Mariners vs. LAA Angels MLB Free Friday Pick

[Qbins Missile Crisis]

Matt Fargo
Seattle Mariners vs. LAA Angels (MLB) - Apr 18, 2008 10:05 PM EDT
Play: Money Line: 147 Seattle Mariners

Ride the streaks in baseball. I have been on Seattle the last two nights and this team is playing its best baseball right now. I mentioned the last two nights that it has been up and down for Seattle so far this season but it is clearly in that upward movement right now and this the time to keep striking. 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 three straight and this price is simply too good to even think about dropping off.

The Angles have not played to their potential this season thus far and they should not be backed at a price this high. As a matter of fact, they have been priced at -150 or higher five times and are just 2-3 in those games so what many believe is a sure thing (teams at -150 or more) is hardly the case in California through the first two weeks. Los Angeles dropped two of three in Seattle before sweeping the two-game set in Texas. It came home and split with the Royals to move to a very average 7-6 in its last 13 games.

R.A. Dickey? Yes he is back and he is sporting a brand new look. Dickey was a disaster in Texas but to his credit, not many pitchers have found success with the Rangers especially in that launching pad of a ballpark they have. Dickey went to the minors and has been there for over two years working on a transition to the knuckleball. Any team is going to have trouble with that and he comes in with a great mindset knowing he has posted a solid 3.68 ERA and 1.25 WHIP in five starts against the Angels.

The Angels counter with Joe Saunders who has been a pleasant surprise thus far. He has a 1.27 ERA and 0.94 WHIP through his first three starts all of which ended up with wins for Los Angeles. Two of those games were quality outings and the third was not as sharp and it happened to be last time out in Seattle. A second straight start against Seattle is a big edge for the offense, especially when that offense is hitting .315 against left-handed pitching. Saunders has a 6.16 ERA and 1.84 WHIP in four career starts against Seattle.

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