MLB - 921 Seattle Mariners @ 922 Oakland Athletics
(Starting Pitchers: F. Hernandez vs B. Anderson)
There isn't a lot to say about Felix Hernandez. He's a monster, he signed a mega deal on this offseason and if you think that he wouldn't be focused and distracted because of that, you need to check his Spring Training numbers: 17 strikeouts and 2 walks on his 4 appearances during Spring Training! I don't even need to mention his micro ERA on Spring Training because honestly these numbers don't mean a lot. But what it matters in here is his absurdly great control is already making victims this season.
Oakland is coming from a phenomenal last season, with some incredible clutch pitching and hitting. However, I expect them to regress this season, while I also expect Seattle to improve, as their offense should be much better this season than it was last season. This left a good indication of that in the preseason with some interesting offensive numbers, with batters like Kendrys Morales and Michael Morse boosting the team's offensive numbers, while even Jason Bay and Raul Ibanez had surprisingly good Spring Training numbers. Brett Anderson will start for Oakland today and he had a rough Spring Training with some injuries (as usual, this time it's the shoulder bothering him). He didn't show a good control and the current Mariners's roster is batting a robust .302 BA against him!
Seattle will have a clear pitching edge tonight and in my opinion, they will also have some hitting edge tonight with their improved offense. Therefore, I'll be taking the Mariners tonight.
Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 921 Seattle Mariners ML (w/ F. Hernandez) @ +101 / 2.01 on 5Dimes
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