After getting swept by the Yankees at home over the weekend, the Oakland Athletics will try and right the ship when they travel to Safeco Field tonight to take on the Seattle Mariners. The lefty Rich Hill takes the mound for Oakland. Over his last 3 outings he is 3-0 with an ERA of 2.55 and a WHIP of 0.96. Hill faced Seattle on April 9th and in 6 innings of work he struck out 10 and gave up only 1 run. Taijuan Walker gets the nod tonight for the Mariners. Over his last 3 games he has an ERA of 5.68, a WHIP of 1.34 and has yielded 5 homers in 12-2/3 innings. Oakland is 5-0 in Hill’s last 5 road starts and they are 5-1 in their last 6 at Safeco Field. Siding with Oakland tonight who is a slight underdog.
Tonight’s pick:
Oakland Athletics