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Rogers' 10* BEST OF THE BEST >> SIZZLING 24-13 Last 10 Days!
(MLB) Oakland vs. Seattle,
Money Line: -136.00 Seattle (Home)
Result: Win
Money Line: -136.00 Seattle (Home)
Result: Win
The set-up: The Mariners entered Friday's game against the A's on a five-game slide, one which caused them to fall 4 1/2 games back on the Twins for the second wild card in the American League (along with facing the fact that there were four more teams between them and Minnesota!). Seattle has to be relieved it edged Oakland in Friday's opener of a three-game series, 3-2. Mike Leake picked up the win in his debut for the team after being acquired from St. Louis earlier in the week. As for the A's, they are 58-76, tied with Detroit for the AL's second-worst record (White Sox are dead-last at 52-81).
The pitching matchup: Jharel Cotton (7-10 & 5.40 ERA) starts for Oakland and Yovani Gallardo (5-10 & 5.78 ERA) for Seattle. Cotton allowed two runs over 6 2/3 innings in a 3-2 win at Houston back on Aug. 20 and then limited Texas to two runs (one earned) while matching a career high with nine strikeouts en route to an 8-3 victory seven days later. Cotton now looks to win three straight starts for the first time in his major-league. This rookie has faced the Mariners at home twice this season, giving up two runs in a 4-3 win on April 22 before getting tagged for six runs and eight hits, including three HRs, in a 6-3 loss on Aug. 9. The Mariners had hoped that Gallardo would find some of his past 'magic' (he won 72 games for Milwaukee from 2009-13) here in Seattle but that has not been the case. Gallardo's 'ugly' August (0-3 with a 7.46 ERA in five starts / team was 1-4), leaves him with just FIVE win in starts, as21 well as a 1.50 WHIP and .270 BAA to go along with a 5.78 ERA on the season (25 appearances).
The pick: OK, one can say that Gallardo can't be trusted. However, while he entered the 2017 season with an 0-5 career record against Oakland, he is 2-0 with a 2.95 ERA in four starts (Seattle is 3-1) against them this year. Seattle's wild-card chances are on the verge of vanishing and the Mariners know that a sweep here against Oakland is a priority. The A's have lost each of the first four contests on their current six-game road trip to fall to 21-45 away from home on the season, while getting outscored 5.27-to-3.86 RPG. Make Seattle a 10* play.
The pitching matchup: Jharel Cotton (7-10 & 5.40 ERA) starts for Oakland and Yovani Gallardo (5-10 & 5.78 ERA) for Seattle. Cotton allowed two runs over 6 2/3 innings in a 3-2 win at Houston back on Aug. 20 and then limited Texas to two runs (one earned) while matching a career high with nine strikeouts en route to an 8-3 victory seven days later. Cotton now looks to win three straight starts for the first time in his major-league. This rookie has faced the Mariners at home twice this season, giving up two runs in a 4-3 win on April 22 before getting tagged for six runs and eight hits, including three HRs, in a 6-3 loss on Aug. 9. The Mariners had hoped that Gallardo would find some of his past 'magic' (he won 72 games for Milwaukee from 2009-13) here in Seattle but that has not been the case. Gallardo's 'ugly' August (0-3 with a 7.46 ERA in five starts / team was 1-4), leaves him with just FIVE win in starts, as21 well as a 1.50 WHIP and .270 BAA to go along with a 5.78 ERA on the season (25 appearances).
The pick: OK, one can say that Gallardo can't be trusted. However, while he entered the 2017 season with an 0-5 career record against Oakland, he is 2-0 with a 2.95 ERA in four starts (Seattle is 3-1) against them this year. Seattle's wild-card chances are on the verge of vanishing and the Mariners know that a sweep here against Oakland is a priority. The A's have lost each of the first four contests on their current six-game road trip to fall to 21-45 away from home on the season, while getting outscored 5.27-to-3.86 RPG. Make Seattle a 10* play.
