Yankees vs. Mariners Pick
Can the New York Yankees pick up another win over the Seattle Mariners out west when the two meet up again tonight at 9:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, New York is favored on the road tonight, as the Yankees are getting odds of -130 to win. Seattle it listed with odds of +120 at home, while the over/under total for the game is set at 8.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup tonight has Masahiro Tanaka (7-9, 5.33 ERA) on the mound for the Yankees to face Ariel Miranda (7-4, 4.35) of the Mariners. Tanaka has struggled in his last two starts, allowing eight runs over 12 innings. He has 112 strikeouts with just 27 walks on the season and he also has a 1.35 WHIP. Miranda has also struggled in recent starts, allowing 11 earned runs over his last 10.2 innings. Miranda has 84 strikeouts this year with 38 walks and a 1.16 WHIP.
The Yankees have taken the first two games in this series, winning 4-1 on Thursday and 5-1 on Friday. The Yankees have won their last four meetings with the Mariners now. Seattle has dropped to 48-50 on the season and 27-24 at home with these two losses while New York is now 50-45 overall and 24-28 on the road.
Friday saw more great pitching from New York. C.C. Sabathia only lasted five innings, but gave up just one run. The New York bullpen pitched four scoreless innings as well. C.C. improved to 9-3 with the win. Andrew Moore gave up five runs in his start to fall to 1-2. Aaron Judge blasted another home run on Friday, his 31st of the year. He finished with four RBI for the Yankees while Didi Gregorius had three hits. Seattle’s lone run came on an infield single from Kyle Seager.
Seattle’s bats have gone very quiet in this series and Tanaka should be able to keep that situation going tonight. He hasn’t been at his best in recent starts, but has good enough stuff to avoid any major damage tonight. Miranda has really not been on his game in recent starts and I don’t like that against Judge and the Yankees. Judge seemed to snap out of his funk last night with another big home run.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: NEW YORK YANKEES -130