Bobby Ligs
Event: (957) Oakland Athletics at (958) Seattle Mariners
Sport/League: MLB
Date/Time: September 27, 2021 10PM EDT
Play: Seattle Mariners -113 C Irvin (LHP), C Flexen (RHP) Must Start
Irvin
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Flexen
Marco D'Angelo
Event: (957) Oakland Athletics at (958) Seattle Mariners
Sport/League: MLB
Date/Time: September 27, 2021 10PM EDT
Play: Oakland Athletics +107 C Irvin (LHP), C Flexen (RHP) Must Start
Going to back Oakland as they are in revenge mode as losing all 4 to Seattle cost them any shot they had at the Playoffs but they can return the favor and end Seattle's by playing spoiler.
TAKE OAKLAND
The Prez
Event: (957) Oakland Athletics at (958) Seattle Mariners
Sport/League: MLB
Date/Time: September 27, 2021 10PM EDT
Play: Seattle Mariners -116 C Irvin (LHP), C Flexen (RHP) Must Start
The Oakland Athletics (85-71) is in Seattle for Game #1 of a four-game series against the Mariners (86-70). The A's have scheduled Cole Irvin (10-14, 3.99 ERA) to start tonight's first of four and oppose the M's Chris Flexen (13-6, 3.56).
This past Wednesday in Oakland Flexen and Irvin squared off with the Mariners earning the 4-1 behind a solid performance by Flexen and his teammates. Irvin has posted an earned run average of 5.75 in his four September starts. The A's right-hander has struck out 18 against five walks in his 20.1 innings of work. Flexen takes the CenturyLink mound tonight to move the team to within a game-and-a-half of the second American League wild card spot with a victory.
Irvin has a volatile history with the Mariners. The Seattle bats are slashing .346/.408/.477 with an OPS of .885 vs. the A's lefty. Flexen has been dominating against the A's bats with a successful line of .199/.233/.291 and an OPS of .524. Free Pick is a play on Flexen and Seattle as short home chalk.
