The Seattle Mariners look to avoid being swept vs the Los Angeles Angels tonight. The Mariners have dropped their last two games at Angel Stadium and now sit five games back of the Astros for the AL West lead. The M’s turn to Marco Gonzales, who has faced the Angels four times this season with Seattle emerging victorious in each of those games. Gonzales sports a 3.88 ERA in 10 road starts this season as the Mariners opened as slight underdogs in California to get the W.
- The Mariners are 4-0 SU vs the Angels in 2018 when Marco Gonzales as the starter.
- The Mariners are 1-7 SU in their last eight games on the road.
- The OVER has hit in nine of the 13 games in this matchup in 2018.
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Pitching Edge Leans Towards the Mariners
The Mariners are in the middle of a free-fall so they’re counting on Marco Gonzales to have a great outing after starter Felix Hernandez was pounded for seven earned runs last night. Gonzales should be very familiar with the Angels as he has already faced them four times this season. The southpaw allowed one run and five hits over six innings in a victory at home vs Angels on July 5 and a week later, shut them down at Angel Stadium in a 3-0 win. Those victories have pushed Mariners to a 4-0 record in 2018 vs the Angels when Gonzales gets the nod.
In the other dugout, the Angels will counter with their own Felix in Felix Pena. The reliever-turned-starter owns an impressive 2.73 ERA in six starts this season but Los Angeles has gotten mixed results with him toeing the rubber at 3-3 SU. In his last two starts, he’s limited teams to only seven hits and three earned runs total but the Angels offense wasn’t able to pull through for him by only managing four runs of support in those contests.
Mariners are Starting to Fall Apart
Seattle currently owns the longest playoff drought in North American sports and with the way it’s been playing lately, that streak may continue. The Mariners are 1-7 SU in their last eight games on the road and now only have a one-game lead over the Athletics for the AL’s second wildcard berth. The M’s are 8-12 SU in their 20 games in July and are the worst offense in baseball this month by averaging a measly 3.25 runs per game.
OVER Bettors Salivating at this Matchup
The total opened at 8.5 and the OVER may the profitable angle in this duel between divisional rivals. These two squads have played each other 13 times in 2018 with the OVER hitting in nine of those games (average combined score of 10.8 runs per game). Gonzales may have a winning track record vs the Angels in 2018 but in two of those games, the lefty allowed 9 earned runs total so it could be another high-scoring affair on the West coast.
