This is an 8* play on OAKLAND

Seattle has been in a bad way for some time now and their 2nd half got off to an ugly start with them being swept by the Angels. The first of those three games was a 13-0 loss where they got no hit. They scored just five runs in the next two games and have lost 8 of 9 overall. Oakland is looking like a team that wants the Wild Card as they have won four in a row and just swept the White Sox here at home. The A's took two of three up in Seattle right before the All Star Break and should like their chances here tonight as they are now 29-18 at home while the Mariners are 18-29 on the road. Daniel Mengden won his start in that last Seattle series as the team's record is 5-1 in his six starts. The Mariners go with Marco Gonzales, who has a 5-1 TSR his last 6 starts, but the seven starts before that the TSR was 0-7. The one Seattle win last week over Oakland did come with Gonzales pitching, but this team is just 9-28 its last 37 games on the road. Play on OAKLAND

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