The Seattle Mariners (13-16) are on the road to face the Oakland Athletics (6-24) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Wednesday. The Mariners took Tuesday’s series opener 2-1.
Reliever Gabe Speier was credited with the win after throwing 0.1 scoreless innings, and Paul Sewald earned his eighth save with a scoreless ninth. AJ Pollock was 1 for 3 with a solo home run in the win. Tony Kemp went 1 for 2 with one run for the Athletics.
ON THE MOUND
Logan Gilbert (1-1, 4.23 ERA) is in line to get the start for Seattle. The righty allowed four runs over five innings in his last start, a 6-5 road defeat against the Phillies on April 26. He gave up seven hits while striking out six and walking one in the no-decision.
Gilbert is making his first appearance against the Athletics this season. Over three starts against the Athletics in 2022, Gilbert was 1-0 with a 3.32 ERA over 19 innings. He had 11 strikeouts and three walks. For Oakland, left-hander JP Sears (0-2, 6.23 ERA) gets the start. It’s his first appearance of the season against the Mariners.
Sears made three appearances against the Mariners in 2022, including two starts, striking out 16 and walking six over 16 innings (2-0, 0.56). In his last start on Thursday, Sears took the loss on the road against the Angels. He threw 4.1 innings and gave up six runs on six hits, striking out four and walking two in the 8-7 defeat.
AT THE PLATE
Over the last five games, Seattle has averaged only 2.8 runs a game, down from their season average of 4.2, while performing worse across the board (.157/.243/.296). Against southpaws like Sears this season, the M’s have a .641 OPS, fourth lowest in MLB.
Jarred Kelenic is the team’s most potent producer against left-handers with a 1.197 OPS in 21 at-bats. Oakland is averaging 4.4 runs per game in the last five, up slightly from 3.8 for the season.
The A’s have a .643 OPS against righties in 2023, fourth lowest in MLB. With a .386 OBP over 67 at-bats, Ryan Noda has their highest on-base percentage against right-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Seattle is 6-7 in road games in 2023, scoring 4.2 runs per game while allowing 4.2 runs. Oakland has gone 3-13 at home this season, averaging 3.2 runs per game while surrendering 6.9.
In the last 10 games between the AL West rivals at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Seattle is 6-4 with an average scoreline of 4.8-2.6.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Mariners are fourth in the AL West, five games behind the division-leading Rangers. The Athletics are fifth in the AL West, 12 games behind the Rangers.
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