The Seattle Mariners’ James Paxton threw a no-hitter on Tuesday against the host Toronto Blue Jays, beating them 5-0, but the Jays evened the score yesterday with a 5-2 victory at Rogers Centre. Tonight they will go for two in a row and a series win when they send their top hurler, southpaw J.A. Happ, to the hill. Happ sits at 4-2 on the season, with a 3.67 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. Toronto is 5-1 in Happ’s last 6 starts and 4-0 in his last 4 outings at home. The veteran, Mike Leake, will tap the rubber for Seattle and he has been struggling. The ex-Red is 3-3 with a 6.28 ERA, a 1.60 WHIP, and in his last 3 turns, he is 1-2 with an inflated ERA of 9.20 and a 2.05 WHIP. Considering Leake’s poor numbers, and that the Mariners are 1-6 in their last 7 trips north of the border, the Jays warrant consideration in this one.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO BLUE JAYS