The Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners Picks, Predictions, and Best Bets for Today, 08/22/25

In this game, we will see the Athletics take on the Seattle Mariners. These teams have faced off 10 times this year and the series is split 5-5. On the mound, we have Luis Morales of the Athletics and Bryan Woo of the Mariners. Morales has pitched in 3 games this year giving up 8 hits and 2 earned runs through 9.2 innings. He was able to pitch a full 5 innings in his last start. He will face a Mariners team that is on a 5-game losing streak. The Mariners will be happy to come back to Seattle to get back on track. The issue is that they rank last in home batting average with a .225 on the year. As expected, they also rank last in hits at home this season. This game has potential to be another positive start for Morales.

For the Mariners, Woo will take the mound. Woo has a 3.02 ERA with a 10-7 record. This season, he has faced the Athletics 3 times. In those games, he has pitched 18 innings giving up 19 hits and 11 earned runs. These are concerning numbers when we realize that the Athletics are .282 and have scored 40 runs over the past 6 games. The Athletics also rank 2^nd in total hits this season. I have a feeling Woo may not be his best in this one. Outside of the starters, the Athletics bullpen has been great recently. They have only given up 6 runs in the last 5 games, with 5 of those runs in 1 game. The Mariners pen has been the exact opposite. They have given up 17 runs over the past 5 games. All in all, Woo struggles against the Athletics, the Athletics are hitting the ball well, and the Athletics bullpen has turned it on. I am taking the Athletics to get the win.

Athletics vs. Mariners Prediction: Athletics ML (+185) available at the time of publishing. Playable at that number.