Seattle had gone 20 innings without scoring a run before last night, so to say their offense is struggling would be an understatement. I also think that tonight's pitching matchup definitely favors Oakland. Gio Gonzalez was very solid on the road in his first start (6 IP, 2 er @ LAA), and Vargas was NOT (5.1 IP, 5 er in a loss @ TEX). While Gonzalez hasn't had a ton of success vs Seattle (1-1, 4.25 era), this matchup looks tasty. He is a decent K pitcher going against a predominantly LH Mariners lineup. The A's have been the better team so far this year, and I like them in this one.
Pick: A's +100
Rodrigo Lopez +155 @ Chad Billingsley -185, 8
I think someone woke up the Dodgers offense, and forgot to tell the oddsmakers. This is the second straight day that this matchup has produced an over/under of 8. Yesterday, that went over in the 6th inning, and Kershaw is a better pitcher than Billingsley. However, both of tonight's starters are coming off very good starts in their season debuts. That being said, they both played Pittsburgh. Lopez has great career success against LA, but hasn't faced them since 2007 (so throw those stats out the window). Both of these teams can score runs, and they will combine to score more than 8 again tonight. Write that down.
Pick: Over 8
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