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Not much time to talk about this game but Len DiNardo is where my money is at tonight. He looked pretty damn good in his only outing of the season and now he returns home where the Athletics are 5-1 in his last six home starts dating back to last season. Carlos Silva is on the mound for the Mariners making his first start against Oakland since moving to Seattle and although he has pitched well in this ballpark, he has lost his last two outings. The misperception here is that Seattle is crushing lefties (they are hitting .303 against them this season) but if you look at their road stats they have hit only .205 against left handed pitchers on the road this season and DiNardo is a lefty. Oakland is not going to win by scoring a bunch of runs but I am counting on DiNardo to hold the Mariners at bay in this one. The Mariners have surprisingly won the last 7 games played here in Oakland and that trend has to change if the A's want to compete in this division. CB Buckner (umpire) is behind the plate for this one and for whatever reason I have seen him make some shady calls favoring home teams at times. If you are going to bet on Oakland you might as well do it when they face a righty because they are 5-1 in their last six games versus right handed starters. Seattle is not a team that likes the underdog role all that much as they have won only 3 of their last 10 games as underdogs and I don't see them taking this one. Oakland is where my money is at, you can thank me later.
Oakland Athletics ML -112 (10 Units)
***AL WEST PLAY OF THE WEEK****
Silva vs. DiNardo
Not much time to talk about this game but Len DiNardo is where my money is at tonight. He looked pretty damn good in his only outing of the season and now he returns home where the Athletics are 5-1 in his last six home starts dating back to last season. Carlos Silva is on the mound for the Mariners making his first start against Oakland since moving to Seattle and although he has pitched well in this ballpark, he has lost his last two outings. The misperception here is that Seattle is crushing lefties (they are hitting .303 against them this season) but if you look at their road stats they have hit only .205 against left handed pitchers on the road this season and DiNardo is a lefty. Oakland is not going to win by scoring a bunch of runs but I am counting on DiNardo to hold the Mariners at bay in this one. The Mariners have surprisingly won the last 7 games played here in Oakland and that trend has to change if the A's want to compete in this division. CB Buckner (umpire) is behind the plate for this one and for whatever reason I have seen him make some shady calls favoring home teams at times. If you are going to bet on Oakland you might as well do it when they face a righty because they are 5-1 in their last six games versus right handed starters. Seattle is not a team that likes the underdog role all that much as they have won only 3 of their last 10 games as underdogs and I don't see them taking this one. Oakland is where my money is at, you can thank me later.
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