Tuesday night baseball and we will see the New York Yankees travel to Safeco Field to take on the Seattle Mariners. Free Pick to follow. First pitch is scheduled for a 10:10 PM (Eastern) start time and the game will be televised on the locally.
Betting Odds
Yankees -102
Mariners -108
Over/ Under: 7.5 U -120
This is game 2 of a 3 game series between these American League foes. The Yanks got a big game from Michael Pineda last night in their 7-2 win over the Mariners and King Felix. the Yanks are now 27-25 on the year and have over taken the Rays in the division. The Mariners were to contend for their division title and they still might, but right now they are in 4th place in the AL West with a 24-27 record.
The Yankees rank 8th in scoring (4.52 rpg), 20th in hitting (.245) and 3rd in homers (64), while on the mound they are 13th in ERA (3.82) and 11th in WHIP (1.25).
Seattle ranks 28th in scoring (3.69 rpg), 29th in hitting (.236) and 4th in homers (62), while on the mound they are 14th in ERA (3.83) and 16th in WHIP (1.30).
Getting the ball for the Yankees tonight will be CC Sabathia, who is 207 with a 5.67 ERA in 10 starts this year, while on the road he is 2-4 with a 3.99 ERA in 7 starts. June has been his 2nd best month to pitch in as he is 37-15 with a 3.68 ERA in 69 starts during the month. CC is 12-5 with a 2.63 ERA in 22 career starts vs the Mariners, while at Safeco he has gone 8-1 with a 2.09 ERA in 11 starts.
Taking the hill for Seattle tonight will be Mike Montgomery, who will be making his first career MLB starts. Mike was 4-3 with a 3.74 ERA in 9 starts this year at AAA Tacoma.
Pick: A solid angles that has been profitable the last few years has been to take the Under when a lefty is making his first career start and that's what we have here with Mike Montgomery and I feel he will be able to keep the Yankee bats in check. CC has struggled this year, but he does have a career 2.09 ERA in this park and the Mariners offense is struggling as they have averaged 2.6 rpg in their last 5 games. I look for 5 runs at most here.
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