 runs currently. The under has been a wagering winner in 8 of the last 10 head-to-head meetings between these American League West rivals.
Left-hander Jon Lester (14-10, 1.10 WHIP, 2.52 ERA), acquired at the trade deadline from the Boston Red Sox, has been one of the best pitchers in baseball all season long and shows no signs of slowing down. Lester has allowed 3 earned runs or fewer in 8 straight starts since coming over to Oakland with one of those coming against Seattle where he gave up only 2 earned runs over 8 innings.
Seattle will counter with veteran right-hander Chris Young (12-7, 1.21 WHIP, 3.35 ERA) on Sunday. Young is extremely talented but has struggled to stay healthy over his Major League career. Seattle’s started gave up 5 earned runs over just .2 innings pitched his last time facing the Athletics which came just days ago on September 1st.
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