GAME: #927 Rockies @ #928 Mariners
DATE: 8/8/2020 – 9:10p EST
ODDS: Rockies +100 / Mariners -110
O/U: 9
The Seattle Mariners (5-10) host the Colorado Rockies (10-3) for the second game of the series at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA. The Mariners have lefty Nick Margevicius as their starting pitcher and the Rockies have righty Ryan Castellani making his MLB debut. The Rockies beat the Mariners 8-4 in the first game of the series.
WEATHER (baseball-weather.com)
T-Mobile Park has a retractable roof which will be Closed for this game.
The Rockies bring in right-handed Ryan Castellani from the minors to throw his MLB debut against the Mariners after Chi-Chi Rodriguez was scratched. The Rockies offense has faced Seattle’s Margevicius 44 times and has 24 hits with a .545 batting average. Charlie Blackmon absolutely pounds Margevicius in 8 at-bats, 5 hits, 3 home runs, and a batting average of .625. Most of the Rockies have a batting average over .300 against the pitcher. The Rockies offense is ranked #1 in runs scored in the MLB with 5.59 runs per game.
SEATTLE MARINERS
The Seattle Mariners have left-handed Nick Margevicius starting today. Margevicius has a 5.40 ERA this season in 3 appearances throwing in 5 innings, giving up 4 hits, 2 home runs, and a walk. Margevicius as a starter for the Padres last season had a 5.40 ERA. The Mariners offense is ranked 20th with 4.16 runs per game.
BATTER VS PITCHER (dailybaseballdata.com)
STARTING LINEUPS (baseballpress.com)
Not available at this time.
INJURY REPORT (covers.com)
TRENDS (covers.com)
- The Rockies are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
- The Rockies are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Seattle.
- Under is 3-1-2 in the last 6 meetings in Seattle.
ROCKIES vs MARINERS PREDICTION
The Rockies have had a great start to their season with their starting pitchers’ quality starts while the bats have been lighting up opposing pitchers. The Mariners’ Margevicius should allow the Rockies to put up at least their MLB leading 5.59 runs per game against a Mariners defense that is ranked #30 allows 6.55 runs per game. The Rockies have a pitcher making his MLB debut so there is a good chance Seattle could put up some runs this game to cover the total going Over the posted total.
The Bookie is rolling with the hot team and taking the Rockies at even money. The public is on the same side after the first game’s result and the Sharps are pounding the Mariners again as they did in the first game.
The Bookie: Rockies +100
Fade the Public: Mariners -110
Sharp Action: Mariners -110
1 Units to win 1 Unit on: (#927) Rockies +100