Seattle at Toronto

Hot team, hot pitcher... even odds? We'll take it! The Mariners have played as well as any team in the majors for what amounts to a third of a season. They have played close to .680 baseball going 34-18. There are two reasons for this performance. The new Jeff Weaver and tonight's pitcher Miguel Batista. Batista was carrying a seven ERA through mid-May, and then the turnaround. He has been lights out since. He has pitched to a 2.96 ERA since, with the Mariners winning 67% of those starts. The Jays offense has produced just 12 runs in their last five games. The Jays are night and day when the pitcher throws from the right side opposed to the left. The Jays feature 10 players hitting .286+ against LHP and seven over .300. They are awful against RHP. They feature 0 players .286+! That is amazing and deserves a repeat: 10 over .286 against LHP and 0 against RHP! It is no wonder they play .607 baseball vs. southpaws, and .432 against righties. The difference? They are a playoff team against LHP, and a basement team against RHP! Mariners get the call here.