As it stands now, the Baltimore Orioles hold the second spot in the American League wild card but the Detroit Tigers and the Seattle Mariners are sniffing at their heels. Detroit sits one game back of the Birds and will end the regular season against the red hot Braves down in Atlanta. Baltimore finishes up in the Bronx and believe me, the Bombers would love nothing more than to send the Orioles packing. Seattle has a great opportunity to enhance their post-season chances when they finish up at home in a 4-game set with the Oakland Athletics.
Tonight Seattle will send Ariel Miranda to the hill and he is 5-2, with an ERA of 4.10, and a 1.16 WHIP. The Mariners are 4-1 in Miranda’s last 5 starts and 4-0 in his last 4 against the American League West. Kendall Graveman gets the start for Oakland and he is 10-11 on the season, with an ERA of 4.19, and a 1.30 WHIP. Graveman is 0-3 on the season against the Mariners and was drilled in his last outing against Canó and company, giving up 8 runs on 12 hits in 5 innings of work. Oakland is 0-4 in Graveman’s last 4 starts against Seattle and they are 0-5 in the last 5 meetings overall.
Tonight’s pick:
Seattle Mariners