Seattle Mariners vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Free Pick

[Qbins Missile Crisis]

Matt Fargo
Seattle Mariners vs. Oakland Athletics (MLB) - Apr 17, 2008 10:05 PM EDT
Play: Money Line: 108 Seattle Mariners

I grabbed Seattle in a great spot last night and I will hold on again tonight. As mentioned yesterday, it has been up and down for Seattle so far this season and we look to be once again catching it in an upward turn. The Mariners had a run of 0-4 and then won four of five before losing two in row on Sunday and Monday. The Mariners have now won two straight and look to sweep this short two-game set before heading to Anaheim for another big divisional series over the weekend.

While Seattle is in an upward move, the A’s are heading down. Oakland started the season surprisingly hot and had won eight of ten games before dropping its last two contests. They are just 2-4 at home and the offense continues to struggle which does not come as a surprise from this end. Oakland has scored a total of six runs in the last four games combined and it has scored two runs or less in seven of its last 16 games. Dating back to last season, the A’s are 4-11 in their last 15 home games.

Carlos Silva is not going to blow hitters away so facing potent offenses is usually his downfall. Well, he does not have to worry about that tonight facing Oakland as the A’s are hitting just .241 on the season including .221 at home. Despite allowing 11 hits against the Angels in his last start, Silva still tossed a quality outing as he was efficient and limited his pitch count. He has started against Oakland eight times and has posted a 3.12 ERA and 0.99 WHIP with six of those games quality starts.

Oakland sends Lenny DiNardo to the hill who will be making his second start of the season for the injured Rich Harden. It was a very solid effort against the Indians but I do not expect a repeat of that tonight. He has struggled with inconsistency since coming over from Boston and facing the Mariners again will not help matters. He has started two games against Seattle including one last season where he allowed seven runs in just three innings. Seattle is hitting .303 against lefties on the season.

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