The Seattle Mariners tied this set at Comerica Park against the Detroit Tigers 1-1 with an 11-9 victory last night. I like the Tigers to bounce back with a win in tonight's rubber-match.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Pitching - The Mariners will hand the ball to Mike Montgomery (4-3, 2.51 ERA) who's coming off back-to-back losses, yielding a total of eight runs on 15 hits in 11 innings. The 26 year old southpaw is 3-0 with a 1.69 ERA in four road-starts but should struggle here against a Detroit team that has owned lefties all season long. The Tigers will counter with Anibal Sanchez (9-7, 4.55 ERA) who's an impressive 6-0 with a 2.86 ERA in his last seven starts. He conceded three earned runs in 6 1/3 innings of a 5-4 win at Safeco in his last start prior to the All Star break and is likely to receive plenty of run-support tonight as well.

2. Road Woes - The Mariners .225 team batting average away from home is the second worst mark in baseball for the season.

3. X-Factor - Sanchez has received an average of seven runs of support during his unbeaten run of seven games.

Selection: This is a play on the Detroit Tigers (10*)