Detroit at Seattle

Justin Verlander against Jeff Weaver, looks like a complete mismatch. Not so fast. The best pitcher over the last month has been Weaver. Weaver has done a complete about face. He was on the verge of getting released, pitching to a 14+ ERA, and then the transformation. Weaver has a 1.70 ERA over his last six starts, and the Mariners have been 5-1 in those games. In his last four starts Verlander has been pitching to a pedestrian 4.32 ERA. The M's are now 32-16 over their last 48 games, and they are for real. They have also been unbeatable at home, going 17-5. This game figures to go to the bullpen close, and the M's have the best closer in baseball in Putz, and this is just too much value. A team with the hottest pitcher in baseball on the hill, at home where they have been lights out, as a dog.