Technically, the Oakland A’s aren’t out of the 2021 playoff race yet, although their odds are effectively zero now. One of the reasons for the low ranking is that they went 4-12 against the Seattle Mariners this year.
They will have one last chance for the last laugh against the Mariners this week, with three games at T-Mobile Park. Seattle is a game above Oakland in the Wild Cards race, so while their own odds are also low at under 10%, the As’s can screw them up the rest of the way by winning some games in this series.
However, in Monday’s opener, the Greens and Golds will have to do it without two of their key hitters. Josh harrison left Sunday’s game with what appeared to be a leg issue and is no longer in alignment today, and Starling Marte sits with a sore left lat. They’ve been batting in the top two places of the order lately, and super-sub Harrison was a defensive substitute at the injured shortstop. Elvis Andrus.
These absences in attack mean the starting pitcher Cole irvin will have to be very sharp. He faced the Mariners in his last outing and had five frames with three scoring runs, including home runs. Kyle seager and Ty France. In four appearances in September, the southpaw has a 5.75 ERA in 20 ‘innings.
Alignment of A (outside)
- 2B Tony kemp (THE)
- 3B Matt Chapman (D)
- 1B Matt Olson (THE)
- LF Marc Canha (D)
- FC Seth brown (THE)
- RF Chad Pinder (D)
- DH Khris davis (D)
- VS Sean Murphy (D)
- SS Vimael Machin (THE)
It’s Kemp in the lead, Brown in center for the third time this year alone (the first time from there), Pinder starting against a right-handed pitcher and Machin making his first start since August.
Sailors range (at home)
- SS JP Crawford (THE)
- 1B Ty France (D)
- RF Mitch haniger (D)
- 3B Kyle seager (THE)
- DH Luis Torrens (D)
- 2B Abraham Toro (S)
- FC Jarred Kelenic (THE)
- VS Tom murphy (D)
- LF Dylan moore (D)
Let’s go Oakland!