{"id":878380,"date":"2026-09-03T08:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T08:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/878380\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T08:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T08:52:09","slug":"mariners-host-the-athletics-to-open-4-game-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/878380\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariners host the Athletics to open 4-game series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Athletics (54-86, fourth in the AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners<\/a> (66-74, third in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Seattle; Thursday, 9:40 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Jack Perkins<\/a> (3-10, 6.42 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 109 strikeouts); Mariners: Kade Anderson<\/a> (0-0, 4.50 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, eight strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Mariners -213, Athletics +171; over\/under is 7 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners host the Athletics to begin a four-game series.<\/p>\n

Seattle has a 66-74 record overall and a 37-31 record at home. The Mariners have gone 42-11 in games when they scored five or more runs.<\/p>\n

The Athletics have a 54-86 record overall and a 29-42 record in road games. The Athletics have gone 28-14 in games when they hit at least two home runs.<\/p>\n

The teams match up Thursday for the seventh time this season. The Mariners are up 4-2 in the season series.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Cole Young<\/a> has 16 doubles, three triples and 16 home runs for the Mariners. Cal Raleigh<\/a> is 11 for 35 with two doubles and six home runs over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Jeff McNeil<\/a> leads the Athletics with a .268 batting average, and has 19 doubles, seven home runs, 26 walks and 49 RBI. Henry Bolte<\/a> is 15 for 44 with two home runs and four RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 4-6, .221 batting average, 6.51 ERA, outscored by 21 runs<\/p>\n

Athletics: 4-6, .279 batting average, 5.06 ERA, outscored by six runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Mariners: Brendan Donovan: 7-Day IL (head), Matt Brash<\/a>: 60-Day IL (lat), Will Wilson<\/a>: 60-Day IL (thumb), Nick Davila: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Colt Emerson<\/a>: 60-Day IL (wrist), Emerson Hancock: 15-Day IL (groin), Luke Raley<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cole Wilcox: 15-Day IL (oblique), Logan Evans<\/a>: 60-Day IL (arm)<\/p>\n

Athletics: Tommy White<\/a>: day-to-day (back), Luis Severino<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shea Langeliers<\/a>: 10-Day IL (knee), Josh Kuroda-Grauer: 60-Day IL (testicle), Jacob Wilson<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Kurtz<\/a>: 60-Day IL (thumb), Tyler Soderstrom<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip), Brooks Kriske<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Sterner<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Mark Leiter Jr<\/a>.: 60-Day IL (hip), Brent Rooker<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Gunnar Hoglund<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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