Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners Prediction: Athletics are not competitive

Thursday's Major League Baseball action at Oakland Coliseum features a matchup between the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics. 

The Oakland Athletics have scored a total of 8 runs over the course of their previous three games, but they have scored 3 runs or fewer in six of their last ten games. The Athletics have now dropped their last 17 games when they have scored three runs or fewer. While Esteury Ruiz leads the Athletics with 28 hits and 12 RBI, Brent Rooker and Jesus Aguilar have combined for 44 hits and 31 RBI. Aguilar is the Athletics' second leading hitter with 12 RBI. The Athletics have a record of 17-45 in their previous 62 games overall and a record of 28-62 in their last 90 games played at home.

The Seattle Mariners have scored at least four runs in four of their previous eight games, including a total of 19 runs in their most recent three games. When scoring four or more runs in a game, the Mariners have won eight of their last ten contests. The Mariners are led in hits and runs batted in by Jarred Kelenic, who has 29 and 15, respectively, while Julio Rodriguez and Eugenio Suarez have combined for 53 hits and 28 RBI. The Mariners have a record of 3-7 in their past 10 games played on the third game of a series, but they have a record of 9-3 in their last 12 games played on Thursday.

It is pointless to bet on the Oakland Athletics at this time because they are unable to put together offensive drives and cannot close out games, regardless of which pitching staff is scheduled to face them. The Seattle Mariners are the superior team, despite the fact that they have fallen short of expectations themselves.