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MLB betting action sees the Houston Astros taking on the Seattle Mariners Monday April 20th at Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington. Cappers Picks provides free MLB handicapping tips all season long.
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Houston Astros (6-6) vs. Seattle Mariners (5-7)
Venue/ Stadium: Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
Time/Date: 10:10 PM EST Monday April 20, 2015
MLB Betting Odds
MLB Moneyline: Astros +145 / Mariners -175
MLB Betting Over/Under Odds: 7.5 runs
PITCHING MATCH UP: Houston Asher Wojciechowski (0-1, 4.50 ERA) vs. Seattle: Hisahi Iwakuma (0-1, 6.55 ERA)
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Houston Astros vs. Oakland A’s Preview
1. The Astros have won 3 of their last 4 games including their last 2.
2. The Mariners have won 2 straight after a 4-game losing streak.
3. The Astros only rank 29th in the Majors in runs scored.
This season the Mariners are 3-3 at home and the Astros are 2-1 on the road.
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In their last games the Astros beat the L.A. Angels 4-3 and the Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 11-10.
The Mariners have big expectations this season and while they have gotten off to a slow start they have won 2 straight. Their offense ranks 23rd in the Majors in runs, but in yesterday’s win over Texas they busted out for 11 runs on 17 hits.
Asher Wojciechowski is making only his 2nd career start and he hopes to fare better than his first one of the season where he was tagged up giving up 4 runs, including 2 HR, in 4 innings of work in a loss to the Cleveland Indians.
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His last appearance was in long relief and he was solid not giving up any earned runs in 4 innings.
The Astros are only .500, but they are still in first place in the AL West.
Hisashi Iwakuma goes for the Mariners tonight and he has been less than stellar so far on the season giving up 9 runs in 11 innings.
Iwakuma did not have much success against the Astros last season in 5 starts facing them, as he went 2-3 with an ERA of 5.40 while he had an ERA of 3.17 facing every other team.
The Mariners are 1-5 in Iwakumas last 6 starts.
The Astros are 4-1 in their last 5 games against the Mariners and have taken 4 of their last 5 games facing them in Seattle.
Seattle’s big off-season addition was slugger Nelson Cruz, who has been en fuego leading the Majors in HR and ranking 2nd in RBI. After a very slow start Robinson Cano is also starting to hit going 11/25 in a 6-game hitting streak.
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The Reason the Astros are winning is their pitching, which ranks 5th in the Majors in team ERA. When they have given up more than 4 runs this season they are 0-4.
MLB Betting Trends
* Houston is 2-5 in their last 7 games as an underdog.
* Houston is 1-6 in their last 7 games following a win.
* Seattle is 6-2 in their last 8 games following a win.
* Seattle is 4-1 in their last 5 games as a favorite of -151 to -200.
* Seattle has an Over record of 7-3 in their last 10 games.
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I don’t look for a pitching duel tonight, but with Cruz and the Mariners’ offense playing well I look for Seattle to take the first game of this AL West series.
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