The Seattle Mariners and Oakland A’s pitched Wednesday with first pitch set for 9:40 pm ET. The game takes place at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California and will only be available on local TV or through an MLB.tv subscription. George Kirby (1-2, 3.56 ERA) will start for the Mariners with Paul Blackburn (6-2, 2.26 ERA) for Athletics.
Mariners vs. As
Pitchers: George Kirby vs. Paul Blackburn
First pitch: 9:40 PM ET
Mariners local broadcast: Root Sports Northwest
Athletics local broadcast: NBC Sports California
live broadcast: MLB.tv (subscription)
Odds, picks & predictions
Run Line: Mariners -1.5 (+130)
Run total: 7
moneyline odds: Mariners -135, Athletics +115
moneyline pick: Athletics +115
Blackburn will not get much run support with how badly the Athletics’ offense comes in dead last in on-base percentage (.273), but he is putting together a breakout season, making 1 deserved run in his last two starts, a span of 13 , 1 innings of work. Betting on Blackburn with plus odds has enough value to place the wager.
Playing prop pick: George Kirby Over 4.5 Strikeouts (-130)
Kirby has an 8.6 K / 9 over eight career MLB starts and had a 10.7 K / 9 over three seasons of minor leagues, so his strikeout numbers translate pretty well to the majors. Kirby hit 6 batters in his final start against the Los Angeles Angels, and the Athletics averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game as a foul.
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