Seattle at Oakland

Since the Mariners caught fire, they are now 19-6 off of a win. Their latest 11-3 run has featured 10 games where the opponent has scored three runs or less, while they are producing nearly five per game themselves.  The A's are just 6-12 in their last 18. The A's allowed a team to score 10 runs or more just once in their first 66 games, and five in their last 18!. A team that was allowing less than four runs a game has suddenly been allowing six per. The offense is just not built to support that type of pitching. Chad Gaudin has been good, but Batista has been better. His last 14 outings have seen him yield two earned runs or less. Teams heading in opposite directions so we will take the dog.