Oakland Athletics vs Miami Marlins Prediction: The Athletics to get the win in this opener

The Oakland Athletics and Miami Marlins will open a three-game series at the Oakland Coliseum this Saturday. The two teams are coming off a sweep and hope to get a positive start in this one. Which side gets things right?

The Oakland Athletics have been better than they were projected at the start of the season, and they now have a 15-17 record. Coming into this series, the Oakland Athletics had just completed a sweep against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and they also won their series against the Baltimore Orioles, picking two wins in each game. The Oakland Athletics are presently seated 11th in the American League and 3rd in the American League West Division.

On the mound for this game 1, Oakland Athletics will start 29-year-old John Patrick Sears. This season, John Patrick Sears had a 1-2 with a 4.64 ERA and 24 strikeouts, and with an 8.2 home innings, Sears had a 6.23 ERA.

The Miami Marlins showed character in their series against the struggling Colorado Rockies, completing a sweep strongly. In game one, the Miami Marlins had a 7-6 win and then powered a 4-1 victory in game 2. However, the Miami Marlins were lucky to get a 5-4 win in game 3, good enough to boost their momentum into this game. However, it is worth noting that the prior series to the last saw the Miami Marlins being swept consecutively by the Atlanta Braves in a three-game while also being swept in a four-game series by the Washington Nationals. The Miami Marlins have lost 10 of their last matches and are now 9-24 this season, which positions them bottom in the National League East Division.

The Miami Marlins will start Ryan Weathers on the mound for this opener. Ryan Weathers has a  2-2 record this season with a 4.55 ERA and 26 strikeouts.

The two starting pitchers can not be fancied, and there are many questions on how well they will perform here. Both pitchers, John Patrick Sears and Ryan Weathers, were not brilliant in their last games, and they will need a lot of improvement if they want a good result here. However, I am backing the OAs, whose bullpen has been pitching lights out lately. This will, however, be a close one, and Miami Marlins should be able to score a number of runs also.