On Thursday, the Oakland Athletics (61-79) are hosting the Seattle Mariners (70-70), at 3:37 p.m. ET, in the final game of a four-game series.
The Athletics (+121 underdog on the moneyline) take the field at home against the Mariners (-145). The Mariners will give the ball to Bryan Woo (6-2) versus the Athletics and Joey Estes (6-6).
Yesterday, the Mariners picked up a 16-3 win over the Athletics, with George Kirby (6.0 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 9 K) earning the win for the Mariners. Luis Urias finished 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI to lead the offensive attack. JP Sears (6.0 IP, 5 R, 5 H, 5 K) took the loss for the Athletics.
Get ready for the Mariners vs. Athletics with what you need to know ahead of Thursday’s Game, including viewing options.
Seattle Mariners vs. Oakland Athletics odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Mariners (-145, bet $145 to win $100)
- Underdog: Athletics (+121, bet $100 to win $121)
- Over/under: 7.5
Mariners vs. Athletics: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Thursday, September 5, 2024
- Game Time: 3:37 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
- TV Channel: ROOT SPORTS Northwest
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Mariners stats and trends
Mariners betting records
- The Mariners have won 53, or 55.8%, of the 95 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- Seattle is 26-22 this season when entering a game favored by -145 or more on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mariners have a 59.2% chance to win.
- So far this season, Seattle and its opponents have hit the over in 63 of 140 games with a total.
- The Mariners have an ATS record of 61-78-0 in 139 games with a spread this season.
Bryan Woo (Mariners probable starter)
- Woo (6-2) takes the mound for the Mariners in his 18th start of the season. He’s put together a 2.30 ERA in 94 2/3 innings pitched, with 71 strikeouts.
- His most recent time out came on Sunday against the Los Angeles Angels, when the righty went 6 1/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up five hits.
- In 17 games this season, the 24-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.30, with 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .194 against him.
- Woo is trying to collect his 10th quality start of the season.
- Woo will try to prolong a seven-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.5 frames per outing).
- He has had seven appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
- He will face an Athletics offense that ranks 25th in the league with 571 runs while batting .233 as a squad. It has a collective .400 slugging percentage (14th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 179 home runs (fifth in MLB).
- Woo has thrown 10 1/3 innings without giving up an earned run on three hits, while striking out nine against the Athletics this season.
Mariners batting stats
- The Mariners’ 155 home runs rank 17th in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Seattle have combined to rank 29th in the majors with a .366 team slugging percentage.
- The Mariners have a team batting average of just .217 this season, which ranks last among MLB teams.
- Seattle is among the lowest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking 26th with just 566 total runs (4.0 per game) this season.
- The Mariners have the 24th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.305).
- Seattle ranks last in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 10.2 whiffs per contest.
Athletics stats and trends
Athletics betting records
- The Athletics have won in 49, or 39.5%, of the 124 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- This year, Oakland has won 29 of 83 games when listed as at least +121 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Athletics have an implied victory probability of 45.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Oakland’s games have gone over the total in 64 of its 140 opportunities.
- In 140 games with a line this season, the Athletics have a mark of 76-64-0 against the spread.
Joey Estes (Athletics probable starter)
- The Athletics are sending Estes (6-6) to the mound for his 20th start of the season. He is 6-6 with a 4.29 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 107 2/3 innings pitched.
- The righty last appeared on Saturday against the Texas Rangers, when he threw six innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up six hits.
- The 22-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.29, with 7.0 strikeouts per nine innings in 20 games this season. Opponents are hitting .236 against him.
- Estes is trying to pick up his eighth quality start of the year.
- Estes will try to build on a seven-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.4 frames per outing).
- He has had three appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
- The opposing Mariners offense has the 29th-ranked slugging percentage (.366) and ranks 17th in home runs hit (155) in all of MLB. They have a collective .217 batting average, and are last in the league with 993 total hits and 26th in MLB action scoring 566 runs.
- Head-to-head against the Mariners this season, Estes has pitched 11 1/3 innings, giving up one earned run on three hits while striking out 10.
Athletics batting stats
- The Athletics rank fifth in baseball with 179 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
- So far this year, Oakland is 14th in the majors with a .400 slugging percentage.
- The Athletics are 25th in the majors with a .233 batting average.
- Oakland scores the 25th-most runs in baseball (571 total, 4.1 per game).
- The Athletics’ .304 on-base percentage ranks 25th in the majors.