The A’s come into today’s afternoon contest looking for the sweep against the M’s!
Lefty Brett Anderson (2-3, 4.53 ERA) is on the mound for the Green and Gold.
Anderson has dominated the Mariners over his MLB career and is coming off a strong outing last weekend in Anaheim (5 inn, 2 runs, 4 K’s). Good thing too, because Anderson is pitching for his life each time out with Daniel Mengden and Frankie Montas (and Jesus Luzardo?!) waiting in the wings at Triple AAA Nashville. The Mariners will counter today with former Cincinnati first round pick, righthander Mike Leake (8-7, 4.