The Mariners saw their bullpen repeatedly squander leads in their series against Minnesota, although they salvaged one extra-innings victory. Their rating with oddsmakers continues to understandably plummet, which provides some value with the insurance run (+1.5, -120) against Oakland on Friday. The A's return home from a successful road trip that ended with them taking two of three from the Rays. Oakland's Chris Bassitt is 0-2 in four career starts against Seattle. Mariners starter Marco Gonzales has stumbled of late, but is coming off a road win against the Angels and beat Oakland in a previous meeting this season.

The Mariners are back to the 70 percent mark of getting Over the total, which makes them by far the best total team to follow. They've gone Over in their last five games and eight of their last nine. They've got the perfect formula for high-scoring games: bad starters, worse bullpen and bats that sometimes get hot. The A's stayed Under in their last three, but the wind is blowing out in Oakland tonight. Over is the play.