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1 Unit Mariners +130
It is not often that you get a reigning Cy Young award winning pitcher as a substantial underdog but that is the case tonight as Seattle attempts to snap a disastrous 12-game losing skid. The last time that the Mariners won a game was way back on the 5th of this month when a guy named Felix Hernandez was the starting pitcher. With the trade deadline looming there are rumors that Boston has contacted the Mariners regarding “King Felix” and it is easy to see why since his career ERA pitching inside the legendary Fenway Park (1.49) has been stellar. Even though the Mariners are currently riding an 0-12 skid they have actually been close to breaking through each of the past three days on the road. On Tuesday they took the Blue Jays to 14-innings before suffering a slim loss. Yesterday afternoon Seattle battled back from an early 5-1 deficit on the strength of Miguel Olivo’s GRAND SLAM. Considering that Seattle normally needs three full games to put that many runs on the scoreboard I take it as a positive that the offense is finally starting to hit long balls. Tonight the Mariners attack takes on struggling veteran John Lackey (6.70 ERA) giving us a chance at an upset. The following may come as a shock to most but in the past two years Boston is a horrible 2-11/HOME after 4 consecutive games were the defense committed zero errors. Seattle has actually WON 3 of the most recent 4 visits to Boston
1 Unit Mariners +130
It is not often that you get a reigning Cy Young award winning pitcher as a substantial underdog but that is the case tonight as Seattle attempts to snap a disastrous 12-game losing skid. The last time that the Mariners won a game was way back on the 5th of this month when a guy named Felix Hernandez was the starting pitcher. With the trade deadline looming there are rumors that Boston has contacted the Mariners regarding “King Felix” and it is easy to see why since his career ERA pitching inside the legendary Fenway Park (1.49) has been stellar. Even though the Mariners are currently riding an 0-12 skid they have actually been close to breaking through each of the past three days on the road. On Tuesday they took the Blue Jays to 14-innings before suffering a slim loss. Yesterday afternoon Seattle battled back from an early 5-1 deficit on the strength of Miguel Olivo’s GRAND SLAM. Considering that Seattle normally needs three full games to put that many runs on the scoreboard I take it as a positive that the offense is finally starting to hit long balls. Tonight the Mariners attack takes on struggling veteran John Lackey (6.70 ERA) giving us a chance at an upset. The following may come as a shock to most but in the past two years Boston is a horrible 2-11/HOME after 4 consecutive games were the defense committed zero errors. Seattle has actually WON 3 of the most recent 4 visits to Boston
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