Tuesday night baseball and I will have a Free Pick in the game between the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angels Angels, which will be played at Angels Stadium in Anaheim. First pitch is scheduled for a 10:05 PM (Eastern) start time and the game will be televised locally.
Betting Odds
Mariners +127
Angels -137
Over/ Under: 7.5 U -115
This is game 2 of a 3 game series between these AL West Rivals. Seattle took game 1 behind a strong outing from King Felix. The win was big for Seattle who just got swept in 4 games at Houston. The Mariners are now still just 11-15 on the year. The Angels are now riding a 4 game losing streak after last night's loss and they are also just 11-15 on the year.
Seattle ranks 25th in scoring (3.65 rpg), 23rd in hitting (.234) and 4th in homers (34), while on the mound they are 23rd in ERA (4.26) and 21st in WHIP (1.35). The Mariners have gone 11-3 in their last 14 road games vs. a team with a losing record, but just 27-54 in the last 81 meetings in Los Angeles and 1-4 in Paxton's last 5 starts.
The Angels come in ranked 22nd in scoring (3.73 rpg), 29th in hitting (.225) and 14th in homers (22), while on the mound they are 11th in ERA (3.86) and 15th in WHIP (1.25). LA has gone 46-22 in their last 68 vs. a team with a losing record and 10-1 in Garrett Richards' last 11 starts with 4 days of rest, but just 1-5 in his last 6 Tuesday starts.
Getting the ball tonight for the Mariners will be James Paxton, who is 0-2 with a 5.74 ERA through 5 starts this year. James has 5 career starts vs the Halos and he is 2-2 with a 2.67 ERA in those starts. At this park he is 1-1 with a 1.98 ERA in 2 starts.
Getting the ball for the Halos tonight will be Garrett Richards, who is 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA through 3 starts this year. Garrett has gone 3-1 with a 1.78 ERA in 5 career starts vs the Mariners, including going 1-0 with an 0.60 ERA in 2 starts vs them last year.
Pick: I will be going with the Under here. Neither offense is all they good overall and both are very poor hitting teams. James Paxton has struggled out the gate, but he has a strong 1.98 ERA in 2 career starts in this park, while posting a 2.67 ERA in 5 career starts vs the Halos overall. Garret Richards had two starts before landing on the DL, but came off it with a very good showing vs a powerful Oakland offense. in that game he allowed just 1 ER in 6 innings of work and he know has a 3.00 ERA on the year. Garrett has strong numbers vs the M's as he has a 1.78 ERA in 5 career starts vs them and that includes an 0.60 ERA in 2 starts vs them last year. Poor hitting in a pitcher's park with a couple of hurlers that have had good success vs their opponents should lead to a nice low scoring game tonight.
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