Jump on the under in the Angels/Mariners game on Tuesday night. Ervin Santana has been up and down this year for LA, but has four straight quality starts. The under has hit in eight of his 11 starts against the Mariners. Seattle has been a solid under team all year long and I think that this number is inflated due to the fact that the Angels have great offensive numbers this season. The fact is that they won't score as much in this pitcher-friendly park.
The Rays have owned the Red Sox in Tampa Bay this season, earning a 5-2 record in their 7 meetings in 2009. I like the Rays to take another game away from the Sox here with Matt Garza on the mound. Garza has pitched well at home, posting a 3.25 ERA and 1.81 WHIP in 14 home starts with the Rays winning 9 of those 14 games. He is also 7-1 in 12 career starts against Boston, including 2 wins against them in Tampa already this year. I'm also fading Josh Beckett in this situation as his struggles have been glaringly apparent over his last 3 starts. Over that stretch he is 0-1 with a 9.82 ERA and 1.58 WHIP. The Sox have pulled to 3.5 games ahead in the AL Wild Card standings, but they really need Beckett to get his act together if they want to hold that lead, not to mention to have success in the playoffs
Jack Jones 9/2
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