Seattle has lost three straight and 5-of-7. Oakland is 7-1 the last eight and 18-7 the last 25. Seattle their last seven games has a batting average and OBP of .235 and .273. Jeff Samardzija finally has a chance at some run support. Oakland is a stunning 29-9 this year to teams with a bullpen WHIP of 1.000 or less this season.

In their last five games Oakland has a slugging percentage of .417 to .314. Oakland is 39-19 overall, 22-8 versus an opponent that scored two or fewer last game. Seattle is 3-9 as home favorites of 150 or less.