Baltimore Orioles (21-25) +110, o/u 8 ½ at Seattle Mariners (21-26), 10 p.m. Eastern
by Ultimatecapper.com Staff
The Baltimore Orioles and the Seattle Mariners square off in the rubber match of a 3-game series Wednesday night at Safeco Park.
The teams have split the first 2 games of this series, with the Mariners taking the opener on Monday and the O’s winning 14-4 Tuesday night. The teams have combined to score 32 in the first two games of this series.
Baltimore’s win Tuesday broke a 3-game losing streak. The Orioles are in 4th place in the AL East, 6 ½ games back of division-leading Boston.
Seattle has won 6 of its last 10 games, and sits in 3rd place in the AL West, 3 games back of the division-leading Rangers.
The Mariners are 3-2 vs. the O’s this year, with the over/under 3-2. Last year, Baltimore won the season series with Seattle 7 games to 3, with the o/u going 3-7.
Baltimore is 7-13 on the road this season, 7-21 as underdogs.
Seattle is 13-14 at home this season, just 6-8 as favorites.
Baltimore starter Kris Benson (6-3, 3.86) has had two solid outings since giving up 9 ER in 4 1/3 innings vs. Boston 2 weeks ago. In 2 subsequent starts, Benson has allowed just 2 ER in 16 IP. And Benson has given up 2 or fewer ER in 6 of his 9 starts this year.
Benson has never started a game vs. Seattle.
Mariner left-hander Jarrod Washburn (2-5, 3.81) has allowed 8 ER in his last 18 2/3 IP. In one start vs. Baltimore last year, Washburn gave up just 1 ER in 6 1/3 innings of work.
The o/u is 7-2 in Benson’s starts this year, 4-5 in Washburn’s starts.
The O’s own a .336 team OBP this season, 8th-best in the AL, and average 5.2 RPG. But the Baltimore offense scores an average of just 3.8 RPG vs. left-handed pitching.
The Mariners own a paltry .318 team OBP, 4th-worst in the league, and average 4.6 RPG. But Seattle has scored 35 runs in its last 5 games, all 5 of which have gone over the posted totals.
The Orioles bullpen has given up 6 ER and 20 H+W in its last 15 2/3 IP.
The Mariners pen has been hit for 15 ER and 24 H+W in its last 14 1/3 IP.
The o/u is 28-16 in Baltimore games this season, 28-19 in Seattle games, and 15-11 at Safeco Park.
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The Ultimatecapper Pick: We like the UNDER in this game.
