If you’re feeling a sense of deja vu reading this, there’s a good reason why. After hitting the trifecta on yesterday’s Mariners/Angels game, we’re back for more. For the second day in a row, Seattle (57-52) and L.A. (56-54) popped up as our random game. Yesterday’s triple win erased our losses for the week and put us in the black by a slim margin of $7.20. Our record on picks this week currently stands at 7-5 so we could definitely use another trifecta today.
The Pitchers
Seattle’s Luis Castillo (7-7, 2.88 ERA) picked up his first win since July 7th last week and he’s now won twice in his last five outings. Over that stretch, he’s allowed an average of just 1.6 earned runs per game, and has struck out 35 total batters. In his last start (July 30) he went six innings, striking out seven and allowing no earned runs, in a 4-0 win at Arizona.
Reid Detmers (2-8, 4.35 ERA) hasn’t been going very deep for the Angels. Over his last five starts he’s only made it through six innings twice and he’s failed to reach the fifth inning two times. His last win came on July 2nd against Arizona and he’s allowing an average of 3.4 earned runs, over his last five games. If you’re looking for something positive with Detmers it’s in his strikeouts. He’s fanned 33 batters over his last five which is pretty impressive considering the limited amount of time he’s spent on the mound.
The Lineups
Seattle’s offense is led by the three-headed monster of Julio Rodriguez (17 home runs), J.P. Crawford (.264 batting average), and Eugenio Suarez (70 RBI). The Mariners have scored 25 runs over the last five games.
Shohei Ohtani does it all for the Angels! He leads the team in home runs (40), batting average (.310), and RBI (82). The problem is that he’s on today’s injury report and he’s listed as day-to-day. The Angels have scored 16 runs over the last five games.
The Streaks
Seattle has won two games in a row, and four of the last five, while the Angels are riding a three-game losing streak.
The Odds
Mariners -1.5
Mariners -115 on the moneyline
O/U 8
The odds have completely flipped from yesterday and I agree with it. I think Seattle wins this game and covers the spread. We’re getting a decent wager on the moneyline so I think that’s our best bet. I finally hit on the under yesterday and it’s a half of a run lower today. However, with Castillo on the mound for Seattle and injury questions surrounding L.A.’s lineup, I think I’m sticking with the under again for today.
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