The Seattle Mariners are enjoying their baseball at the moment, sitting top of the AL West and coming off four consecutive wins. They won the opener of a four-game set against the Houston Astros 6-3 last night, and I think the Mariners are looking good here in Game 2 as well.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Pitching - The Astros hand the ball to right-hander Doug Fister (2-3, 4.60) who is coming off his best start of the season but has had a tough start to the year. He conceded six runs on nine hits of 5 2/3 innings of a 6-2 loss to the Royals his lone home start and took the loss giving up three runs on four hits and seven walks in six innings at Seattle on April 25. The Mariners counter with the red hot Taijuan Walker (2-1, 1.80 ERA) who matched his career high of 11 strikeouts while holding the Astros to one run in seven innings on that same day.

2. Road Warriors - Seattle has won four straight road games overall and six consecutive when facing a right-handed starter. They're 4-1 in Walker's last five starts at Minute Maid Park.

3. X-Factor - The Mariners' Robinson Cano is 12-for-22 over his last five games and 5-for-14 lifetime against Fister.

Selection: This is a play on the Seattle Mariners (10*)