Take the road team, as the Athletics cash the easy ticket over the M's tonight.
Not sure what has gotten into rookie right-hander Vin Mazzaro, but after going 0-8 with a 7.22 ERA in his last 10 starts, he’s turned in a 2-0 mark and 3.52 ERA over his last three outings. Granted, two of those games came against Kansas City and Baltimore, but both were on the road. And what might have been his best performance was his last time out, against the Yankees, who he held to one earned run over five innings.
I’d much rather side with Mazzaro than Ian Snell, who is 3-9 with a 5.60 ERA this season. Opponents are batting .324 against him at Safeco Field, and with the team returning from an East Coast trip (Detroit and Cleveland), I don’t know how much run support he’s going to get.
Nothing big, that’s why it’s a comp play, but I will take the road pup tonight.
Chris Jordan 8/24
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