The set-up: I like Kevin Gausman and Buster Posey and the visiting side to find a way to get the job done in this one. Gausman is in a contract year as well, so this is big for him to get out to a solid start. Good news is, he's coming off a strong Spring with a 3.97 ERA. Marco Gonzalez had a decent season for Seattle, but he's given up 11 runs over his last four innings of work in his final two Spring tune-ups and I simply can't see the veteran "throwing a switch" here and resolving all of his early command issues.

The pick: Finally note that Gausman owns a sharp 2.88 ERA in 34.1 innings of work vs. the Mariners, while Gonzalez is 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA in ten frames vs. the Giants. Seattle is just 1-5 in its last six interleague home games, while San Fran is 8-2 in its last ten interleague contests. Great value here on the visitors.

This is a 10* GAME OF THE MONTH on the Giants.