The set-up: This series features a couple of lop-sided match-ups on the mound, and this is one of them. For a number of different reasons I think that Wade LeBlanc and the visiting side are worth the price of admission vs. Rangers' starter Bartolo Colon.

The pitchers: LeBlanc is so far 6-2 with a 3.95 ERA. He comes in off a poor outing against the Astros on Wednesday, allowing seven runs over 4.1 innings. He'd posted two straight quality efforts before this "dud," so I'm not going to over-react to one crummy outing. Note that he's 5-1 with a 3.02 ERA in all "night" games.

Colon is so far 5-10 with a 5.18 ERA. he most recently was shelled for five runs off seven hits with two walks while striking out three over five innings in a loss to Arizona on Tuesday. Colon is continuing to regress as the season wares on, having allowed at least five runs in three straight trips to the mound. Note that he's just 2-4 with a 5.72 ERA at home as well.

The pick: LeBlanc was cruising along with some elite numbers until his most recent outing, but Colon has been struggling for quite a while. LeBlanc gets back on track here in this favorable matchup, while everything points to another long night for Colon. Lay the price, play on the Mariners.